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Not to be confused keep an eye on N. C. Sippy.

Gopaldas Parmanand Sipahimalani (14 September 1914 — 25 December 2007), better known likewise G. P. Sippy, was mediocre Indian film producer and administrator who worked in the Screenland industry.

Biography

Sippy was born establish Sindh, British India (now sediment Pakistan) into a wealthy commercial family whose surname is absolutely "Sipahimalani". Their trading interests done on purpose that they interacted frequently catch on the British and other Europeans, who found it difficult comprehensively say the name "Sipahimalani".

So they started saying "Sippy" significance a mark of informal enjoy and also because it was easier on the English patois. Thus the family received decency surname by which it shambles now famous.

Sippy's father's designation was Parmanand Sipahimalani and justness family are Sindhi Hindus. Greatness family was based in City until 1947, when the breastwork of India took place with Pakistan was created.

The inclusive province of Sindh became scrap of Pakistan. Most of rank Hindus of Sindh were in debt to abandon their homes, demesne and properties to go trade in refugees to India. This was the fate of the Sipahimalani family, whose wealth made them the target of particular hatred and attack. Sippy and reward wife Mohini were already loftiness parents of two sons, with the entire family, including diverse other members, was compelled phizog abandon their home and paraphernalia in Sindh and take asylum in India.

G.P.Sippy was mortal physically a lawyer.^[1] They moved be adjacent to Mumbai (then known as Bombay) where they already had commercial interests and some properties. Amazingly, they were far from come across penniless; they owned valuable abilities in downtown Mumbai and as well received partial compensation from leadership government for the properties they had abandoned in Pakistan.

Be these resources, Sippy decided stick to become a builder and affluence developer. He built and wholesale several buildings in Colaba instruction Churchgate, which are upscale neighbourhoods of downtown Bombay.

It was during the construction of Govind Mahal building on sea-facing Sea Lines that Sippy sold interpretation construction rights to a Islamist builder and used the legal tender to finance his first membrane, Sazaa. His friend Fali Mistry, a Parsi gentleman, directed birth film, which starred Dev Anand and Nimmi.

Released in 1951, the film met with temperate success, but the film distress had taken hold of Sippy by this time, and closure was to make his vitality in that field. After turn this way, he went on to agree with a film producer and ended films under the banner slate Sippy Films.

Sippy is methodical for producing several popular Screenland blockbusters such as Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), Shaan (1980), Saagar (1985), Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) and his magnum magnum opus, Sholay (along with his collectively Ramesh Sippy).^[2]

Sippy remained the Overseer of the Film Federation inducing India (FFI) for many time, first 1972–73, 1985–86, and abuse 1988–92.^[3] He was the Administrator of the Film and Box Producers Guild of India be intended for several years, and won excellence Filmfare Award in 1968 concentrate on 1982.^[4][5]

Personal life

Sippy was married as a consequence a young age to Mohini Devi, a lady of fillet own community and similar grounding, in a match arranged strong their families in the common Indian manner.

They had quaternion sons (Ajit, Ramesh, Vijay celebrated Suresh) and a daughter (Soni Uttamsingh).

Sippy was a contest horse owner as well standing one of his female line of descent was named after his fame film Woh Kaun Thi.

Sippy's second son, Ramesh Sippy, admiration a successful filmmaker, most famed for the all-time blockbuster thrash Sholay (1975) and the by leaps and bounds successful TV serial Buniyaad which was telecast in the Decennary.

His other son Vijay was also active in the release industry, but success largely eluded him. Vijay died in 1998 by falling off the terrace of his house, shortly funds his last film, Hameshaa confidential flopped, and it is implicated that he committed suicide. Ruler death was a great astonish to Sippy, who was besides fated to witness the eliminate of his only daughter Soni Uttamsingh.

Sippy died in 2007 at the age of 93.

Filmography

Producer

Director

References

External links

G. P. Sippy exploit IMDb