Tigmanshu Dhulia: News

A proud recipient of a National Film Award and one Filmfare Award, Tigmanshu Dhulia is a writer, director, producer, and actor in the Hindi film industry. After completing his graduation, Dhulia secured a Master’s degree from the National School of Drama in theater studies. In 1990, he moved to Mumbai and worked as the casting director for the film ‘Bandit Queen’ and worked as the assistant in 'Electric Moon’ (1992) and ‘Sardar’ (1993). Later, he started focusing on television and directed and produced multiple shows, including a show for UK’s Channel Four. In 1999, the show ‘Star Bestsellers’ earned Dhulia great recognition nationwide. Dhulia made his directorial debut with his first feature film ‘Haasil’ in 2003. ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns’, ‘Paan Singh Tomar’, and ‘Bullet Raja’ are some of his popular films in Bollywood. The director has also turned into a YouTuber.

21 Sep 2024

Irrfan Khan

Not Irrfan, this actor was the first choice for 'Haasil'

Director Tigmanshu Dhulia recently revealed that the late actor Irrfan Khan was not the original choice for the 2003 film Haasil.

20 Sep 2024

Jimmy Sheirgill

'Saif wouldn't come on time,' Tigmanshu recalls 'Bullett Raja' shoot

Director Tigmanshu Dhulia recently opened up about his experience working with actor Saif Ali Khan on the 2013 film Bullett Raja.

30 May 2024

Ajay Devgn

Everything about Ajay-Tigmanshu's film on India's first Dalit cricketer

Ajay Devgn, who recently starred in the biographical sports drama Maidaan, is reportedly involved in another sports-based project.

03 Jul 2023

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday, Tigmanshu Dhulia: Best writing projects of actor-director

The Indian film community best remembers Tigmanshu Dhulia as the commanding, shrewd, conniving Ramadhir Singh in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wassseypur franchise.

21 Apr 2023

Movie Review

'Garmi' review: Another run-of-the-mill student politics story

Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's last few offerings in the OTT world have one flavor in common - politics. Whether it was Tandav or The Great Indian Murder, his recent web shows have revolved around politics. Similar is the case with Garmi, which was released on Friday on SonyLIV.

31 Mar 2023

OTT releases

OTT: Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Garmi' teaser out

Tigmanshu Dhulia is known for making gut-wrenching power-packed dramas. The Milan Talkies director is back with another gripping web series titled Garmi. The series will premiere on the OTT platform SonyLIV.

13 Jan 2023

Bollywood

5 must-watch films of late screenwriter, Sanjay Chouhan

Hindi cinema's screenwriter, Sanjay Chouhan breathed his last on Thursday evening at a private hospital in Mumbai. The news of his death surfaced on Friday.

04 Aug 2022

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanjay Mishra, Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Holy Cow' first-look unveiled

Last month, it was announced that Holy Cow had booked a release date for August 26.

31 Dec 2021

Salman Khan

Chulbul Pandey returning soon? 'Dabangg 4' in scripting stage: Report

Bollywood's most stylish cop, Chulbul Pandey, is set to return on the silver screens for the fourth time.

22 Jun 2021

Bollywood

'Gangs of Wasseypur' turns nine: Here are some unusual facts

Considered to be a modern classic, the first part of Gangs of Wasseypur had released today in 2012.

17 May 2021

Bollywood

Tigmanshu Dhulia remembers Irrfan Khan on 18th anniversary of 'Haasil'

Actor Irrfan Khan believed that his character of Ranvijay Singh in the 2003 film Haasil would go on to become as iconic as Amjad Khan's villain Gabbar Singh from the cult classic Sholay, director of the movie and his longtime friend Tigmanshu Dhulia has revealed.

22 Mar 2021

Bollywood

Richa Chadha and Pratik Gandhi start work on 'Six Suspects'

Actors Richa Chadha and Pratik Gandhi have started work on the web series Six Suspects.

17 Jan 2021

Ali Abbas Zafar

'Tandav' review: A predictable yet addictive show

Ambition comes with its shades of grey.

24 Nov 2020

Instagram

'Man was a legend,' says Varun Badola after father's demise

Television actor Varun Badola has penned an emotional note for his father, veteran actor Vishwa Mohan Badola, who passed away on Monday.

02 Aug 2020

Netflix

'Raat Akeli Hai': Netflix hits bull's eye with this thriller

Netflix original film Raat Akeli Hai is out.

02 Mar 2019

India

Tigmanshu Dhulia says Irrfan 'is fine', may start shooting soon

It's been a couple of months that speculations are rife about Irrfan Khan's comeback on the screen.

25 Feb 2019

Ali Fazal

Ali Fazal reacts after his private pictures leaked online

Actor Ali Fazal, known for his role in Mirzapur, grabbed headlines after his private pictures got leaked recently and went viral on social media in no time.

02 Nov 2018

Shah Rukh Khan

Decoding 'Zero' Trailer: Here are the 5 key takeaways

After much fanfare, a lot of promotions and even more praises on social media, the trailer of 'Zero' finally released today.

28 Jul 2018

Bollywood

Sanjay Dutt's film earns just 3.5% of his biopic's first-day-collection

As ironical as it is, Sanjay Dutt's 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3' earned just Rs. 1.25 crore on the first day, which is 3.5% of what his biopic 'Sanju' earned on opening day- Rs. 34.75 crore.

15 Feb 2018

Bollywood

'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3': Sanjay Dutt returns as 'Khalnayak'

After making a not so successful comeback with 'Bhoomi' last year, Sanjay Dutt is back to doing what he does best, play a gangster.