About Ritesh Sidhwani
Born 1971. Ritesh Sidhwani is an Indian film producer, known for Dil Chahta Hai.
Ritesh Sidhwani (born 1973) is an Indian film producer. He is the co-founder of Excel Entertainment along with Farhan Akhtar. His first film as a producer, Dil Chahta Hai, won the National Awards in 2001. Through his vision, Excel Entertainment now is one of the first major Indian production companies in the over-the-top (OTT) content space.
Their first show Inside Edge (2017) was nominated for Best Drama series at 46th International Emmy Awards, followed by Mirzapur (2018) and Made in Heaven (2019).
His filmography covers a range of genres. Dil Dhadakne Do, Gully Boy, Don & Fukrey to name a few.
Sidhwani expanded Excel Entertainment's reach by establishing an exclusive division, Excel Media & Entertainment for web shows.
Their series Dahaad competed at the Berlinale International Film Festival, while Bambai Meri Jaan made history as the first Indian OTT series to premiere internationally in London.
Sidhwani won BAFTA Award in the category Best Children's & Family Film for producing Boong (2025). Early life Ritesh Sidhwani was born in a Sindhi family in Mumbai, where he received his education. His father is Chandan Tootaram Sidhwani and mother is late Leelu Sidhwani.
Personal life He is married to Dolly Sidhwani, and the couple have two sons.
Filmography Films
Web series
Awards
Year Film Awards Category Ref. 2002 Dil Chahta Hai 49th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Hindi 47th Filmfare Awards Critics Award for Best Movie 2009 Rock On!! 55th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Hindi 2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Indian Television Academy Awards ITA Scroll of entertainment 2012 7th NDTV Indian of the Year Awards NDTV Entertainer of the Year 57th Filmfare Awards Best Film Critics Award for Best Movie Screen Awards Best Film Apsara Awards Zee Cine Awards 13th IIFA Awards Best Movie 2019 Gully Boy Screen Awards Best Film Filmfare Awards Zee Cine Awards Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film Mirzapur iReel Awards Best Drama Series 2026 Boong BAFTA Best Children's and Family Film
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Who is Ritesh Sidhwani?
Indian film producer
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Ritesh Sidhwani was born in 1971 in Mumbai.
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Ritesh Sidhwani is a film producer.
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Ritesh Sidhwani is known for Dil Chahta Hai.
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Ritesh Sidhwani is Indian.
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