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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Ramesh Sippy		\| name = Ramesh Sippy
	\| image = Ramesh Sippy.jpg		\| image = Ramesh Sippy.jpg
	\| caption = Sippy in 2012		\| caption = Sippy in 2012
	~~\| imagesize =~~		\| birth_name = Ramesh Sipahimalani
	\| birth_name = Ramesh Sipahimalani		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1947\|01\|23}}
	\| birth_date = {{~~Birth~~ date and age\|df=y\|1947\|01\|23}}		\| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sind Province (1936-55)\|Sind]], [[British Raj\|British India]]<br>{{small\|(present-day [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]])}}
	\| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sind Province (1936-55)\|Sind]], [[British Raj\|British India]] (present-day [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]])		\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]
	~~\| occupation = Film director, producer~~		\| occupation = {{hlist\|[[Film director]]\|[[Film producer]]}}
	\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]		\| organization = Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment
	\| ~~salary~~ =		\| yearsactive =
	\| ~~networth~~ =		\| father = [[G. P. Sippy]]
	\| yearsactive=		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Geeta Sippy\|\|end=divorce}}<ref>{{cite news\|title=The other woman\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-the-other-woman-1830876\|date=May 5, 2013\|authors=Aakanksha Naval-Shetye, Ram Kohli, Subhash K Jha\|newspaper=[[DNA India]]}}</ref><br/>{{marriage\|[[Kiran Juneja]]\|1991}}
	\| ~~othername~~ =		\| children = 3 (including [[Rohan Sippy]])
	\| spouse = [[Kiran Juneja]]		\| relatives =
	\| children = ~~Sheena Sippy, Sonya Sippy,~~ [[Rohan Sippy]]		\| honors = [[Padma Shri]] (2013)
	\| honors = [[Padma Shri]] (2013)		\| website =
	\| website =
	~~\| parents = [[G. P. Sippy\|Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy]]~~
	}}		}}

	'''Ramesh Sippy''' (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film ''[[Sholay]]''. He is a winner of the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 2013.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|year=2015 \| access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>		'''Ramesh Sippy''' (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film ''[[Sholay]]''. He is a winner of the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 2013.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|year=2015 \| access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

	Sippy's father was producer [[G. P. Sippy]]. His son [[Rohan Sippy]] is a film director. His daughter Sheena was once married to [[Shashi Kapoor]]'s son, [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)\|Kunal Kapoor]] until they divorced in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004431/\|title=Kunal Kapoor\|website=IMDb}}</ref> Ramesh Sippy has been married twice; his current wife is actress [[Kiran Juneja]]. In the year 2017, he founded Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment in Mumbai.		In the year 2017, he founded Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment in [[Mumbai]].

	~~==Childhood==~~

	Ramesh Sippy ~~was born in~~ [[~~Karachi~~]], [[~~Pakistan~~]] ~~and moved to India~~. His ~~family lived there~~ in ~~their old house~~.{{cn\|~~date~~=~~June 2021~~}}		==Personal life==
			Sippy's father was producer [[G. P. Sippy]]. Ramesh Sippy has been married twice; his current wife is actress [[Kiran Juneja]]. With his first wife, Geeta, he has 3 children. His son [[Rohan Sippy]] is a film director. His daughter Sheena was once married to [[Shashi Kapoor]]'s son, [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)\|Kunal Kapoor]] until they divorced in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004431/\|title=Kunal Kapoor\|website=IMDb}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

	Ramesh Sippy visited the sets of the film ''[[Sazaa (1951 film)\|Sazaa]]'', his father's first film, when he was 6 years old. His first film job came at age nine, when he played [[Achala Sachdev]]'s son in the 1953 film ''[[Shahenshah (1953 film)\|Shahenshah]]''. He worked in both the production and direction departments in films like ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]'' and ''[[Mere Sanam]]'', which his father was producing. He worked for 7 years as an assistant before becoming the director of ''[[Andaz (1971 film)\|Andaz]]'', in 1971 which starred [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]] ~~in lead roles~~ and was a box office success. His second film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' (1972), featuring Hema Malini playing dual roles was highly successful and propelled Malini to superstardom<ref>{{Cite web\|date=May 28, 2003\|first=Dinesh\|last=Raheja\|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/28dinesh.htm\|title=Seeta Aur Geeta: A rollicking entertainer\|website=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{Harv\|Chopra\|2000}}</ref>		Ramesh Sippy visited the sets of the film ''[[Sazaa (1951 film)\|Sazaa]]'', his father's first film, when he was 6 years old. His first film job came at age nine, when he played [[Achala Sachdev]]'s son in the 1953 film ''[[Shahenshah (1953 film)\|Shahenshah]]''. He worked in both the production and direction departments in films like ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]'' and ''[[Mere Sanam]]'', which his father was producing. He worked for 7 years as an assistant before becoming the director of ''[[Andaz (1971 film)\|Andaz]]'', in 1971 which starred [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]] and was a box office success. His second film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' (1972), featuring Hema Malini playing dual roles was highly successful and propelled Malini to superstardom<ref>{{Cite web\|date=May 28, 2003\|first=Dinesh\|last=Raheja\|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/28dinesh.htm\|title=Seeta Aur Geeta: A rollicking entertainer\|website=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{Harv\|Chopra\|2000}}</ref>

	In 1975, he directed ''[[Sholay]]'' featuring an ensemble cast including [[Dharmendra]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)\|Amjad Khan]] in his most iconic role as the dacoit [[Gabbar Singh (character)\|Gabbar Singh]]. After a lukewarm start the box office, the film went on to become the biggest blockbuster in [[Bollywood]] film history. ''Sholay'' still remains one of the most iconic films in Hindi film history and a favourite for Hindi film audiences globally.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150813-sholay-the-star-wars-of-bollywood\|title=Sholay: The Star Wars of Bollywood?\|first=Rahul\|last=Verma\|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>		In 1975, he directed ''[[Sholay]]'' featuring an ensemble cast including [[Dharmendra]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)\|Amjad Khan]] in his most iconic role as the dacoit [[Gabbar Singh (character)\|Gabbar Singh]]. After a lukewarm start the box office, the film went on to become the biggest blockbuster in [[Bollywood]] film history. ''Sholay'' still remains one of the most iconic films in Hindi film history and a favourite for Hindi film audiences globally.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150813-sholay-the-star-wars-of-bollywood\|title=Sholay: The Star Wars of Bollywood?\|first=Rahul\|last=Verma\|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
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	His string of hits with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] made him one of the golden directors who had a special working relationship with the actor ([[Yash Chopra]], [[Prakash Mehra]], [[Manmohan Desai]], and [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] being the other four). In 2005 he received the [[Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years]] award for his legendary film, ''[[Sholay]]''.		His string of hits with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] made him one of the golden directors who had a special working relationship with the actor ([[Yash Chopra]], [[Prakash Mehra]], [[Manmohan Desai]], and [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] being the other four). In 2005 he received the [[Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years]] award for his legendary film, ''[[Sholay]]''.

	He has produced films directed by his son [[Rohan Sippy]], such as ''[[Kuch Naa Kaho]]'' (2003), ''[[Bluffmaster]]'' (2005) and ''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)\|Dum Maro Dum]]'' (2011). In 2006 he produced ''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' which was directed by [[Milan Luthria]]. In 2008 he produced [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]]'s ''The President is Coming'' as well as the [[Akshay Kumar]]-[[Deepika Padukone]] film, ''[[Chandni Chowk to China]]'', directed by [[Nikhil Advani]].		He has produced films directed by his son [[Rohan Sippy]], such as ''[[Kuch Naa Kaho]]'' (2003), ''[[Bluffmaster]]'' (2005) and ''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)\|Dum Maro Dum]]'' (2011). In 2006 he produced ''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' which was directed by [[Milan Luthria]]. In 2008 he produced [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]]'s ''The President is Coming'' as well as the [[Akshay Kumar]]-[[Deepika Padukone]] film, ''[[Chandni Chowk to China]]'', directed by [[Nikhil Advani]].

	In 2015, he returned to directing after 20 years with his next film, ''[[Shimla Mirchi]]'', a comedy film starring [[Rajkummar Rao]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]] and [[Hema Malini]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rajkummar-rao-wraps-up-shoot-for-shimla-mirchi-762455\|title=Rajkummar Rao Wraps up Shoot For Shimla Mirchi – NDTV Movies\|date=12 May 2015\|work=NDTVMovies.com\|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> The film had difficulty attracting buyers and remained unreleased for five years.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280316/ramesh-sippy-s-comeback-film-simla-mirch-starring-hema-malini-has-no-buyers.html\|title=Ramesh Sippy's comeback film Shimla Mirchi starring Hema Malini has no buyers\|date=28 March 2016\|work=deccanchronicle.com/\|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> In January 2020, it was finally released on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/rajkummar-raos-film-shimla-mirch-goes-straight-to-ott\|title = Rajkummar Rao's film 'Shimla Mirch' goes straight to OTT}}</ref>		In 2015, he returned to directing after 20 years with his next film, ''[[Shimla Mirchi]]'', a comedy film starring [[Rajkummar Rao]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]] and [[Hema Malini]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rajkummar-rao-wraps-up-shoot-for-shimla-mirchi-762455\|title=Rajkummar Rao Wraps up Shoot For Shimla Mirchi – NDTV Movies\|date=12 May 2015\|work=NDTVMovies.com\|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> The film had difficulty attracting buyers and remained unreleased for five years.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280316/ramesh-sippy-s-comeback-film-simla-mirch-starring-hema-malini-has-no-buyers.html\|title=Ramesh Sippy's comeback film Shimla Mirchi starring Hema Malini has no buyers\|date=28 March 2016\|work=deccanchronicle.com/\|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> In January 2020, it was finally released on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/rajkummar-raos-film-shimla-mirch-goes-straight-to-ott\|title = Rajkummar Rao's film 'Shimla Mirch' goes straight to OTT}}</ref>

	== Awards and honours ==		== Awards and honours ==
	* [[Filmfare Special Award\|Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years]] for ''[[Sholay]]'' in 2005{{cn\|date=May 2020}}		* [[Filmfare Special Award\|Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years]] for ''[[Sholay]]'' in 2005{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}}
	* IIFA Award for outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema (Male) in 2012{{cn\|date=May 2020}}		* IIFA Award for outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema (Male) in 2012{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}}
	* [[Padma Shri]] in 2013{{cn\|date=May 2020}}		* [[Padma Shri]] in 2013{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}}
	* [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2020.{{cn\|date=May 2020}}		* [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2020.{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}}

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2018}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ramesh Sippy
| image = Ramesh Sippy.jpg
| caption = Sippy in 2012
| imagesize =
| birth_name = Ramesh Sipahimalani
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1947|01|23}}
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sind Province (1936-55)|Sind]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]])
| occupation = Film director, producer
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| salary =
| networth =
| yearsactive=
| othername =
| spouse = [[Kiran Juneja]]
| children = Sheena Sippy, Sonya Sippy, [[Rohan Sippy]]
| honors = [[Padma Shri]] (2013)
| website =
| parents = [[G. P. Sippy|Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy]]
}}
'''Ramesh Sippy''' (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film ''[[Sholay]]''. He is a winner of the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 2013.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |year=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

Sippy's father was producer [[G. P. Sippy]]. His son [[Rohan Sippy]] is a film director. His daughter Sheena was once married to [[Shashi Kapoor]]'s son, [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] until they divorced in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004431/|title=Kunal Kapoor|website=IMDb}}</ref> Ramesh Sippy has been married twice; his current wife is actress [[Kiran Juneja]]. In the year 2017, he founded Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment in Mumbai.

==Childhood==

Ramesh Sippy was born in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] and moved to India. His family lived there in their old house.{{cn|date=June 2021}}

==Career==

Ramesh Sippy visited the sets of the film ''[[Sazaa (1951 film)|Sazaa]]'', his father's first film, when he was 6 years old. His first film job came at age nine, when he played [[Achala Sachdev]]'s son in the 1953 film ''[[Shahenshah (1953 film)|Shahenshah]]''. He worked in both the production and direction departments in films like ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]'' and ''[[Mere Sanam]]'', which his father was producing. He worked for 7 years as an assistant before becoming the director of ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'', in 1971 which starred [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]] in lead roles and was a box office success. His second film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' (1972), featuring Hema Malini playing dual roles was highly successful and propelled Malini to superstardom<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 28, 2003|first=Dinesh|last=Raheja|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/28dinesh.htm|title=Seeta Aur Geeta: A rollicking entertainer|website=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{Harv|Chopra|2000}}</ref>

In 1975, he directed ''[[Sholay]]'' featuring an ensemble cast including [[Dharmendra]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] in his most iconic role as the dacoit [[Gabbar Singh (character)|Gabbar Singh]]. After a lukewarm start the box office, the film went on to become the biggest blockbuster in [[Bollywood]] film history. ''Sholay'' still remains one of the most iconic films in Hindi film history and a favourite for Hindi film audiences globally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150813-sholay-the-star-wars-of-bollywood|title=Sholay: The Star Wars of Bollywood?|first=Rahul|last=Verma|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>

None of his later films were able to match the success of ''Sholay''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/bollywood/remembering-sholay|title = Remembering Sholay}}</ref> While ''Sholay'' was a tribute to the [[Westerns]], his next film ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' in 1980 was inspired by the [[James Bond]] films but was only a moderate success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/may/16/5833|title=Was Shaan a mistake after Sholay? Here's what Ramesh Sippy has to say|first=Keyur|last=Seta|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> In 1982, he brought together veteran actor [[Dilip Kumar]] and the reigning superstar of that era [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]''. While the film was only moderately successful, it won the [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]. In 1985, he directed [[Saagar (1985 film)|Saagar]], which starred [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Kamal Hassan]] and marked [[Dimple Kapadia]]'s comeback to films after 12 years since her debut film ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]''.

He directed a successful television serial titled ''[[Buniyaad]]'' which focused on the [[Partition of India]] and aired on Indian television channel [[Doordarshan]] from 1986 to 1987. The last three films he directed, ''[[Bhrashtachar]]'' (1989), ''[[Akayla]]'' (1991), and ''[[Zamana Deewana]]'' (1995) were box office flops and he did not direct any film for 20 years and focused on producing.

His string of hits with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] made him one of the golden directors who had a special working relationship with the actor ([[Yash Chopra]], [[Prakash Mehra]], [[Manmohan Desai]], and [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] being the other four). In 2005 he received the [[Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years]] award for his legendary film, ''[[Sholay]]''.

He has produced films directed by his son [[Rohan Sippy]], such as ''[[Kuch Naa Kaho]]'' (2003), ''[[Bluffmaster]]'' (2005) and ''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)|Dum Maro Dum]]'' (2011). In 2006 he produced ''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' which was directed by [[Milan Luthria]]. In 2008 he produced [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]]'s ''The President is Coming'' as well as the [[Akshay Kumar]]-[[Deepika Padukone]] film, ''[[Chandni Chowk to China]]'', directed by [[Nikhil Advani]].

In 2015, he returned to directing after 20 years with his next film, ''[[Shimla Mirchi]]'', a comedy film starring [[Rajkummar Rao]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]] and [[Hema Malini]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rajkummar-rao-wraps-up-shoot-for-shimla-mirchi-762455|title=Rajkummar Rao Wraps up Shoot For Shimla Mirchi – NDTV Movies|date=12 May 2015|work=NDTVMovies.com|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> The film had difficulty attracting buyers and remained unreleased for five years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280316/ramesh-sippy-s-comeback-film-simla-mirch-starring-hema-malini-has-no-buyers.html|title=Ramesh Sippy's comeback film Shimla Mirchi starring Hema Malini has no buyers|date=28 March 2016|work=deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> In January 2020, it was finally released on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/rajkummar-raos-film-shimla-mirch-goes-straight-to-ott|title = Rajkummar Rao's film 'Shimla Mirch' goes straight to OTT}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
* [[Filmfare Special Award|Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years]] for ''[[Sholay]]'' in 2005{{cn|date=May 2020}}
* IIFA Award for outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema (Male) in 2012{{cn|date=May 2020}}
* [[Padma Shri]] in 2013{{cn|date=May 2020}}
* [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2020.{{cn|date=May 2020}}

==Filmography==
===Director===
* ''[[Shimla Mirchi (film)|Shimla Mirchi]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Zamana Deewana]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Akayla]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Bhrashtachar]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Zameen (film)#Zameen (1987)|Zameen]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Buniyaad]]'' (1986) television drama-series
* ''[[Saagar (1985 film)|Saagar]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'' (1971)

===Producer===
*''[[Sonali Cable]]'' (2014)
*''[[Nautanki Saala]]'' (2013)
*''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)|Dum Maaro Dum]]'' (2011)
*''[[Chandni Chowk to China]]'' (2009)
*''[[Fear (2007 film)|Fear]]'' (2007)
*''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' (2006)
*''[[Bluffmaster!]]'' (2005)
*''[[Kuch Naa Kaho]]'' (2003)
*''[[Trishna (1978 film)|Trishna]]'' (1978)
*''[[Brahmachari (Hindi film)|Brahmachari]]'' (1968)

==References==
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===Sources===
* {{cite book|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|author-link=Anupama Chopra|title=[[Sholay: The Making of a Classic]]|year=2000|publisher=Penguin Books, India|isbn=0-14-029970-X}}

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