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	'''Ritesh Shah''' is an Indian screenwriter who works in [[Hindi]] films. He has written the screenplay and dialogues for films like ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tucks-and-treats-with-ajay-devgn-in-lucknow/articleshow/60906816.cms\|title=Tucks and treats with Ajay Devgn in Lucknow - Mumbai Mirror -\|publisher=}}</ref> [[Pink (2016 film)\|''Pink'']] (2016),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pink-movie-gautam-chintamani-author-book-pink-pink-the-inside-story-bollywood-movies-stalking-women-misogyny-shammi-kapoor-ritesh-shah-aniruddha-roy-chowdhury-shoojit-sircar-consent-no-means-no-zero-fir-lifest/1/1059364.html\|title=#NoMeansNo: Now, a book on Pink, the movie that changed lives\|publisher=}}</ref> [[Airlift (film)\|''Airlift'']] (2017) and ''[[Raid (2018 film)\|Raid]]'' (2018). He won the [[Filmfare award]], [[Star Screen Award]] and [[Zee Cine Award]] in the Best Dialogue category for ''Pink''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms\|title=62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete winners' list - Times of India\|publisher=}}</ref><ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt/1/826924.html</ref><ref>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/specials-zee-cine-awards-2017-complete-list-of-winners/best-dialogue-ritesh-shah-for-pink-924153/</ref>		'''Ritesh Shah''' is an Indian screenwriter who works in [[Hindi]] films. He has written the screenplay and dialogues for films like ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tucks-and-treats-with-ajay-devgn-in-lucknow/articleshow/60906816.cms\|title=Tucks and treats with Ajay Devgn in Lucknow - Mumbai Mirror -\|publisher=}}</ref> [[Pink (2016 film)\|''Pink'']] (2016),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pink-movie-gautam-chintamani-author-book-pink-pink-the-inside-story-bollywood-movies-stalking-women-misogyny-shammi-kapoor-ritesh-shah-aniruddha-roy-chowdhury-shoojit-sircar-consent-no-means-no-zero-fir-lifest/1/1059364.html\|title=#NoMeansNo: Now, a book on Pink, the movie that changed lives\|publisher=}}</ref> [[Airlift (film)\|''Airlift'']] (2017) and ''[[Raid (2018 film)\|Raid]]'' (2018). He won the [[Filmfare award]], [[Star Screen Award]] and [[Zee Cine Award]] in the Best Dialogue category for ''Pink''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms\|title=62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete winners' list - Times of India\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt/1/826924.html\|title = Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list: Pink wins big, Big B-Alia get best actor and actress award}}</ref><ref>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/specials-zee-cine-awards-2017-complete-list-of-winners/best-dialogue-ritesh-shah-for-pink-924153/</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Ritesh started his career as a playwright in Delhi. He adopted [[Sławomir Mrożek]]'s political black comedy which pulled the attention of the Indian film industry. One of the actors in the play suggested him to shift the base to Mumbai where Ritesh started writing from the TV serial ''Kagaar''. His first film as a writer was [[Sujoy Ghosh]]'s ''[[Home Delivery]]''. [[Anurag Kashyap]] recommended him to [[Vipul Shah]] for writing the dialogues of 2007 film [[Namastey London]]. He has also adopted 2013 film [[B.A. Pass]] from a short story "The Raiwaly Aunty" written by Mohan Sikka.<ref>https://scroll.in/reel/872779/ritesh-shah-on-the-success-of-raid-and-writing-for-bollywood-ghosts-dont-scare-me-people-do</ref> He has also done a cameo role in Pink.<ref>https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Ritesh-Shah-The-Dialogue-Writer-Of-Pink/#.mbf53la39</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/meet-ritesh-shah-who-is-credited-with-many-critically-acclaimed-films/story-JoG2tfZvlTI6qfqTuI2A7N.html\|title=Pink ~~‘air~~-~~lifted’~~ this Kahaani ~~writer’s~~ career\|date=3 October 2017\|publisher=}}</ref>		Ritesh started his career as a playwright in Delhi. He adopted [[Sławomir Mrożek]]'s political black comedy which pulled the attention of the Indian film industry. One of the actors in the play suggested him to shift the base to Mumbai where Ritesh started writing from the TV serial ''Kagaar''. His first film as a writer was [[Sujoy Ghosh]]'s ''[[Home Delivery]]''. [[Anurag Kashyap]] recommended him to [[Vipul Shah]] for writing the dialogues of 2007 film [[Namastey London]]. He has also adopted 2013 film [[B.A. Pass]] from a short story "The Raiwaly Aunty" written by Mohan Sikka.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/872779/ritesh-shah-on-the-success-of-raid-and-writing-for-bollywood-ghosts-dont-scare-me-people-do\|title = Ritesh Shah on the success of 'Raid' and writing for Bollywood: 'Ghosts don't scare me, people do'}}</ref> He has also done a cameo role in Pink.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Ritesh-Shah-The-Dialogue-Writer-Of-Pink/#.mbf53la39\|title=Meet Ritesh Shah, the Man Behind the Powerful Dialogues of Pink\|date=27 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/meet-ritesh-shah-who-is-credited-with-many-critically-acclaimed-films/story-JoG2tfZvlTI6qfqTuI2A7N.html\|title=Pink 'air-lifted' this Kahaani writer's career\|date=3 October 2017\|publisher=}}</ref>

	== Awards and Nominations ==		== Awards and Nominations ==
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{{short description|Indian screenwriter (born 1976)}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Ritesh Shah
| post-nominals =
| image = Ritesh Shah, a screenplay writer of Hindi Films.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ritesh Shah
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Anantnag]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| alma_mater = [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]] (1993-1996),
[[Jamia Millia Islamia]]
| occupation = [[Screenwriter]]
| years_active = 1997
| awards = Zee Cine Award for Dialogue for Pink in 2017
}}

'''Ritesh Shah''' is an Indian screenwriter who works in [[Hindi]] films. He has written the screenplay and dialogues for films like ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tucks-and-treats-with-ajay-devgn-in-lucknow/articleshow/60906816.cms|title=Tucks and treats with Ajay Devgn in Lucknow - Mumbai Mirror -|publisher=}}</ref> [[Pink (2016 film)|''Pink'']] (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pink-movie-gautam-chintamani-author-book-pink-pink-the-inside-story-bollywood-movies-stalking-women-misogyny-shammi-kapoor-ritesh-shah-aniruddha-roy-chowdhury-shoojit-sircar-consent-no-means-no-zero-fir-lifest/1/1059364.html|title=#NoMeansNo: Now, a book on Pink, the movie that changed lives|publisher=}}</ref> [[Airlift (film)|''Airlift'']] (2017) and ''[[Raid (2018 film)|Raid]]'' (2018). He won the [[Filmfare award]], [[Star Screen Award]] and [[Zee Cine Award]] in the Best Dialogue category for ''Pink''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms|title=62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete winners' list - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref><ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt/1/826924.html</ref><ref>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/specials-zee-cine-awards-2017-complete-list-of-winners/best-dialogue-ritesh-shah-for-pink-924153/</ref>

==Early life and education==
He did his Bachelors in English Literature from [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]] (1993-1996) and has done his Masters in Mass Communications from MCRC, [[Jamia Millia Islamia|Jamia Milia Islamia]]. He began his career as a playwright with Act One Art Group, New Delhi. His works include the fringe award winner Othello - A play in black and white. Ritesh switched to television in 1999. His television writing credits include Josh, Kashmeer, Krishna Arjun and the award-winning series [[Kagaar: Life on the Edge|Kagaar]].

==Career==
Ritesh started his career as a playwright in Delhi. He adopted [[Sławomir Mrożek]]'s political black comedy which pulled the attention of the Indian film industry. One of the actors in the play suggested him to shift the base to Mumbai where Ritesh started writing from the TV serial ''Kagaar''. His first film as a writer was [[Sujoy Ghosh]]'s ''[[Home Delivery]]''. [[Anurag Kashyap]] recommended him to [[Vipul Shah]] for writing the dialogues of 2007 film [[Namastey London]]. He has also adopted 2013 film [[B.A. Pass]] from a short story "The Raiwaly Aunty" written by Mohan Sikka.<ref>https://scroll.in/reel/872779/ritesh-shah-on-the-success-of-raid-and-writing-for-bollywood-ghosts-dont-scare-me-people-do</ref> He has also done a cameo role in Pink.<ref>https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Ritesh-Shah-The-Dialogue-Writer-Of-Pink/#.mbf53la39</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/meet-ritesh-shah-who-is-credited-with-many-critically-acclaimed-films/story-JoG2tfZvlTI6qfqTuI2A7N.html|title=Pink ‘air-lifted’ this Kahaani writer’s career|date=3 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref>

== Awards and Nominations ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Outcome
!Work
|-
|2017
|[[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]]
|Best Dialogue
|Won
|[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]
|-
|2014
|Filmfare Award
|'''Nominee'''
Technical Award
|Shared with [[Nikkhil Advani]], Suresh Nair, Niranjan Iyengar
|Best Screenplay
[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]
|-
|2017
|Screen Awards, IN
|Best Dialogue
|Won
|[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]
|-
|2014
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|'''Nominee'''
Technical Award
|Nominated
|[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]
|-
|2017
|[[IIFA Award for Best Film|IIFA award]]
|Screenplay & Dialogue
|Won
|[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Title !! Year !! Story !! Screenplay !! Dialogue
|-
| ''[[Home Delivery]]'' || 2005 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Namastey London]]'' || 2007 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Summer 2007]]'' || 2007 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Aladin (film)|Aladin]]'' || 2009 || {{yes}} || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Action Replayy]]'' || 2010 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Force (2011 film)|Force]]'' || 2011 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Kahaani]]'' || 2012 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[B.A. Pass]]'' || 2013 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Commando: A One Man Army]]'' || 2013 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]'' || 2013 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]'' || 2014 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Lai Bhaari]]'' || 2014 || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Airlift (film)|Airlift]]'' || 2016 || || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Rocky Handsome]]'' || 2016 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Te3n]]'' || 2016 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Madaari]]'' || 2016 || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]'' || 2016 || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}|| {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh]]'' || 2016 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Commando 2: The Black Money Trail]]'' || 2017 || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Daddy (2017 film)|Daddy]]'' || 2017 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Chef (2017 film)|Chef]]'' || 2017 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Anukul]]'' || 2017 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Raid (2018 film)|Raid]]'' || 2018 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Namaste England]]'' ||2018 || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| ''[[Junglee (2019 film)|Junglee]]'' || 2019 || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Arjun Patiala]]'' || 2019 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Batla House]]'' || 2019 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
|[[The Big Bull]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/ajay-devgn-announces-film-on-ramsay-family-a-fascinating-journey-of-hardships-1616637-2019-11-07|title=Ajay Devgn announces film on Ramsay family: A fascinating journey of hardships|date=November 7, 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>
|2021
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|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm1937760|Ritesh Shah}}
{{Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue}}
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[[Category:Hindu College, Delhi alumni]]
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