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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{short description|Indian film director}}
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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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