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Ritesh Shah(I)

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Twentieth Century Studios in association with Marvel Entertainment presents The New Mutants, an original horror thriller set in an isolated hospital where a group of young mutants is being held for psychiatric monitoring. When strange occurrences begin to take place, both their new mutant abilities and their friendships will be tested as they battle to try and make it out alive. Directed by Josh Boone (The Fault in our Stars) and written by Josh Boone & Knate Lee, The New Mutants stars: Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones); Anya Taylor-Joy (Glass); Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things); Alice Braga (Predators); Blu Hunt (The Originals); and Henry Zaga (13 Reasons Why). The film is produced by Simon Kinberg, p.g.a., Karen Rosenfelt  and Lauren Shuler Donner with Stan Lee and Michele Imperato Stabile serving as executive producers.
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Ritesh Shah did his Bachelors in English Literature from Hindu College (1993-1996) and has done his Masters in Mass Communications from MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia. He began his career as a playwright with Act One Art Group, New Delhi. His works include the fringe award winner Othello - A play in black and white. Ritesh switched to television in 1999. His television writing credits include Josh, Kashmeer, Krishna Arjun and the award winning series Kagaar. Ritesh Shah began his film career by contributing dialogue to movies like Kahaani and Namastey London and then went on to co-write films like D-day and Airlift. His solo screenplay and dialogue credits include films like B.A. Pass, Citylights, Force, the critically acclaimed Pink and Raid. Ritesh Shah has been nominated for Filmfare award for best story for B.A.Pass and best screenplay for D-day for which he also won a Zee Cine Awards Nomination. He won the Filmfare, Zee Cine and Star Screen awards for best dialogue for Pink.
BornApril 19, 1976
BornApril 19, 1976
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      • 6 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, and Andrea Tariang in Pink (2016)
    Pink
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Vicky Kaushal in Sardar Udham (2021)
    Sardar Udham
    8.3
    • Writer
    • 2021
    Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur in Airlift (2016)
    Airlift
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 2016
    D-Day (2013)
    D-Day
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2013

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    • Untitled SRK-Suhana-Marflix movie
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    • Jila Kanauj
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    • Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, and Vaani Kapoor in Raid 2 (2025)
      Raid 2
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Aankhen 2 (2025)
      Aankhen 2
      7.1
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2025
    • The Diplomat (2025)
      The Diplomat
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Tehran (2025)
      Tehran
      7.8
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Azaad (2025)
      Azaad
      4.8
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Anupam Kher, Milind Soman, Shreyas Talpade, Kangana Ranaut, and Vishak Nair in Emergency (2025)
      Emergency
      5.2
      • screenplay
      • 2025
    • Abhishek Bachchan in I Want to Talk (2024)
      I Want to Talk
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Tariq (2024)
      Tariq
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Ajay Devgn in Maidaan (2024)
      Maidaan
      7.9
      • dialogue
      • 2024
    • Anupam Kher, Kashmira Pardeshi, Navneet Malik, Manjari Fadnnis, Mohit Raina, and John Kokken in The Freelancer (2023)
      The Freelancer
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Pankaj Tripathi in Kadak Singh (2023)
      Kadak Singh
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2023
    • Sonakshi Sinha in Dahaad (2023)
      Dahaad
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Faraaz (2022)
      Faraaz
      5.0
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Piaa Bajpai and Yami Gautam in Lost (2022)
      Lost
      5.7
      • dialogue by
      • 2022
    • Divya Dutta, Arjun Rampal, and Kangana Ranaut in Dhaakad (2022)
      Dhaakad
      3.8
      • dialogue
      • 2022

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    • Sonakshi Sinha in Dahaad (2023)
      Dahaad
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 2023

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    • Abhishek Bachchan in I Want to Talk (2024)
      I Want to Talk
      7.1
      • Subodh
      • 2024
    • Vicky Kaushal in Sardar Udham (2021)
      Sardar Udham
      8.3
      • Koppikar
      • 2021
    • Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon, and Varun Sharma in Arjun Patiala (2019)
      Arjun Patiala
      4.4
      • Arjun Father
      • Daddupapa
      • 2019
    • Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, and Andrea Tariang in Pink (2016)
      Pink
      8.0
      • Falak's Boss
      • 2016
    • Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan in No One Killed Jessica (2011)
      No One Killed Jessica
      7.2
      • Guest at a party
      • 2011

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      • April 19, 1976
      • Anantnag, Jammu And Kashmir, India

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