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Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)

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Sanjay Chauhan
Born1962 (1962)
Died (aged 62)
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

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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

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References

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  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.
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