Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)

Not to be confused with Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan screenwriter and director.

Sanjay Chauhan
Born1962 (1962)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died (aged 62)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationScreenwriter

Sanjay Chauhan (1962 – 12 January 2023) was an Indian screenwriter in Hindi cinema, most known for I Am Kalam (2011) for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story.,[1] and Paan Singh Tomar (2012), which he co-wrote with Tigmanshu Dhulia[2]

Biography

Born and brought up into a Rajput family in Bhopal, where his father worked for the Indian Railways, while his mother was a school teacher, Chauhan started his career as a journalist in Delhi, before moving to Mumbai after he wrote crime TV series, Bhanwar for Sony TV in late 1990s.[1]

Chauhan died of liver disease on 12 January 2023, at the age of 60.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "The Twist In the Script". Vol. 9, no. 13. Tehelka Magazine. 31 March 2012. p. 58.
  2. ^ "Reviews Paan Singh Tomar". DNA. 2 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Paan Singh Tomar writer Sanjay Chouhan passes away at 62". The Times of India. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Maine Gandhi Ko is a masterpiece". Rediff.com Movies. 30 September 2005.
  5. ^ "Scripting a new story for Bollywood scriptwriters". Sify. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.