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{{short description|Indian film director and editor (born 1971)}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2018}}

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{{Infobox person
|name = Shree Narayan Singh
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|07|30|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Balrampur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
|years_active = 2008–present
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| occupation = Film director<br>Editor<br>Producer
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
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'''Shree Narayan Singh''' is an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] director and editor, known for films such as ''[[Toilet: Ek Prem Katha]]'' (2017), [[Batti Gul Meter Chalu]] (2018) and ''[[Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai]]'' (2012).<ref name="middle class">{{cite web |agency=Press Trust of India |title=I connect well with real issues, says Shree Narayan Singh |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/i-connect-well-with-real-issues-says-shree-narayan-singh-118092100557_1.html |website=Business Standard India |access-date=2 June 2021 |ref=Coming from a middle class family, "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" director Shree Narayan Singh says he has seen all the problems that a common man goes through and this is why they find a space in his cinema. |date=2018-09-21}}</ref><ref name="tolet film">{{cite news |title=Shree Narayan Singh to remake Dilip Kumar-Amitabh Bachchan’s Shakti, says ‘It’s a huge responsibility’ |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shree-narayan-singh-to-remake-dilip-kumar-amitabh-bachchan-s-shakti-says-it-s-a-huge-responsibility/story-5FaxsuKseFk369QQYw4ptK.html |access-date=2 June 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2020-08-19 |ref=Director Shree Narayan Singh of Toilet Ek Prem Katha fame revealed that he is working on a script for remake of Shakti, which originally starred Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Singh was born in Balrampur, UP.<ref name="middle class" /> Before venturing into film direction, Singh worked as a film editor in films like ''[[A Wednesday]]'' (2008), ''[[Special 26]]'' (2013), ''[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]'' (2016) and ''[[Rustom (film)|Rustom]]'' (2016). He started his career as an editor for ''[[Don Muthu Swami]]'' and as a director in ''[[Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai]]''.<ref name="toilet" />

His second directorial was ''[[Toilet: Ek Prem Katha]]'' and it starred [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Bhumi Pednekar]]. The film was produced by [[Ajit Andhare]] and Prernaa Arora, under the banner of [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]] and [[KriArj Entertainment]].<ref name="toilet">{{cite news |title='Toilet Ek Prem Katha' director Shree Narayan Singh overwhelmed by Bill Gates' praise |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/dec/23/toilet-ek-prem-katha-director-shree-narayan-singh-overwhelmed-by-bill-gates-praise-1735119.html |access-date=2 June 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |ref=Singh, who began his career with a small insignificant totally-forgotten film, "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai", in 2012 was virtually reborn in 2017.}}</ref> Made on a budget of {{INR}} 750 million, the film grossed {{INR}} 1.68 billion in domestic areas and {{INR}} 2 billion in the worldwide areas.<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3578|title=Toilet Ek Prem Katha - Movie|website=Box Office India|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="bul">{{cite news |title=Sonakshi Sinha To Star In Shree Narayan Singh's 'Bulbul Tarang' |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/sonakshi-sinha-to-star-in-shree-narayan-singhs-bulbul-tarang-3241829.html |access-date=2 June 2021 |work=www.news18.com |date=2021-01-03 |ref=Actor Sonakshi Sinha is set to play the lead role in director Shree Narayan Singh's social-drama, tentatively titled "Bulbul Tarang". Like Singh's previous films "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" (2017) and "Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018)", his upcoming directorial venture will also be inspired by a true incident. |language=en}}</ref> Singh was nominated for Filmfare awards under the best director category for the film ''Toilet: Ek Prem Katha''.<ref name="filmfare">{{cite web |title=Shree Narayan Singh- Best Director Nominee {{!}} Filmfare Awards |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2018/nominations/best-director/shree-narayan-singh |website=filmfare.com |publisher=Filmfare |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2018, it was announced that Singh would be directing ''[[Batti Gul Meter Chalu]]'' which stars [[Shahid Kapoor]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]] and [[Yami Gautam]] in lead roles and is produced by [[Bhushan Kumar]] and [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]] under [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and Prernaa Arora under [[KriArj Entertainment]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/top-10-bollywood-on-screen-couples-we-will-love-to-watch-again-and-again/Confirmed-Shraddha-Kapoor-and-Shahid-Kapoor-reunite-for-Batti-Gul-Meter-Chalu/photostory/62391157.cms|title=Confirmed: Shraddha Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor reunite for 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu' - Top Bollywood on-screen couples we will love to watch again and again!|website=The Times of India|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="batti">{{cite news |title=Toilet Ek Prem Katha director Shree Narayan Singh on his next Batti Gul Meter Chalu: I am thrilled to begin work in Uttarakhand |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/toilet-ek-prem-katha-director-shree-narayan-singh-batti-gul-meter-chalu-4909177/ |access-date=2 June 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=2017-10-27 |ref=Shree Narayan Singh's next film's announcement made a big splash because of Shahid Kapoor. Then came a quirky poster of birds on an electric cable. Like his debut film Toilet Ek Prem Katha, Batti Gul Meter Chalu will also have a socially relevant theme. |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Director(s) !!Producer(s) !!Editor(s)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Don Muthu Swami]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
|| ''[[A Wednesday]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Taryanche Bait]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
|| ''[[Dear Friend Hitler|Gandhi To Hitler]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai]]'' || {{Yes}} || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013 || ''[[Special 26]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
|| ''[[Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Total Siyappa]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Baby (2015 Hindi film)|Baby]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2016 || ''[[Rustom (film)|Rustom]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
|| ''[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
|| ''[[Saat Uchakkey]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Toilet: Ek Prem Katha]]'' || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Missing (2018 film)|Missing]]'' || || || {{Yes}}
|-
| ''[[Batti Gul Meter Chalu]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2022 || ''[[Sutliyan]]'' || {{Yes}}|| ||
|-
|}

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