Ritesh Sidhwani – The Excel-Lent Producer Across The Big Screen & OTT Space!
Ritesh Sidhwani is fondly referred to as the Excel-lent producer by his fraternity and the audience, (especially the content-seekers), ever since he forayed into Bollywood with his debut film, Dil Cha
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Ritesh
Sidhwani
is
fondly
referred
to
as
the
Excel-lent
producer
by
his
fraternity
and
the
audience,
(especially
the
content-seekers),
ever
since
he
forayed
into
Bollywood
with
his
debut
film,
Dil
Chahta
Hai
(2001)
–
a
trailblazing
film
that
not
only
bagged
a
National
Award
but
also
acquired
cult
status
amongst
the
millennial
viewers
as
a
forerunner
of
new-age
cinema.
Post
Dil
Chahta
Hai,
there
was
no
looking
back
for
Ritesh,
who
was
lauded
for
his
visionary
approach
and
peerless
contribution
to
contemporary
cinema
with
critically-acclaimed
and
moneyspinners
including
Lakshya,
Don
franchise,
Rock
On
franchise,
Luck
By
Chance,
Karthik
Calling
Karthik,
Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara,
Talaash,
Fukrey,
Dil
Dhadakne
Do,
Raees,
Fukrey
Returns,
Gold
and
Gully
Boy
to
name
a
few
–
under
his
production
banner
–
Excel
Entertainment
(synonymous
with
excellence
and
success)
co-owned
by
his
long-time
friend
and
confidante
Farhan
Akhtar.
With
a
trail
of
successful
movies
over
the
period
of
two-decades,
Ritesh
is
touted
as
one
of
the
most
prominent
and
distinguished
producers
who
brings
vibrant
narratives,
youth-oriented
storylines
that
soon
becomes
cult
with
the
wide
appeal
that
they
hold.
The
successful
producer
broadened
his
horizon
in
terms
of
storytelling
format
by
venturing
into
the
OTT
space
and
once
again
creating
path-breaking
and
appealing
content
including
Inside
Edge
(2017),
Mirzapur
(2018)
and
Made
In
Heaven
(2019),
that
further
strengthened
the
audiences’
belief
in
the
digital
entertainment
world.
In
fact,
the
humongous
response
to
these
shows
had
also
resulted
in
their
second
season,
making
them
a
successful
franchise
in
the
roster
of
Excel
Entertainment.
Riding
high
on
the
super
success
of
their
last
project,
Gully
Boy,
a
cult
classic
that
not
only
brought
the
underground
rap
scene
alive
for
the
young
generation,
the
movie
charted
records
in
India
and
even
across
the
globe.
Not
just
that,
the
movie
swept
all
major
awards
across
the
award
ceremony
of
that
year.
Excel
Entertainment
is
all
set
to
create
waves
in
2020
having
two
major
highly-anticipated
projects
including
the
Farhan
Akhtar-starrer
Toofaan
that
broke
the
internet
with
its
first
look,
and
KGF:
Chapter
2
featuring
Rocking
Star
Yash
and
Sanjay
Dutt.
Continuing
its
dream
run
as
a
production
house,
Excel
has
also
started
distributing
feature
films
theatricality
worldwide
apart
from
creating
original
content
for
digital
platforms.