Vipul Amrutlal Shah is an Indian film producer and director, who mainly works in Hindi films. In 2023, he worked as a producer and writer in the Hindi film ‘The Kerala Story.’
Wiki/Biography
Vipul Amrutlal Shah was born on Thursday, 8 June 1967 (age 56 years; as of 2023) in Kachchh, Gujarat. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He did his schooling at Lions Juhu High School, Vile Parle, Mumbai. Later, he pursued a Bachelor of Commerce at Narsee Monjee College of Commerce, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper (semi-bald)
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Amrutlal Shah.
Wife & Children
On 11 December 2000, he got married to the Indian actress Shefali Shah, who was earlier married to the Indian TV actor Harsh Chhaya.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s wedding picture
The couple has two sons named Maurya and Aryaman.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah with his wife and sons
Career
Theatre
In 1983, he started performing in Gujarati theatre plays. In almost four years, he performed in more than 600 theatre plays. In 1987, he directed his first Gujarati theatre play named ‘Aandhalo Pata,’ which became very popular among audiences. He then started writing theatre plays. His other popular Gujarati theatre play is ‘Action Replayy,’ which he directed in 1994.
Television
Gujarati
In 1993, he made his debut as a director and producer in a Gujarati TV series. He has worked as a director and producer in 140 episodes of six Gujarati TV serials, which were aired on Ahmedabad Doordarshan.
Hindi
In 1995, he made his directorial debut in the Hindi TV series with the TV serial ‘Jeevan Mrityu,’ which aired on DD National.
Jeevan Mrityu
Some of his other TV serials as a director are ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ (1988; Doordarshan), ‘Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka’ (1999; Sony), ‘Naam Gum Jaayega’ (2002; Sony), and ‘Mamta’ (2006; Zee TV). In 2001, he worked as a writer and producer in the TV serial ‘Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye,’ which aired on Sony TV. He has worked as a producer in a few Hindi TV serials like ‘Bhai Bhaiya Aur Brother’ (2012; SAB TV) and ‘Pukaar- Call For The Hero’ (2014; Life OK).
Pukaar- Call For The Hero
Film
Gujarati
In 1999, he made his Gujarati film debut as a director with the film ‘Dariya Chhoru.’
Dariya Chhoru
Later, he directed various Gujarati films.
Hindi
Director
In 2002, Shah made his directorial debut in Bollywood with the Hindi TV serial ‘Aankhen.’
Aankhen
Some of his other Hindi films as a director are ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’ (2005), ‘Namastey London’ (2007), ‘London Dreams’ (2009), and ‘Action Replayy’ (2010).
London Dreams
Producer
He made his Hindi film debut as a producer with the 2008 film ‘Singh is Kinng.’
Singh is Kinng
He has worked as a producer in various Hindi films like ‘Commando: A One Man Army’ (2013), ‘Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty’ (2014), ‘Sanak’ (2021), and ‘The Kerala Story’ (2023).
Poster of the Hindi film The Kerala Story (2023)
Web Series
In 2022, he worked as a director and producer in the Hindi web series ‘Human,’ which streamed on Hotstar.
Human
Businessman
In 2010, he started a film production company named Sunshine Pictures Private Limited.
Sunshine Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Controversy
#MeToo Allegations
In 2021, amid the #MeToo movement row in India, Bollywood actress Elnaaz Nourouzi accused Vipul of asking for sexual favours from her while she was auditioning for the Hindi film ‘Namaste England.’ In an interview, while talking about it Elnaaz said,
I met him in his office, and he mentioned, we will sign the papers over the next couple of days. This time, when we were saying bye, he came on to me. It was too close for comfort. I didn’t get the right vibe. He gave a peck on my face. I didn’t expect it. The next time we met at his office, he tried to kiss me. I backed off, said, ‘What are you doing? We are in your office!’ I pushed him away, being affirmative; but careful enough not to come across as rude, because I really wanted the film.”
She further shared that Vipul then asked her to meet him in his room in a hotel to discuss the script of Namaste England. She said that when she reached his room, Vipul touched her on her butt and tried to get closer to her. In an interview, she said that she did not file a police complaint against him as she was not an Indian national, and she thought that a police complaint would cause issues with her work visa. Later, after an interrogation by the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Committee, the Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) gave Vipul a clean chit as Elnaaz was not cooperating with the committee to provide relevant information supporting her allegations.
Awards
- 2000: Won Nine Gujarat State Awards including Director Awards and Best Film Awards for the Gujarati film ‘Dariya Chhoru’
- 2003: Nominated in Best Director and Best Film category at Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards, and Stardust Awards
- 2014: Won BIG Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Action Film for the Hindi film Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty
- 2015: Won Hall of Fame Award by Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards
Car Collection
Porsche Cayenne
Facts/Trivia
- Vipul is an animal lover and owns two pet dogs named Simba and Ash.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah with his pet dog
- He is often spotted consuming alcohol at parties and events.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah holding a bottle of beer
Categories: Biography
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