Vipul Amrutlal Shah

Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Taken during filming of London Dreams
Born	3 April
Occupation	Film director, Film producer
Spouse	Shefali Shah

Vipul Amrutlal Shah (commonly known as Vipul Shah) is a film producer and director of Hindi films. As of 2010, he has directed five Hindi films, four of which have starred Akshay Kumar.

Career

Vipul Shah initially started off with a soap opera Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, aired on Sony Entertainment Television. The serial went on to become the longest running family drama with over 1000 episodes.^{[citation needed]}

Shah's debut film as director was Aankhen, which was among the five biggest hits of 2002. He then impressed the audience and critics in his next film Waqt: The Race Against Time, which was also one of the highest grossing films of 2005. His next two films, Namastey London and Singh Is Kinng did well at the box office. In 2009, he directed London Dreams, starring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Asin Thottumkal, which was an average grosser at the box office. His 2010 release, Action Replay starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai, which was a flop.

In March 2011, Shah announced his intention to do a sequel of his 2007 film Namastey London.^[1]

Personal life

He is married to actress Shefali Shah and has two sons.^[2]

Filmography

As Director

Film	Year	Cast
Aankhen	January 2002	Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal, Sushmita Sen
Waqt: The Race Against Time	May 2005	Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Shefali Shah, Rajpal Yadav
Namastey London	March 2007	Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor, Upen Patel
London Dreams	October 2009	Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Asin Thottumkal
Action Replay[3]	November 2010	Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Randhir Kapoor, Rannvijay Singh

As Producer

Film	Year	Cast
Singh Is Kinng	August 2008	Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Yashpal Sharma, Kiron Kher, Om Puri
Force	SEPTEMBER 2011	John Abraham, Genelia D'souza[4]
A.R. Murugadoss's Next	2011 / Pre-Production	Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal

References

1. ^ "Vipul To Do 'Namastey London' Sequel". Times of India (NDTV). March 18, 2011. http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20110171796&keyword=&subcatg=. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Married to the 'boss'! Shefali Shah's waqt with Vipul!". Indiatimes.com Movies. 22 Apr, 2005. http://movies.indiatimes.com/News-Gossip/Interviews/Actresses/Married-to-the-boss-Shefali-Shahs-waqt-with-Vipul/articleshow/1085581.cms. 
3. ^ Bollywood Link
4. ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-have-no-problem-with-focus-on-my-physicality-john-abraham_1454881

External links

• Vipul Amrutlal Shah at the Internet Movie Database

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