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'''Upendra Sidhaye''' (born 8 October 1980), born and brought up in [[Pune]], is a screenplay and story writer in Indian Film industry ([[Bollywood]]). Sidhaye won honors and admiration with his debut film ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' (2008). Sidhaye and [[Yogesh Vinayak Joshi]] collectively received the [[Filmfare Awards]] (2009) and [[Cine Blitz]] award <ref name="Asia Pacific Screen Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/the_awards/past_winners_and_nominees/nominees_2009/best_screenplay |title=Asia Pacific Screen Awards > Best Screenplay |access-date=2011-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224064207/http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/the_awards/past_winners_and_nominees/nominees_2009/best_screenplay |archive-date=2011-02-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> of best screenplay for [[Mumbai Meri Jaan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/filmfare-awards-2009-85.html|title=Filmfare Awards 2009 - Filmfare Award 2009 Winners|website=www.awardsandshows.com}}</ref>

==Education==
Sidhaye graduated with a degree in commerce. He did his post graduation in Mass Communication from [[Pune University]]. He joined theatre group viz. [[Maitree, Pune]] that staged Marathi plays like Sankraman. In conjunction, He also participated in a prestigious trophy named [[Purushottam Karandak]] to direct and act in a Marathi play viz. Enigma. This play won the team a silver cup and Sidhaye received award for best direction and acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/screening-success/435507|title=Screening success - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=63493 | title=City News, Indian City Headlines, Latest City News, Metro City News }}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/screening-success/435507 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
Sidhaye wrote and directed the [[short film]]s ''3 Khwaab'' and ''Waiting Room''.<ref name="Asia Pacific Screen Awards" /> Following this, he worked as an in-house writer for [[UTV Motion Pictures]] starting 2005 and, with [[Yogesh Vinayak Joshi]], co-wrote [[Nishikant Kamat]]'s ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' and was also an assistant director for the film. He was a writer for the Bollywood film ''[[Payback (2010 film)|Payback]]'' (2010).

Sidhaye has written the Hindi adaptation of ''[[Drishyam (2015 film)|Drishyam]]'', as well as dialogues for the award-winning Marathi film ''[[Killa (film)|Killa]].'' <ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web |title=Girlfriend marks Upendra Sidhaye's directorial debut - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/girlfriend-marks-upendra-sidhayes-directorial-debut/articleshow/69631291.cms |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the Marathi film ''Girlfriend.'' <ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> Most recently, he worked on the feature film ''Me Vasantrao'', which he has co-written with director Nipun Dharmadhikari, which released in April 2022 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Me Vasantrao' review: A portrait of an artist as a diffident man |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1020748/me-vasantrao-review-a-portrait-of-an-artist-as-a-diffident-man |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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* [http://www.weeksupdate.com/2009/02/filmfare-2009-54th-filmfare-awards-2009.html Weeks Update - Filmfare 2009: 54th Filmfare Awards 2009 Winners]
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