Sagar Ballary Explained

Sagar Ballary
Birth Place:Mumbai
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Bheja Fry
Bheja Fry 2
Occupation:Film director, writer, screenwriter

Sagar Ballary (born in 1975) is an Indian film director, most known for his films, like Bheja Fry (2007), Bheja Fry 2 (2011) and Bhatukli (Marathi) (2014).

Early life and career

Born in Mumbai, India in 1975, Ballary was raised in the Mumbai suburb of Matunga and went to St. Joseph's High school, Wadala. He obtained a degree in English literature from Ruia College, Mumbai before traveling to Kolkata to pursue a diploma in Direction & Screenplay Writing from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (1997–2001).[1] He scripted and directed a 34 min diploma film "Kalu Ravi," a Bengali film in his final year at SRFTI which was selected for the national competition at the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF 2003).

Career

In 2002, Ballary, after completing his diploma, returned to Mumbai and worked as the Chief Assistant Director on the feature "Raghu Romeo" (Dir: Rajat Kapoor). Then he began the development of the script of a feature film "Ding Dong – Baby Sing a Song" which later was retitled "Bheja Fry." From 2005 to 2007, Ballary worked with Rajat Kapoor in the capacity of an Associate Director for the films "Mixed Doubles" and "Mithya" between which he made his own feature film, "Bheja Fry."

He is also the Executive Producer & Director of a feature film, titled as "Kaccha Limboo" for the Sahara One Motion Pictures banner. The film released in February 2011. Soon after, his next film "Bheja Fry 2" released in June 2011. His next film "Hum Tum Shabana" for Horseshoe Pictures with Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor and Minnisha Lamba in lead released in September 2011.

Sagar has also produced Marathi film "Bhatukli" directed by Rohit Joshi. The film which is a family drama features actors Ajinkya Deo and Shilpa Tulaskar in the lead.

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2007Bheja FryHindi
2011Kaccha LimbooHindi[2]
Bheja Fry 2Hindi[3]
Hum Tum ShabanaHindi[4]
2019 Jungle CryHindi[5]
2020PariWarHindi[6]

Notes and References

  1. Ballary . Sagar . Nithya Ramani . What after Bheja Fry? Bheja Fry 2 and 3, of course . 22 May 2008 . . Mumbai . 28 July 2024.
  2. Ballary . Sagar . Shaikh Ayaz . 'Kaccha Limboo is not Bheja Fry 2' . 15 February 2011 . Rediff.com . Mumbai . 28 July 2024 . 28 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728194340/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-sagar-ballary-on-kaccha-limbu/20110215.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Bheja Fry 2 movie review. 17 June 2011. India Today.
  4. Web site: 'Hum, Tum Shabana' is an ace up my sleeves: Director Sagar Ballary. DNA India. 28 July 2024. 28 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240728194341/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-hum-tum-shabana-is-an-ace-up-my-sleeves-director-sagar-ballary-1581187. live.
  5. Web site: 'Jungle Cry' Review: A lousy try with no larger point. Kartik. Bhardwaj. 3 June 2022. The New Indian Express. 28 July 2024. 3 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220603212617/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/jun/03/jungle-cry-review-a-lousy-try-with-no-larger-point-2461071.html. live.
  6. Web site: 'PariWar' review: A family splits down the middle over property. Scroll. Staff. 23 September 2020. Scroll.in. 28 July 2024. 21 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230721020329/https://scroll.in/reel/973383/pari-war-review-a-family-splits-down-the-middle-over-property. live.