Sanjay Chhel

Sanjay Chhel is an Indian film director, writer and lyricist.

Early life Sanjay Chhel was born on 14 October 1967 at Dwarka in Gujarat, India. He spent his childhood in Mumbai. He is son of art director and production designer Chhel Vayeda.

Career As his father was a production designer who worked with several play producers, he was inspired to write his first one-act play, Ubhi Chavi Adi Chavi which was very successful. His one-act play Crossword Puzzle gave him recognition. His experimental play Prakaran 1956 was well recognized. He wrote more than 30 TV serials including Rangaberangi, Amasna Tara, Nukkad and Philips Top Ten. He directed and produced a TV series Hum Sab Baraati (2004) for Zee TV. His film Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi produced by Bharat Patel released on 15 September 2017 was commercially unsuccessful.

He wrote several popular Hindi film songs including "E Shivani...", "Nikamma Kiya Iss Dilne", "Mahobbat Hai Mirchi..", "Do You Wanna Parter..". He wrote 10 books of Andaz-e-Bayan series released in 2020 which is a compilation of his columns published in a newspaper. His short story collection Poster was published in 2021.

Personal life He is a vegetarian. He married his classmate Zankhna and they have a son, Osho.

Filmography

Films

Rangeela (1995) - dialogues Yes Boss (1997) - dialogue Daud (1997) - dialogue Kachche Dhaage (1999) - story Khoobsurat (1999) - Director, lyrics Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) - story idea, dialogues Love You Hamesha (2001) - story Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002) - Director, lyrics Krishna Cottage (2004) - lyrics Jo Bole So Nihaal (2005) - story Partner (2007) - story Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008) - Director Kismat Konnection (2008) - screenplay Good Luck! (2008) - screenplay Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) - lyrics Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi (2017) - Director Kill the Rapist? Indu Sarkar (2017) - dialogues Love You Loktantra (film) (2022) - dialogues Nikamma (2022) - lyrics

TV series Naya Nukkad (1993–94) Filmy Chakkar (1994–96) Mast Mast Hai Zindagi (1995) Main Anari Tu Khiladi (1995) Phillips Top 10 (1996–97) Dekh Tamasha Dekh (1996–97) Filmy Chakkar - Season 2 (1997) Alwaida Darling (2000) Humari Bahu Malini Ayyar (2003–04) Hum Sab Baraati (2004) Heroine (2010) Hitler Didi (2012) Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2014) Suri (Gujarati - 2016) Yeh Un Dino Ki Baat Hai (2017–18) Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie (2018)