Himanshu Sharma

Himanshu Sharma
Himanshu Sharma
Born	1981/08/20; Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Kirori Mal College
Occupation	Film Writer and Producer
Years active	2007–present
Parent(s)	Jiwan Sharma (Father); Shama Sharma (Mother)

Himanshu Sharma is a National Film Award winning film writer and producer who works in Bollywood. He is most well known as the writer of the Tanu Weds Manu series (2011 & 2015) and Raanjhanaa (2013), all of which were considered highly successful domestically. His screenwriting for the films was generally received with praise.

Early life and education

Himanshu Sharma was born to Jiwan Sharma, a U.P. Tourism officer and Shama Sharma in Lucknow. Himanshu did his schooling from Spring dale College, Lucknow and later moved to Kirori Mal College, Delhi for higher education, where he started taking part in theatre.

Personal life

Himanshu has one younger sister and a brother, and he was in a relationship with Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar.

Career

He started his career with NDTV as script writer for a health show. Subsequently, he moved to Mumbai to pursue his career in serials and movies. He wrote the script for many TV serials like Kkusum on Sony TV and Bhootwala on SAB TV. He made his film writing debut with the movie Strangers, with Nandana Sen and Jimmy Sheirgill, produced by Raj Kundra. He is a member of International Film And Television Club of AAFT. Himanshu Sharma is also part of Colour Yellow Productions, which co-produced Raanjhanaa and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

Writer

Year	Name
2007	Strangers
2011	Tanu Weds Manu
2013	Mr. Pellikoduku
2013	Raanjhanaa
2015	Tanu Weds Manu: Returns
2018	Zero
2021	Atrangi Re

Creative Producer

Year	Name
2016	Happy Bhag Jayegi
2016	Nil Battey Sannata

Producer

Year	Name
2017	Shubh Mangal Savdhan
2018	Manmarziyaan
2018	Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
2018	Meri Nimmo
2019	Laal Kaptaan
2020	Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
2020	Haseen Dillruba

Award nominations

2012 Best Dialogue: Star Screen awards for Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
2012 Best Dialogue: IIFA Singapore awards for Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
2012 Best Story: Filmfare awards for Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
2012 Best Story: Apsara awards for Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
2014 Best Story: Star guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2014 Best Dialogue: Star guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2014 Best Screenplay:Star guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2014 Dialogue of the year : Star guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2014 Best Story: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2014 Best Dialogue: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2014 Best Screenplay: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2016 Best Story: Star Screen award for Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2016)
2016 Best Dialogue: Star Screen award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)
2016 Best Screenplay: Star Screen award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)
2016 Best Dialogue: TOIFA award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)
2016 Best Dialogue: National Film Awards for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)
2016 Best Story: National Film Awards for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)

Awards won

2014 Best Dialogue: Star Guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2014 Best Dialogue: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013)
2016 Best Dialogue: Filmfare award for Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2016)
2016 Best Dialogue: TOIFA award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)
2016 Best Dialogue: National Film Awards Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)
2016 Best Story: National Film Awards for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)

References

Filmography

Himanshu Sharma on IMDb

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