Entertainment News Desk – Since Ramesh Sippy’s father was associated with the film world, he started going to the sets at the age of six to learn the tricks of film making. He completed his early education in Mumbai itself. He graduated from Bombay University. Ramesh Sippy made his first film ‘Andaz’ in 1971. The superstars of that era Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini and Shammi Kapoor were cast in this film. This film proved to be a superhit.
The song ‘Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana’ from this film created such a craze among the youth that whenever they sat on the bike, they used to sing the same song. After this, he made Sita Aur Geeta (1972), giving a double role to Hema Malini, which was a unique story of two sisters with opposite nature. The film was heroine-centric and making such a film was a business risk.
But Ramesh took this risk and Sita Aur Geeta became a superhit. After this, Sippy Saheb made ‘Sholay’ which became a historical film. In an interview, Ramesh Sippy had told that he did not have the budget to make Sholay and he had asked for money from his father GP Sippy. He helped Ramesh and the cost of this film was around Rs 3 crore, the star cast spent only Rs 20 lakh. This film proved to be a super duper hit.
Ramesh Sippy became a great director with this film. After this Ramesh Sippy made many films. He made many films including Shaan, Shakti, Sagar, Andaz, Zamana Deewana. Some films were hits on screen and some flops. Ramesh Sippy’s latest film is ‘Shimla Mirch’. Actors Raj Kumar Rao, Rakul Preet Singh and Hema Malini were seen in lead roles in this film. Ramesh Sippy also worked for the small screen. He made the serial ‘Buniyaad’ on the tragedy of Partition, which was liked very much by the people. He met Kiran Juneja on the sets of the serial itself. Kiran Juneja had gone for a serial audition and it was here that she met director Ramesh Sippy for the first time.
Ramesh was giving audition for a serial. Ramesh and Kiran started liking each other at first sight. After this Ramesh and Kiran became friends. After this, Ramesh Sippy fell in love with Kiran and both started dating. Ramesh was already married and was 23 years older than Kiran. Despite this he decided to give birth to his love. After dating for four years, they got married. For this, Ramesh divorced his first wife Geeta and married Kiran seven times in 1986. Ramesh Sippy has two children. Rohan Kapoor is a film producer and director. They have a daughter, Sheena Kapoor, who is married to Shashi Kapoor’s son Kunal Kapoor.
