Nationality Indian Name Ritesh Sidhwani Known for Dil Chahta Hai Parents Chandan T Sidhwani | Years active 2001-present Spouse Dolly Sidhwani Ethnicity Sindhi Role Film producer | |
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Born 1973 (age 40-41 in 2014) Mumbai Occupation Co-owner, Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Siblings Nisha Sidhwani, Sandeep Sidhwani Movies Dil Dhadakne Do, Don 2, Fukrey, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Talaash Similar People Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Shah Rukh Khan, Reema Kagti, Javed Akhtar Profiles | ||
Upcoming movie Koochie Koochie Hota Hai | ||
Was 2017 Bollywood’s Disaster Year? | Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, Ronnie Screwvala, Ritesh Sidhwani
Ritesh Sidhwani (born 1973) is a Bollywood film producer, who founded a film production house under the banner of Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Along with long-time friend Farhan Akhtar, he brought to the audience Dil Chahta Hai, his first film under his banner.
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- Was 2017 Bollywoods Disaster Year Karan Johar Ekta Kapoor Ronnie Screwvala Ritesh Sidhwani
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Early life
Ritesh Sidhwani was born in a Sindhi family in Mumbai, where he received his education. His father is Chandan Tootaram Sidhwani.
Career
He started his career in his family's business, Marlex Appliances and started his film production company, Excel Entertainment, with his close friend, Farhan Akhtar, their first film, Dil Chahta Hai was released in 2001.
Personal life
He has 2 siblings Sandeep Sidhwani and Nisha Sidhwani, Sandeep owns an Event Management firm and Nisha was the owner of an IT company SEEinfobiz. Ritesh is younger amongst them. He is married to Dolly Sidhwani, and the couple have two sons