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 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!, Taryanche Bait, Baby (2015 Hindi film), Special 26, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha , Aiyaary, Naam Shabana, Rustom, Operation Romeo and upcoming movie Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha[2].
Shital Bhatia co-founded Friday Storytellers with his business partner Neeraj Pandey in 2019, to produce content for OTT and digital streaming.[3] Under Friday Storytellers, Shital Bhatia produced Special Ops, Special Ops 1.5, Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, Secrets of Sinauli, Secrets of the Kohinoor, Secrets of the Buddha Relics, Kaun Pravin Tambe?, Bandon Mein Tha Dum!, Hack: Crimes Online, and upcoming Hindi digital film Sikandar Ka Muqaddar[4] as well as web series 'Khakee: The Bengal Chapter' (Netflix) & 'Special OPS 2' (Disney+ Hotstar).
He also produced OUCH[5],[6] a short film by Neeraj Pandey starring Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra and Ouch 2 starring Nidhi Bisht, Shefali Jariwala, Sharman Joshi.
Shital Bhatia also co-founded Bootroom Sports Media LLP along with his business partners Neeraj Pandey and Sudip Tewari in March 2022.
Awards
- 2008: A Wednesday - Star Screen Award
Filmography
| Year | Film | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (Short Film) | YouTube | |
| 2017 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | |
| Naam Shabana | ||
| 2018 | Aiyaary | |
| 2022 | Kaun Pravin Tambe? | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Operation Romeo | ||
| Vikram Vedha | ||
| Saatam Aatham | ||
| 2023 | Ouch 2 (Short Film)[7] | YouTube |
| 2024 | Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha[8] (Coming Soon) | |
| 2024 | Sikandar Ka Muqaddar[9] (Coming Soon) | Netflix |
Series
| Year | Series | Network | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Special OPS | Disney+ Hotstar | [10] |
| 2021 | Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story | Disney+ Hotstar | [11] |
| 2022 | Khakee: The Bihar Chapter | Netflix | |
| 2023 | Hack: Crimes Online | Amazon MiniTV | |
| 2023 | The Freelancer | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| 2024 | Khakee: The Bengal Chapter | Netflix | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | Special OPS 2 | Disney+ Hotstar | Coming Soon |
Documentary
| Year | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Secrets of Sinauli: Discovery of the Century | Discovery+ |
| 2022 | Bandon Mein Tha Dum![12] | Jio Cinema |
| 2022 | Secrets of the Koh-i-noor | Discovery+ |
| 2024 | Secrets of the Buddha Relics[13] | Discovery+ |
References
- ^ Menon, Bindu D (2 February 2016). "Reliance Entertainment, Friday Filmworks form venture to produce movies". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Seta, Fenil (17 April 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Producer Shital Bhatia confirms that Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha will release in June or July; says that Maidaan's debacle doesn't worry him: "Before Maidaan, Shaitaan and Drishyam 2 did very well. Ups and downs keep happening"". Bollywood Hungama. p. 1.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story, coming soon only on Disney+ Hotstar". Adgully. 14 October 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Sikandar Ka Muqaddar (Movie) Released Date, Cast, Director, Story, Budget and more..." The Filmy Charcha. 14 March 2024. p. 1.
- ^ http://www.news18.com/news/buzz/manoj-bajpai-starrer-short-film-ouch-is-winning-everyones-heart-1305253.html
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLFrxFYkDk
- ^ "Ajay Devgn-Tabu's 'Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha' to release this July". India Today. 30 April 2024. p. 1.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sikandar Ka Muqaddar (Movie) Released Date, Cast, Director, Story, Budget and more..." The Filmy Charcha. 14 March 2024. p. 1.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Neeraj Pandey to Helm Spy Thriller Web Series 'Special Ops'". www.news18.com.
- ^ "Neeraj Pandey, Disney+ Hotstar Announce Multi-series 'Special Ops Universe'". News18. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Neeraj Pandey: As content makers, we have to pull up our socks now". Times Entertainment. 4 June 2022. p. 1.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Manoj Bajpayee's 'Secrets of the Buddha Relics' documentary unveils ancient Indian mysteries: Where to watch?". Economic Times. 8 April 2024.
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