Jaideep Sahni

Jaideep Sahni is an Indian screenwriter and lyricist who is known for his work in Hindi films. He has written screenplays for films such as Bunty Aur Babli, Chak De! India (2007), Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009) and Shuddh Desi Romance (2013).

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue and Filmfare Award for Best Story for Company (2002), and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006). He also won the IIFA Award for Best Story, for Chak De! India .

Early life and education Sahni was born and brought up in New Delhi, India. He studied at the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar. He started working as a computer engineer, and has worked for NIIT.

Career He became a lyricist after jam sessions with Palash Sen, and after discovering the screenplay for the film Gandhi in a New Delhi bookshop, he started writing screenplays, at age 27. He also wrote the screenplay for Aaja Nachle, which was directed by Anil Mehta and which was also released in 2007. Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year, the third film of Shimit Amin, was released in 2009.

Filmography Screenwriter Jungle (2000) Company (2002) Bunty Aur Babli (2005) Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006) Chak De! India (2007) Aaja Nachle (2007) Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009) Shuddh Desi Romance (2013)

Lyricist Jungle (2000) Naach (2004) Bluffmaster! (2005) Salaam Namaste (2005) Ek Ajnabee (2005) - 1 song Chak De! India (2007) Aaja Nachle (2007) Johnny Gaddaar (2007) Roadside Romeo (2008) Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009) Tere Bin Laden (2010) Dum Maaro Dum (2011) Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) Befikre (2016) Hichki (2018) Andhadhun (2018) 83 (2021) Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022)