Sandeep Singh is an Indian film producer who works in Hindi films. He started his career as a journalist and later joined Bhansali Productions as the CEO in 2011. He founded the film production company Legend Studios in 2015. Singh is known for producing movies like Mary Kom, Aligarh, Sarabjit, Bhoomi, PM Narendra Modi, and Jhund.
Sandeep Singh | |
|---|---|
 Singh in 2015 | |
| Born | 2 September 1981[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sandeep Singh |
| Occupation | Film producer Film Director |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Organization | Legend Studios |
| Known for | Mary Kom Sarbjit Bhoomi PM Narendra Modi |
Career
editSingh began his career in 2001 with Times Group as an entertainment journalist and wrote columns and articles for both Bombay Times and Navbharat Times. During this time The Times Group started their own radio channel Radio Mirchi and Sandeep got his first opportunity to be a show producer. He was later appointed as the entertainment head at Radio Mirchi. He joined Radio City in 2005 as entertainment head and launched several shows. He moved into BIG FM as national entertainment head in 2007.[2]
He produced his first independent show Dancing Queen in 2008 on Colors Channel with SOL Entertainment.[2]
He joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production house Bhansali Productions as CEO in 2011.[3] Whilst at Bhansali Productions he co-produced films Rowdy Rathore, Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, Ram Leela, Mary Kom and a television series on Star Plus called Saraswatichandra (2013).
In 2015, he launched himself as an independent producer with the critically acclaimed film Aligarh,[4] Sarbjit in 2016,[5] Bhoomi in 2017,[6] the biographical film PM Narendra Modi in 2019[7] and Jhund.[8][9]
He acquired the rights to the biography of business tycoon Subrata Roy in July 2021.[10] The same year, he also announced three films with a biography film titled Swatantra Veer Savarkar on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.[11][12] In addition, he is producing a women-centric film titled White directed by Mahesh Manjrekar[13] who is also directing a film on Nathuram Godse titled as Godse,[14] He had also announced a film titled Bal Shivaji directed by Ravi Jadhav,[15] Sandeep made his directorial debut[16] with Safed starring Abhay Verma and Meera Chopra in lead roles. The film’s poster was launched by A. R. Rahman in cannes.[17]
Filmography
editCo-producer
edit| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Rowdy Rathore |
| Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi | |
| 2013 | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela |
| 2014 | Mary Kom |
| 2015 | Gabbar Is Back |
Producer
edit| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Aligarh |
| Sarbjit | |
| 2017 | Bhoomi |
| 2019 | PM Narendra Modi[7] |
| 2022 | Jhund [18] |
| 2024 | Main Atal Hoon |
| Swatantrya Veer Savarkar |
Director
edit| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Safed[19] |
Television
edit| Year | TV Show | Producer/Co-producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dancing Queen | Producer |
| 2013 | Saraswatichandra | Co-producer |
| 2024-present | Fauji 2[20] | Producer |
References
edit- ^ "Sandeep Singh". Indian Film History. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Roads in Nagpur better than in Mumbai, asserts CEO of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films". nagpurtoday.in. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh: Sanjay Leela Bhansali believes in ROWDY RATHORE kind of cinema". glamsham.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Producer Sandeep Singh pleased with the response garnered by 'Aligarh'". urbanasian.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh: Omung and I wanted a star who is a performer, hence it's Aishwarya in Sarbjit". spotboye.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE - Bhoomi's producer Sandeep Singh: Why will Sanjay Dutt do a film which will be getting an 'A' certificate?". pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ a b ""PM Modi Biopic To Release On April 11," Tweets Producer Sandeeep Singh". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh: Amitabh Bachchan said instead of spending on me, let's spend on film". mid-day.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan और उनके स्टाफ ने 'Jhund' के लिए की फीस में कटौती, Producer Sandeep Singh का खुलासा". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh acquires rights for biopic on business tycoon Subrata Roy Sahara; says 'his story is full of surprises'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "'पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी' के निर्माता अब बनाएंगे सावरकर पर फिल्म, महेश मांजरेकर को मिली निर्देशन की कमान". amarujala.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "'PM नरेंद्र मोदी' के बाद अब वीर सावरकर की बायॉपिक बनाएंगे संदीप सिंह, महेश मांजरेकर होंगे डायरेक्टर". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh and Raaj Shaandilyaa join hands for Mahesh Manjrekar's dream project White". Bollywood Hungama.[dead link]
- ^ "Sandeep Singh, Raaj Shaandilyaa, Mahesh Manjrekar announce new film 'Godse' on Gandhi Jayanti". aninews.in. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh gets on board for National Award-winning director Ravi Jadhav's 'Bal Shivaji'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh to make his directorial debut with 'Safed'; first look of the film to be unveiled at Cannes Film Festival". ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "AR Rahman Unveils The First Look Of Sandeep Singh's Safed At Cannes 2022". ndtv.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan and his staff took fee cut for Jhund, told producer to spend it on film instead". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Safed, producer Sandeep Singh's directorial debut, to stream on ZEE5 from December 29". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Das, Ananya (2 November 2024). "Fauji 2 trailer unveiled on Shah Rukh Khan's 59th birthday, his iconic character Abhimanyu Rai to return. Watch". Hindustan Times.