Biography

Dheeraj is one of the leading filmmakers and producers in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. He has worked with Vikram Bhatt on three successive horror films - 1920, Shaapit, and Phirr. He made his screenplay and dialogue writing debut in the Punjabi film industry with Mel Karade Rabba, starring Jimmy Shergill, Gippy Grewal, and Neeru Bajwa, which went on to become the biggest Punjabi hit at the time. Since then, he has written several Punjabi blockbusters like Jatt and Juliet 1 and 2, Best of Luck, and Romeo Ranjha. Dheeraj's films Shareek, Ambarsariya, Sardaar Ji 2, Kaptaan, and Jindua saw wide commercial success. He has worked with RSVP on the Netflix original Bhangra Paa Le starring Sunny Kaushal. Dheeraj co-wrote the screenplay for Kunal Deshmukh's Shiddat produced by Maddock and released on Disney+ Hotstar. He went on to co-write the action drama film Chobbar, the Punjabi film Parahuna 2 and penned the story for the dramedy Jatt Brothers. He is currently writing a feature screenplay for a leading Indian studio and developing an original dramedy series. His directorial feature, Tufang, a Punjabi gritty crime thriller is set to release in theatres in July.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous