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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian television and Bollywood writer}}<br />
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{{infobox person<br />
| name = Raaj Shaandilyaa<br />
| image = Raaj Shaandilyaa.jpg<br />
| alt = Raaj Shaandilyaa in 2019<br />
| caption = Raaj Shaandilyaa in 2019<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|09|16|df=y}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| other_names = <br />
|title = [[M.D.]] & [[Chairman]] of [[Thinkink Picturez|ThinkInk Picturez Ltd.]]<ref name=think>{{cite news |title=Think Ink Studio Ltd - Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 - Direction Of Hindi Film By Mr. Rajesh Sharma AKA Mr. Raaj Shaandilyaa, Managing Director Of Think Ink Studio Limited With Balaji Telefilms Limited. |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/announcements/others/think-ink-studio-ltd-announcement-under-regulation-30-of-sebi-listing-obligations-and-disclosure-requirements-regulations-2015-direction-of-hindi-film-by-mr-rajesh-sharma-aka-mr-raaj-shaandilyaa-managing-director-of-think-ink-studio/article26256726.ece |accessdate=7 June 2020 |work=@businessline |language=en}}</ref><br />
| occupation ={{hlist|Screenwriter|dialogue writer|Director|[[Managing Director]]<ref name=think/>}}<br />
| years_active = 2007-present<br />
| known_for = [[Comedy Circus]] <br> [[Dream Girl (2019 film)|Dream Girl]]<br />
| spouse = Vershaa Kashyap<br />
| website={{url|www.thinkinkpicturez.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Raaj Shaandilyaa''' is an [[Indian television]] and [[Bollywood]] writer from [[Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140623/entertainment-tvmusic/article/meet-muan-behind-kapil%E2%80%99s-sharma-comedy|title=Meet the man behind Kapil Sharma's comedy|date=23 June 2014|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> From 2007 to 2014, Shaandilyaa was a lead writer and content director for the Sony Entertainment Television series, ''[[Comedy Circus]]''. Shaandilyaa began his career in 2006 and has written approximately 350 scripts for [[Krishna Abhishek]] and [[Sudesh Lehri]] and approximately 200 scripts for comedian [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140624/entertainment-tvmusic/article/who-makes-kapil-sharma-funny|title=Who makes Kapil Sharma funny?|first=binita|last=ramchandani|date=25 June 2014|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><br />
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Shaandilyaa holds a 2013 record in the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/writerraj/status/625356144748314625|title=My LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS...pic.twitter.com/KigS0fh8hD|first=Raaj|last=Shaandilyaa|date=26 July 2015}}</ref> for having written 625 scripts. In 2019, he made his directorial debut with the comedy film ''[[Dream Girl (2019 film)|Dream Girl]]'', which was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/dream-girl-box-office-collection-day-17-ayushmann-khurrana-film-continues-dream-run/story/382020.html|title=Dream Girl Box Office Collection Day 17: Ayushmann Khurrana's film continues dream run|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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| Denotes films that have not yet been released<br />
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! Year !!scope="col"| Title!!Director!! Writer !!Dialogue writer !!Screenplay !!Producer !!Lyrics !! Notes <br />
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| rowspan="1"|2007 || ''[[Comedy Circus]]'' || ||{{yes}}|| |||| || ||<br />
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|rowspan="1"| 2015 || ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]'' || ||||{{yes}} ||||||||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Film-review-Welcome-Back/articleshow/48826535.cms|title=Film review: Welcome Back|website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref><br />
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|rowspan="1"| 2016 || ''[[Freaky Ali]]'' || ||||{{yes}} ||||||||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/freaky-ali-review-by-deepanjana-pal-nawazuddin-to-the-rescue/story-ha00G11j8X2kvOg8tHfvSP.html|title=Freaky Ali review by Deepanjana Pal: Nawazuddin to the rescue|date=9 September 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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|rowspan="1"| 2017 || ''[[Bhoomi (2017 film)|Bhoomi]]'' || || ||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||||||<br />
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|rowspan="1"| 2018 || ''[[Bhaiaji Superhit]]'' || || ||{{yes}}|| ||||||<br />
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|rowspan="2"| 2019 || ''[[Jabariya Jodi]]'' || || ||{{yes}}||||||||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prashant-singh-on-directing-parineeti-chopra-and-sidharth-malhotra-in-jabariya-jodi-its-a-perfect-collaboration/articleshow/65523163.cms|title=Prashant Singh on directing Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra in Jabariya Jodi: It's a perfect collaboration|website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref><br />
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| ''[[Dream Girl (2019 film)|Dream Girl]]'' || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||||||Directorial debut<ref name="expdirdebu">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-new-film-dream-girl-5472809/|title=Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl|website=Indian Express|access-date=22 May 2019|date=30 November 2018}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2" | 2022<br />
| ''[[Janhit Mein Jaari]]'' <br />
|| || {{yes}}|| || ||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||Debuting as a producer <ref>{{cite web |title=Nushrratt Bharuccha, Pavail Gulati cast in Omung Kumar's Janhit Mein Jaari, written, produced by Raaj Shaandilyaa - Entertainment News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nushrratt-bharuccha-pavail-gulati-cast-in-omung-kumars-janhit-mein-jaari-written-produced-by-raaj-shaandilyaa-9052121.html |website=Firstpost |access-date=4 February 2021 |date=25 November 2020}}</ref><br />
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| ''The Great Weddings of Munnes'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || web series on [[Voot]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/raaj-shaandilyaa-to-make-his-ott-debut-as-writer-producer-with-abhishek-banerjees-the-great-wedding-of-munnes|title=Raaj Shaandilyaa to make his OTT debut as writer-producer with Abhishek Banerjee's 'The Great Wedding of Munnes'|publisher=[[Free Press Journal]]|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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|rowspan="1" | 2023<br />
|''[[Dream Girl 2]]{{dagger}} ''<br />
|{{yes}} || {{yes}}||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}||||<br />
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[[Category:1985 births]]</div>Ajay Kumar