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{{Infobox person
| name = Tigmanshu Dhulia
| image = Photo Of Tigmanshu Dhulia From The DVD launch of 'Paan Singh Tomar'.jpg
| image_caption = Dhulia at DVD launch of ''Paan Singh Tomar'', 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|7|3}}
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]] Now [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor
| yearsactive = 1991–present
}}
'''Tigmanshu Dhulia''' (born 3 July 1967) is an [[Indian film]] dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in [[Hindi cinema]] and Television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250544455|title=Entertainment - MSN India: Bollywood news - Movies Photos - TV Updates|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060219/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250544455|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He wrote the dialogues for the 1998 film ''[[Dil Se..]]'', which was the first Bollywood film to chart in the UK top ten, and was screened at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=102797&section=review|title=Programmes - Error - Channel 4|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230095708/http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=102797&section=review|url-status=live}}</ref> His directing career has also garnered international recognition with the [[biographical film]], ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]'' premiered at the 2010 [[BFI London Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Businessofcinema.Com Team |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16989 |title=UTV's Paan Singh Tomar & Udaan to be showcased at BFI London Film Fest |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |access-date=12 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020200230/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16989 |archive-date=20 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Paan-Singh-gets-thumbs-up-from-critics/Article1-819771.aspx|title=Paan Singh... gets thumbs up from critics|author=Hindustan Times|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=30 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230095832/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Paan-Singh-gets-thumbs-up-from-critics/Article1-819771.aspx|archive-date=30 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the thriller drama ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/542453|title=Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster|author=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230101827/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/542453|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]] eventually went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 March 2013 |archive-date=17 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417215938/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, his sequel film [[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns]] had gained critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/550332|title=Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns|author=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230101825/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/550332|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-saheb-biwi-aur-gangster-returns-in-style/20130308.htm|title=Review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns in grand style|date=8 March 2013|work=Rediff|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230100321/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-saheb-biwi-aur-gangster-returns-in-style/20130308.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-Saheb-Biwi-Aur-Gangster-Returns-will-overwhelm-you/Article1-1023103.aspx|title=Critics' review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns will overwhelm you|author=Hindustan Times|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=30 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230110005/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-Saheb-Biwi-Aur-Gangster-Returns-will-overwhelm-you/Article1-1023103.aspx|archive-date=30 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He is also well known for his role as Ramadhir Singh in [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s modern cult film ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kafila.org/2012/09/17/the-unreality-of-wasseypur-javed-iqbal/|title=The Unreality of Wasseypur: Javed Iqbal|work=Kafila|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230100002/http://kafila.org/2012/09/17/the-unreality-of-wasseypur-javed-iqbal/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dhulia holds a master's degree in Theatre from the [[National School of Drama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=hub240312They.asp|title=Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine|access-date=17 March 2012|archive-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510221214/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=hub240312They.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Dhulia was born and raised in [[Allahabad]], Uttar Pradesh, India,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Irrfan-is-intense-irritating-and-never-satisfied-Tigmanshu-Dhulia/articleshow/26474678.cms?intenttarget=no | title=Irrfan is intense, irritating and never satisfied: Tigmanshu Dhulia | work=The Times of India | date=28 November 2013 | access-date=2 March 2014 | archive-date=1 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301223009/http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Irrfan-is-intense-irritating-and-never-satisfied-Tigmanshu-Dhulia/articleshow/26474678.cms?intenttarget=no | url-status=live }}</ref> where his father was a judge at the [[Allahabad High Court]], while his mother was a professor of Sanskrit. He is the youngest of three brothers, one later joined the Navy, while the other became a judge at the Uttarakhand High Court. He attended [[St. Joseph's College, Allahabad]], then [[Allahabad University]] where he majored in English, Economics and Modern History. After graduating in 1986 he took a master's degree in Theatre at the [[National School of Drama]] in New Delhi, completing the course in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=hub240312They.asp|title=Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine|access-date=17 March 2012|archive-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510221214/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=hub240312They.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1990 he moved to [[Mumbai]] where he worked as casting director on the film ''[[Bandit Queen]]'', a biopic of [[Phoolan Devi]]. He was casting director for 1995's ''[[Stiff Upper Lips]]'', in which he also had a cameo role as a stallholder,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120210/fullcredits Stiff Upper Lips full cast and crew] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604231917/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120210/fullcredits |date=4 June 2016 }} at [http://www.imdb.org IMDB]</ref> and 2000's ''[[The Warrior (2001 British film)|The Warrior]]'', directed by [[Asif Kapadia]].
Dhulia started his direction career, by assisting [[Pradip Krishen]] in ''[[Electric Moon]]'' (1992) and [[Ketan Mehta]] in ''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'' (1993). Thereafter he turned to television, thus during the 90s Dhulia directed and produced several television programs, including the six-part ''Krishna's Dream'' for UK [[Channel Four]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/16dhulia.htm "Nobody is a star today"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011173310/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/16dhulia.htm |date=11 October 2008 }}, interview with Tigmanshu Dhulia,''Rediff'', 16 May 2003</ref> ''Kahani Ek Kanya Ki'' (1991) was written for [[Doordarshan]], and ''Hum Bambai Nahin Jayenge'' (1993), for BI Television, was set in an acting school. 1996's ''[[Just Mohabbat]]'' was the story of a boy's coming-of-age, and ''Naya Daur'' (1995) adapted a classic Hindi novel by [[Bhagwati Charan Verma]] for Zee TV.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}

Dhulia's 1999 series ''[[Star Bestsellers]]'', a sequence of six 45-minute short stories ("Ek Sham Ki Mulaqat", "Fursat Main", "Hum Saath Saath Hain Kya", "Anekon Hitler", "Musafir", and "Bhawaron Ne Khilaya Phool"), won him popular recognition. His 2005 comedy ''Who Dus Din'', for [[STAR TV (Asia)|Star TV]], satirised the Indian film industry, while ''Ek Duje Ke Liye'', produced the same year and also for Star TV, was an adaptation of [[Neil Simon]]'s play ''[[The Odd Couple (play)|The Odd Couple]]''. He also directed the TV serial 'Rajdhaani' for Starplus featuring Neha Dhupia.

He directed his first feature film, ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]'' in 2003, a love story set among politicised students in northern India. The film was critically well received and has gained a cult following. Haasil was nominated for six awards (including best directorial debut) at the [[Zee Cine Awards]], where it won for best screenplay.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362696/awards Awards for Haasil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108010656/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362696/awards |date=8 January 2017 }} at [http://www.imdb.org IMDB] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604231917/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120210/fullcredits |date=4 June 2016 }}</ref> His second film ''[[Charas: A Joint Operation]]'' was a thriller concerning drug cartels, shot in [[marijuana]]-growing regions of [[Himachal Pradesh]].
In 2011, Tigmanshu has come up with two films – the first one being ''[[Shagird (2011 film)|Shagird]]'' which released on 13 May and the second one was ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sahibbiwiaurgangster.com/|title=Sahibbiwiaurgangster.com|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230100343/http://www.sahibbiwiaurgangster.com/|archive-date=30 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dhulia's film ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]'' released on 2 March 2012 and won him wide critical acclaim including National Film Award for Best Feature Film. He has announced four other upcoming projects, ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns]]'' (2013), Milan Talkies, Jai Ramji, [[Bullet Raja]], and Sultana Daku.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14948533 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120715205430/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14948533 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 15 July 2012 |title= Tigmanshu Dhulia moves on from Paan Singh Tomaar|date= 7 July 2010 |publisher= Sify|access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref>

Recently he has been honoured with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]] by Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Films & Video Studios.

Tigmanshu had also started production and directing a film titled "Showman" starring Govinda. Tigmanshu was a big fan of Govinda and dreamed of directing a film on him.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} The film has been abandoned. Apart from directing and acting in films, Tigmanshu has now become a well-known YouTuber.

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] – [[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]] – Director – 2013<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013|archive-date=17 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417215938/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

;[[Filmfare Awards]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay]] – [[Paan Singh Tomar]] – 2013

;[[Stardust Awards]]
*Best Director – [[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster]] – 2012

;SAARC Film Festival
*Best Director – [[Paan Singh Tomar]]- June 2013

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Actor
! Producer
! Screenwriter
! Casting director
|-
|1992
|''[[Electric Moon]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Bandit Queen]]''
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|-
|1995
|''Bombay Blues''
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|-
|1996
|''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]''
|
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |1998
|''[[Stiff Upper Lips]]''
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |1998
|''[[Dil Se..]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai]]''
|
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Charas: A Joint Operation|Charas]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Family: Ties of Blood]]''
|
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2011
|''[[Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2011
|''[[Shagird (2011 film)|Shagird]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2012
|''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2012
|''[[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2012
|''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2013
|''[[Bullet Raja]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2013
|''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2013
|''[[Shahid (film)|Shahid]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2015
|''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2015
|''[[Manjhi - The Mountain Man]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Raag Desh (film)|Raag Desh]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2018
|''[[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2018
|''Baarish Aur Chowmein''
| {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2018
|''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Milan Talkies]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2020
|''[[Raat Akeli Hai]]''
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2020
|''[[Yaara]]''
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|}

==Television series==
'''As writer, director and an actor'''
*Kahani Ek Kanya Ki – (1991) – [[Doordarshan]]
*Krishna's Dream – (1993) – [[Channel Four]]
*Hum Bambai Nahin Jayenge – (1993) – BI Television
*Naya Daur – (1995) – [[Zee TV]]
*Ek Shaam Ki Mulakaat – [[Star Bestsellers]] – Star Plus
*Bhoron Ne Khilaya Phool – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
*Anekoe Hitlers – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
*Fursat Mein – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
*Hum Saath Saath Hain Kya? – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
*Musafir – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
*[[Yudh (TV series)|Yudh]] -(2014)- [[Sony TV]]
*[[Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan]] (2015) – Star Plus as Himself
* [[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|CID]] (2018) - [[Sony TV]]
* [[Criminal Justice (Indian Web Series)|Criminal Justice]](2019) - [[Hotstar]] - Directed the show

== Web series ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[Rangbaaz (web series)|Rangbaaz]]''
|Ramshankar Tiwari
|[[Zee5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/over-the-top-services/tigmanshu-dhulia-in-zee5s-upcoming-original-rangbaaz-181203|title=TIGMANSHU DHULIA IN ZEE5'S UPCOMING ORIGINAL, RANGBAAZ|date=2018-12-03|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-03|archive-date=14 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614221558/http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/over-the-top-services/tigmanshu-dhulia-in-zee5s-upcoming-original-rangbaaz-181203|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tigmanshu-dhulia-joins-saqib-saleeb-ranvir-shorey-aahana-kumra-and-ravi-kishan-in-zee5-s-original-rangbaaz-2691708|title=Tigmanshu Dhulia joins Saqib Saleem, Ranvir Shorey, Aahana Kumra and Ravi Kishan in ZEE5's original 'Rangbaaz'|date=2018-12-02|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-07-03|archive-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703051708/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tigmanshu-dhulia-joins-saqib-saleeb-ranvir-shorey-aahana-kumra-and-ravi-kishan-in-zee5-s-original-rangbaaz-2691708|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Fixerr]]''
| Yashpal Sahrawat
| [[Alt Balaji]] & [[Zee5]]
||
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Tandav (TV series)|Tandav]]''
| PM Devki Nandan
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tigmanshudhulia.com/ Tigmanshu Dhulia, website]
*{{IMDb name|0223606|Tigmanshu Dhulia}}

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