Sandeep Singh (producer) explained

Sandeep Singh
Birth Date:2 September 1981[1]
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Film producer Film Director
Organization:Legend Studios
Years Active:2001present
Known For:Mary Kom
Sarbjit
Bhoomi
PM Narendra Modi
Other Names:Sandeep Singh

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.

Career

Singh 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.

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

Co-producer

YearFilm
2012Rowdy Rathore
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
2014Mary Kom
2015Gabbar Is Back

Producer

YearFilm
2016Aligarh
Sarbjit
2017Bhoomi
2019PM Narendra Modi
2022Jhund [18]
2024Main Atal Hoon
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

Television

YearTV ShowProducer/Co-producer
2008Dancing QueenProducer
2013SaraswatichandraCo-producer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandeep Singh . . Indian Film History . 25 April 2024 .
  2. Web site: Roads in Nagpur better than in Mumbai, asserts CEO of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films . 2014-01-15. nagpurtoday.in.
  3. Web site: Sandeep Singh: Sanjay Leela Bhansali believes in ROWDY RATHORE kind of cinema. 2014-10-10. glamsham.com.
  4. Web site: Producer Sandeep Singh pleased with the response garnered by 'Aligarh' . 2015-09-05 . urbanasian.com.
  5. Web site: Sandeep Singh: Omung and I wanted a star who is a performer, hence it's Aishwarya in Sarbjit . 2018-12-13 . spotboye.com.
  6. Web site: EXCLUSIVE - Bhoomi's producer Sandeep Singh: Why will Sanjay Dutt do a film which will be getting an 'A' certificate? . 2017-09-15 . pinkvilla.com.
  7. Web site: "PM Modi Biopic To Release On April 11," Tweets Producer Sandeeep Singh. 2020-09-03. NDTV.com.
  8. Web site: Sandeep Singh: Amitabh Bachchan said instead of spending on me, let's spend on film . 2022-03-01 . mid-day.com.
  9. Web site: Amitabh Bachchan और उनके स्टाफ ने 'Jhund' के लिए की फीस में कटौती, Producer Sandeep Singh का खुलासा . 2022-03-02. navbharattimes.indiatimes.com.
  10. Web site: Sandeep Singh acquires rights for biopic on business tycoon Subrata Roy Sahara; says 'his story is full of surprises'. 2021-07-19. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  11. Web site: 'पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी' के निर्माता अब बनाएंगे सावरकर पर फिल्म, महेश मांजरेकर को मिली निर्देशन की कमान. 2021-05-28. amarujala.com.
  12. Web site: 'PM नरेंद्र मोदी' के बाद अब वीर सावरकर की बायॉपिक बनाएंगे संदीप सिंह, महेश मांजरेकर होंगे डायरेक्‍टर. 2021-05-28. navbharattimes.indiatimes.com.
  13. Web site: Sandeep Singh and Raaj Shaandilyaa join hands for Mahesh Manjrekar's dream project White. .
  14. Web site: Sandeep Singh, Raaj Shaandilyaa, Mahesh Manjrekar announce new film 'Godse' on Gandhi Jayanti. 2021-10-02. aninews.in .
  15. Web site: Sandeep Singh gets on board for National Award-winning director Ravi Jadhav's 'Bal Shivaji'. 2022-02-19. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  16. Web site: Sandeep Singh to make his directorial debut with 'Safed'; first look of the film to be unveiled at Cannes Film Festival. 2022-05-15. ndtv.com.
  17. Web site: AR Rahman Unveils The First Look Of Sandeep Singh's Safed At Cannes 2022. 2022-05-23. ndtv.com.
  18. Web site: Amitabh Bachchan and his staff took fee cut for Jhund, told producer to spend it on film instead. 2022-03-01. Hindustan Times. en.
  19. Web site: Safed, producer Sandeep Singh’s directorial debut, to stream on ZEE5 from December 29. 2023-12-15. Bollywood Hungama. en.