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	'''Praveen Nischol''' is a producer, director and writer. He has made Feature Films, T.V. Serials and T.V. Commercials. He is the younger brother of ~~Late Bollywood~~ Actor [[Navin Nischol]].		'''Praveen Nischol''' is a producer, director and writer. He has made Feature Films, T.V. Serials and T.V. Commercials. He is the younger brother of Actor [[Navin Nischol]].

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Praveen Nischol
| image = Praveen Nischol in 2016.jpg
| caption = Nischol in 2016
| birth_place = Delhi, India
| birth_date =
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Producer, director & writer
| years_active = 1972–present
| parents= C.L Nischol<br>Kamla Nischol
| children= Krishna Jadhav Nischol (son)
| education = St. Stephens
}}
'''Praveen Nischol''' is a producer, director and writer. He has made Feature Films, T.V. Serials and T.V. Commercials. He is the younger brother of Late Bollywood Actor [[Navin Nischol]].

== Early life and education ==

Praveen Nischol was born in Delhi and had his early education in Park English School in Calcutta, wherein Class 8 he was awarded the gold medal for the most outstanding student of the year. From his early years, he was very active on stage in acting and debates in which he won many awards. After class 8 he shifted to Delhi and finished his schooling at Delhi Public School, Mathura Rd., where he got many awards in debates and was also awarded the best actor award, on the school's annual day function, by the then President of India [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Dr. Zakir Hussain]].

He did his graduation in BSc from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] in Delhi University. He then joined M.A. in philosophy in Hindu College (Delhi University), but left it halfway and came to [[Mumbai]] to work in films and join his brother [[Navin Nischol]], who was then playing the lead man in his first [[Bollywood]] Movie, "[[Sawan Bhadon]]".

== Career ==

Praveen started his career as a Chief Assistant Director to Mohan Sehgal in the film "[[Woh Main Nahin]]’ which again starred the "[[Sawan Bhadon]]’ pair [[Navin Nischol]] and [[Rekha]]. He also helped Mohan Sehgal in Production and for many years was the Business Agent for his brother Navin.

He started his career as a Director in a film "Jaan Se Pyara" starring Navin, Rekha, [[Reena Roy]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], [[Prem Chopra]] etc., with music by [[R. D. Burman|R.D.Burman]]. The movie started with the recording of two Songs sung by [[Asha Bhosle|Asha Bhonsle]]. It was on the lines of an International James Bond with Indian emotions. The most expensive film of its time. The Special effects of this movie were to be done by [[John Dykstra]] of Apogee Studios, Los Angeles, who had made the epic film "[[Star Wars]]" in partnership with [[George Lucas]]. There were many discussions for the same. Praveen had shot seven reels of the film but then unfortunately the movie was abandoned by the Producer as he ran into financial difficulties. These were of a nature which unfortunately did not allow the film to be taken over by any other Production house either.
[[File:Praveen_Nischol_directing_Sharukh_Khan_on_the_sets_of_English_Babu_Desi_Mem.jpg|thumb|Praveen Nischol directing [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] on the sets of [[English Babu Desi Mem]]|alt=Praveen Nischol directing Shahrukh Khan on the sets of English Babu Desi Mem]]
After this initial setback, Praveen took the rights of the four volumes of the Bengali literary Classic "Shrikant",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1375981/|title=Praveen Nischol|publisher=IMDb|access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Praveen-Nischol-Over-time-I-drifted-apart-from-all-my-actors-except-Farooque-Shaikh/articleshow/50253342.cms|title=Praveen Nischol: Over time I drifted apart from all my actors, except Farooque Shaikh |work=The Times of India|access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> by [[Sarat Chandra Chatterjee|Sarat Chandra Chatterji]]. He made the first two volumes in a sponsored T.V. Serial for Doordarshan, called "Shrikant", starring [[Farooq Sheikh|Farooque Shaikh]], [[Sujata Mehta]], Priyadarshani, [[Bharat Bhushan]] etc. It was written by Ali Raza, had music by [[Jaidev]] and was Produced jointly with [[Manmohan Shetty]] and [[Pradeep Uppoor]]. The Serial was of 18 Episodes of half-hour each and was the first Serial to be shot entirely on film. It went on to be a big success and got huge critical acclaim. This was the first Asian Serial ever to feature on Channels 1 and 2 of BBC.

Using some portions of the above Serial, Praveen shot some more and made a feature film "Rajlaxmi". This was sold to Mr. F.C. Mehra, mainly for foreign markets.

After the success of the Serial, Doordarshan then invited Praveen to do the third Volume of the Classic Novel, and then Commissioned him to make ‘Shrikant II’ in 24 Episodes of half-hour each. [[Farooq Sheikh|Farooque Shaikh]] again played the role of Shrikant and joining him in the cast were [[Irfan Khan (actor)|Irfan Khan]], [[Mrinal Kulkarni]], Ravinder Mankani, [[A. K. Hangal|A.K. Hangal]] etc.

Praveen then went on to Produce and Direct a Feature film "[[English Babu Desi Mem]]", starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Sonali Bendre]], [[Saeed Jaffrey|Saeed Jaffery]] etc.
[[File:Pravin_Nischol_and_Amitabh_Bachchan_at_Sarkar_Raj_Music_Launch.jpg|alt=Praveen Nischol with Amitabh Bachchan|thumb|Praveen Nischol sharing a lighthearted moment with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] at [[Sarkar Raj]] Music Launch]]
He Produced, Wrote and Directed a TV Film "Jahan Pyar Miley"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020217/spectrum/tv.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Television|website=The Tribune|access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> of 90 mins. duration, for the programme ‘Director's Cut’ on Channel 9.

In 2002 he joined [[Manmohan Shetty]]’<nowiki/>s Company, [[Adlabs]], and started a Film Production Division named Entertainment One. The Company funded and Co Produced about 20 Feature Films.

The first film to release from the Company was [[Gangaajal|Gangajal]] in 2003, in which Praveen shared the Producer's [[National Film Awards|National Award]] with [[Prakash Jha]].

In 2007 Praveen left [[Adlabs]] (which had become Reliance [[Reliance MediaWorks|Adlabs]]), and became a Partner with [[Ram Gopal Varma]]. Together they Produced three films. The first was ‘[[Sarkar Raj]]’ starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]], followed by ‘Contract’ and ‘[[Phoonk]]’. They separated in 2009, after which Praveen started an Ad Film Company ‘White Onion Films’ with two Partners, E. Niwas and Ryan Suares and Produced many T.V. Commercials.

Praveen is also Producing a Feature Film. The Script of the film has been written by him. Praveen also has a Line Production Company which does Line Production, Cost Reporting and Accounting for Feature Films, T.V. Commercials, Photo Shoots etc.

== Filmography ==

=== ''Feature Films'' ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Role
|-
|''[[English Babu Desi Mem]]''
|Producer
|-
|''[[Contract (2008 film)|Contract]]''
|Producer
|-
|''[[Phoonk]]''
|Producer
|-
|''[[Sarkar Raj]]''
|Producer Partner
|-
|''[[English Babu Desi Mem]]''
|Director
|-
|''Rajlakshmi<ref>{{Citation|last=Shaikh|first=Farooq|title=Rajlakshmi|date=1 January 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398285/|last2=Mehta|last3=Bhave|last4=Wabgaonkar|first2=Sujata|first3=Ashwini|first4=Ashalata|accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref>''
|Director
|-
|[[Singh Is Kinng|''Singh is King'' (2008)]]
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Love Story 2050]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Namastey London|Namaste London]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Khoya Khoya Chand]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Ram Gopal Varma Ki aag]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Nishabd]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Dil Dosti Etc]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Marigold (2007 film)|Marigold]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|[[Mitti Wajaan Maardi|''Mitti Waajan'' ''Mardi'']]
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Darwaaza Bandh Rakho|Darwaza Band Rakho]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Taxi No. 9211|Taxi No.9211]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Apaharan]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Waqt: The Race Against Time|Waqt]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Bluffmaster!|Bluffmaster]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...|Dil Jo Bhi Kahey]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Dev (2004 film)|Dev]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|-
|''[[Gangaajal]]''
|Co Producer as CEO of E.O. Adlabs
|}

=== TV Serials ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Role
|-
|[[Shrikant (TV show)|Shrikant]]
|Director
|-
|[[Shrikant (TV show)|Shrikant II]]
|Director
|-
|Jahan Pyar Miley
|Producer
|-
|Jahan Pyar Miley
|Writer
|-
|Jahan Pyar Miley
|Director
|}

== References ==
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