N. C. Sippy

N. C. Sippy (22 August 1926 – 25 November 2001)[1][2] was an Indian film producer and director who originally worked as a production manager, executive producer and presenter during his initial career span. He later worked as a producer and Bollywood film director in several Hindi films in the cinema of India. Sippy is known for his prominent films such as Gol Maal, Satte Pe Satta, Chupke Chupke, Anand, Khubsoorat, Guddi, Aashirwad, Padosan and other Hindi-language movies most of which were directed by Hrishikesh Mukherji.[3][4]

Not to be confused with G. P. Sippy (1914–2007), Bollywood film producer and director.

N. C. Sippy
Born22 August 1926
Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now in Pakistan)
Died25 November 2001(2001-11-25) (aged 75)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film producer, director
ChildrenRaj N. Sippy
Romu N. Sippy
Mohini N. Sippy
AwardsFilmfare Award

Early life

N. C. Sippy was born in Karachi, British India and later in 1946, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) where an Indian comedian-actor named Gope helped him in his career development. N.C, with the help of Gope, worked as a production manager. His first production film was Talaq (1958) which was directed by Mahesh Kaul.[5]

Career

Sippy's first production Talaq (1958) was the last one as he later decided to work as a producer in films like Bin Badal Barsaat (1963), Aashirwad (1968), and more. In 1971, Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherji started working together in a film titled Anand. Since then, their work had produced films such as Guddi (1971), Bawarchi (1972), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mili (1975), Gol Maal (1979), and Khubsoorat (1980).[5]

In 1998, when his wife died, he lost his voice and started communicating with his family and friends by writing notes. He died on 25 November 2001, in a private hospital in Mumbai.[2]

Filmography

Awards

References
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  2. "Film producer N.C. Sippy is dead | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 November 2001.
  3. "Veteran film maker N C Sippy dead - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 November 2001.
  4. "All you want to know about #NCSippy". FilmiBeat.
  5. "Bollywood Producer Nc Sippy Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
  6. "N.C. Sippy movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan.
  7. "N. C. Sippy Complete Movies List from 1980 to 1968". www.bollywoodmdb.com.
  8. Hungama, Bollywood. "N C Sippy Hit Movies List | N C Sippy Box Office Collection - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
  9. "N.c. Sippy Awards: List of awards and nominations received by N.c. Sippy | Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  10. "N C Sippy Awards & Nominations List". FilmiBeat.
  11. "Every movie that won the Filmfare Best Film Award from 1953 to 2015". filmfare.com.
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