Shital Bhatia
Shital Bhatia is an Indian film producer and co-founder of Friday Filmworks,[1] best known for his movies like A Wednesday! (2008), Special 26 (2013), Baby (2015), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), Rustom (2016) and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017).
Shital Bhatia | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
Shital Bhatia along with Anil Ambani’s Reliance Entertainment have a joint venture named Plan C Studios.
Early life and education
Shital Bhatia was born and brought up in Mumbai. He graduated from Mithibai College with a degree in Bachelors of Commerce. Later on, he went on to do a diploma in Fashion Designing and graduated in the year 1995.
Career
In his early career, Shital started working as a costume/fashion designer for television from the year 1994 and continued working in the same field till 2000.
Very soon, Shital along with his colleague Neeraj Pandey, went on to start a production company called 'Quarter Inch Productions' which produced television shows and television films, Ittefaq being the most popular. Simultaneously, Shital also handled the production of foreign projects for a while in between.
Eventually in 2008, Shital and Neeraj Pandey formed their own production house named Friday Filmworks. Friday Filmworks produced movies like A Wednesday, Baby, Special 26 and the latest being M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story.
He also produced OUCH,[2] a short film by Neeraj Pandey starring Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra.
His upcoming projects include Toilet: Ek Prem Katha starring Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar and Aiyaary movie starring Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee.OUCH,[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2008 | A Wednesday |
| 2011 | Taryanche Bait |
| 2013 | Special 26 |
| 2014 | The Royal Bengal Tiger |
| Total Siyapaa | |
| 2015 | Baby |
| 2016 | Rustom |
| M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | |
| Saat Uchakkey | |
| Ouch | |
| 2017 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha |
| Naam Shabana | |
| 2018 | Aiyaary |
Television
| Year | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Special OPS | Hotstar |
References
- Menon, Bindu D (2 February 2016). "Reliance Entertainment, Friday Filmworks form venture to produce movies". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- India-West, R.M. VIJAYAKAR, Special to. "Neeraj Pandey's First Short Film, 'Ouch,' is Sheer Satirical Delight: Watch". indiawest.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- "Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee in 'Aiyaary' a real life story". Retrieved 17 June 2017.