Ritesh Sidhwani

Updated: Jul 19, 2021 - 1:41 PM IST The hit franchise Mirzapur became famous among the masses for its engaging content on crime starring Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal in lead. After Mirzapur 2 the fans are eagerly waiting for Mirzapur 3 to go on the floors as it has been a long time. The Dil Chahta Hai producer Ritesh Sidhwani has made the fans excited by dropping a hint on commencing the shoot of Mirzapur 3 this year and releasing it the following year.Seems like the fans of the hit series don't have to wait for too long as Mirzapur 3 will be back with its crime drama with an extra dose in it. Part 1 and 2 of Mirzapur created a boom on the OTT platform, Amazon Prime, and garnered critical acclaim from fans and critics for its rich take on Mafia.Co-founder of Excel Entertainment and producer Ritesh Sidhwani said that the story for part 3 is being written and had also scheduled the shoot for this year but due to the 2nd wave of the pandemic the shooting has been stalled. He further clarifies that despite the government having fixed a particular period of time for shooting the heavy rains outside have created a barrier for them. The 48-year-old producer assures that the shooting will commence soon and the much-loved franchise will see the light of the day only the next year.

The most absurd and unreasonable thing that a scriptwriter can do is use the names of books and movies as props in an inappropriate context. Uttar Pradesh's 81-year-old popular Hindi novelist Surender Mohan Pathak was shocked when he saw his bestselling crime novel Dhabba in the disappointingly slapdash sequel to the web series Mirzapur 2. Neither the producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar nor the Mirzapur writers had approached Pathak before using his novel in their series.This in itself is a serious copyright infringement. But what was to follow was worse. Actor Khulbushan Kharbanda was seen reading the novel Dhabba. But the content, as voiced in a voiceover was extremely erotic and according to Surender Mohan Pathak, pornographic. "I had written none of what was attributed to me by the voiceover in Dhabba. Imagine a generation that is not familiar with my work seeing and hearing what is credited to me Mirzapur. They will think I am a sleaze writer," says Pathak. And he's right.Imagine if the audience enters to see Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai when suddenly a scene from Kya Kool Hain Hum begins to play. How would they feel? It is not only wrong to infringe on the creative domain of any artiste, it is a criminal offence to use anyone's creative output out of context. What a shame that producers like Sidhwani and Akhtar don't know the basic rules of generating content. Excel Entertainment has issued an apology and has promised to rectify the monstrous error in three weeks.Three weeks? When the entire world would have already seen what's been done to the name and reputation of a well-known writer?

One of the most talked about films of 2019 which won hearts with its storyline and unwrapped the underground rap scene is Ritesh Sidhwani and Excel Entertainment's Gully Boy. The film was more of an emotion which touched hearts and was India's official entry for the Oscars .After winning numerous accolades all across, adding another one to the rack is the Best Dialogue Award. The dialogue writer of Gully Boy, Vijay Maurya bagged the award for the Best Dialogue at the SWA Awards 2020. SWA Awards is the only award in India dedicated entirely to screenwriters and lyricists of Hindi Feature Films, Television Shows and Web series. Congratulating Vijay in the Gully style Ritesh shared, "Bahot Hard' #VijayMaurya! Congratulations on winning the Best Dialogue Award for #GullyBoy at the #SWAAwards2020!'Bahot Hard' Creative Producer, Ritesh Sidhwani recently surprised the audience with three major back to back announcements. Ritesh has been working tirelessly during the lockdown period and used this time in scripting new projects and as the lockdown has now opened the doors for work, these major announcements have created a hustle and bustle among the audience. The producer also released the first look of Sanjay Dutt as Adheera in the PAN Indian film KGF2. The audience is eagerly waiting to see what Ritesh Sidhwani brings to the table next.