Ritesh Shah

Ritesh Shah was born on Apr 19, 1976 in India. Ritesh Shah's big-screen debut came with Namastey London directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah in 2007. Ritesh Shah is known for Dasvi directed by Tushar Jalota, Abhishek Bachchan stars as Ganga Ram Chaudhary and Nimrat Kaur as Bimla Devi. Ritesh Shah has got 6 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Ritesh Shah achieved is Filmfare Awards. The upcoming new movie Ritesh Shah plays is Faraaz which will be released on Feb 03, 2023.

Ritesh Shah did his Bachelors in English Literature from Hindu College (1993-1996) and has done his Masters in Mass Communications from MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia. He began his career as a playwright with Act One Art Group, New Delhi. His works include the fringe award winner Othello - A play in black and white. Ritesh switched to television in 1999. His television writing credits include Josh, Kashmeer, Krishna Arjun and the award winning series Kagaar. Ritesh Shah began his film career by contributing dialogue to movies like Kahaani and Namastey London and then went on to co-write films like D-day and Airlift. His solo screenplay and dialogue credits include films like B.A. Pass, Citylights, Force, the critically acclaimed Pink and Raid. Ritesh Shah has been nominated for Filmfare award for best story for B.A.Pass and best screenplay for D-day for which he also won a Zee Cine Awards Nomination. He won the Filmfare, Zee Cine and Star Screen awards for best dialogue for Pink.