Ramesh Sippy

Ramesh Sippy
Ramesh Sippy in 2012
Born
Ramesh Sipahimalani

(1947-01-23) 23 January 1947 (age 77)
Karachi, Sind, British India
(present-day Sindh, Pakistan)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
OrganizationRamesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment
Spouse(s)
Geeta Sippy
​
(divorced)​
[1]
​
(m. 1991)​
Children3 (including Rohan Sippy)
FatherG. P. Sippy
HonorsPadma Shri (2013)

Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is particularly known for being director in Sholay (1975), which is regarded as one of the most influential films ever made in India.[2] The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2013.[3]

In the year 2017, he founded Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment in Mumbai.

  1. ^ Aakanksha Naval-Shetye; Ram Kohli; Subhash K Jha (5 May 2013). "The other woman". DNA India.
  2. ^ Verma, Rahul. "Sholay: The Star Wars of Bollywood?". www.bbc.com.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.