Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy

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Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy (mostly GP Sippy ; born September 14, 1915 in Hyderabad , † December 25, 2007 in Mumbai ) was an Indian film producer and director.

biography

Sippy was from Sindh Province . He became a lawyer and ran a restaurant in Karachi . After the partition of India , he moved to Bombay . With the film Sazaa he started his career as a film producer in 1951 and founded the production company GP Productions . He produced Amiya Chakraborty's Shahenshah (1953) and Raja Nenes Radha Krishna (1954) , among others . From 1955 Sippy also directed it himself. From his second film Marine Drive (1955) he produced under the company Sippy Films , in which his sons Ramesh and Vijay later also worked.

Since the 1960s he worked exclusively as a producer. His production Brahmachari (1968) earned him a Filmfare Award for best film. With Andaz (1971) began a decade and a half collaboration between Gopaldas Sippy as producer and his son Ramesh Sippy as director. The blockbusters Sholay (1975), Shaan (1980) and Sagar (1985) were created.

Sippy's name also appeared as a producer in the 90s and he was still active in 2000, although the company is now run by his grandson Sascha Sippy.

Filmography

  • 1951: Sazaa
  • 1953: Shahenshah
  • 1954: Radha Krishna
  • 1955: Adil-E-Jahangir (also director)
  • 1955: Marine Drive (also director)
  • 1956: Chandrakant (also director)
  • 1956: Shrimati 420 (also director)
  • 1958: Light House (also director)
  • 1958: 12 O'Clock
  • 1959: Black Cat
  • 1959: Bhai Bahen (also director)
  • 1961: Mr. India (also director)
  • 1965: Mere Sanam
  • 1968: Brahmachari
  • 1969: Bandhan
  • 1971: Andaz
  • 1972: Seeta Aur Geeta
  • 1975: Sholay
  • 1978: Trishna
  • 1979: Ahsaas
  • 1980: Shaan
  • 1985: Sagar
  • 1989: Bhrashtachar
  • 1991: Patthar Ke Phool
  • 1992: Raju Ban Gaya gentleman
  • 1994: Aatish: Feel the Fire
  • 1995: Zamaana Deewana - The Lovers (Zamaana Deewana)
  • 1997: Hameshaa

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/dec/01sholay.htm
  2. ↑ http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/19sholay.htm
personal data
SURNAME Sippy, Gopaldas Parmanand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sippy, GP
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian film producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Hyderabad , Sindh
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 2007
Place of death Mumbai , Maharashtra