Ramesh Sippy (Born 1947)

Ramesh Sippy is a popular Indian film director and producer well-known for his multi-starrer block-buster film 'Sholay'. From an early age, Ramesh was into films and his first film job was when he played Achala Sachdev's son in the movie 'Shahenshah' at the age of nine. He debuted as a director in the year 1971 with the film 'Andaz' followed by 'Seeta Aur Geeta' in 1972 both of which became huge commercial successes. The year 1975 saw Ramesh Sippy at his best with the blockbuster 'Sholay' that went on to become the most remembered work in his career. He could not repeat the success of 'Sholay' with any of his following films but directed one of India's most successful and remembered television serials 'Buniyaad' in the year 1987.