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Gauri Shinde

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Gauri Shinde, is an Indian ad-film director. Shinde has made her directional debut through the highly acclaimed English Vinglish...

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Full Name:Gauri Shinde Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 7 Weight (approx.):in kilograms- 60 kg Eye Colour:Dark Brown Hair Colour:Black Date Of Birth:Saturday, 06 Jul 1974 Age:52

Bio

Full Name

Gauri Shinde

Profession(s)

- Director, Writer, Producer, Screenplay Writer, Dialogue Writer

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 7

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 60 kg

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Film (Director, Story, Screenplay):

- English Vinglish (2012)

English Vinglish

Awards/Honours

- 14th IIFA Awards (Best Debut Director)

- 58th Filmfare Awards (Best Debut Director)

- Zee Cine Awards 2013 (Best Debut Director)

- 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards (Most Promising Debut Director)

- Max Stardust Awards (Best Debut Director)

- Laadli National Media Awards (Best Mainline Film)

- Star Guild Awards (Best Debut Director)

- Toifa Awards 2013 (Best Debut Director)

Famous For

- Directing English Vinglish (2012)

English Vinglish

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Saturday, 06 Jul 1974

Age:

52

Birthplace

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Zodiac Sign

Cancer

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Schools

- St Joseph's High School, Pune

College(s)

- Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune

Educational Qualification

- Graduated (mass communication) from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication in Pune

Religion

Hinduism

Food Habit

Non-Vegetarian

Hobbies

Travelling, Watching Movies (Movie Marathons), Netflix

Relationships

Marital Status

Married

Marriage Date

Family

Children

- None

Spouse(s)

- R. Balki

Gauri Shinde With Her Husband R Balki

Parents

Father

- - Name Not Known

Mother

- - Vaishali Shinde

Siblings

- Not Known

Favourites

Food

Fish

Actor(s)

Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh

Actress

Deepika Padukone

Film(s)

The Hours (2002), Blue Valentine (2010)

Colour(s)

White, Light Blue

Personal Details

Bio

Full Name: Gauri Shinde
Profession(s): Director, Writer, Producer, Screenplay Writer, Dialogue Writer

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 7
Weight (approx.): in kilograms- 60 kg
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut: English Vinglish (2012)
Awards/Honours: 14th IIFA Awards (Best Debut Director), 58th Filmfare Awards (Best Debut Director), Zee Cine Awards 2013 (Best Debut Director), 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards (Most Promising Debut Director), Max Stardust Awards (Best Debut Director), Laadli National Media Awards (Best Mainline Film), Star Guild Awards (Best Debut Director), Toifa Awards 2013 (Best Debut Director)
Famous For: Directing English Vinglish (2012)

Personal Life

Lesser Known Facts: Gauri Shinde was born and brought up in the City of Pune, Maharashtra., Her aspirations towards films started at the fag end of her college days., Gauri Shinde went on to do a course in filmmaking in New York and made a short film there. The film also went to the Berlin International Film Festival., Gauri loved New York so much, that she promised herself that she will shoot her first movie there. That really happened six years later., Gauri met her husband and director R. Balkiin the office lift of the building where she was shooting an ad film, but for her, Balki was just the new creative director everybody was talking about. She had seen him on a magazine cover where he was sitting on a basketball and remembers smirking at that cover. They got married in 2007 after years of dating., She draws her inspiration from her own life experiences., The inspiration for the film English Vinglish came from her mother Vaishali Shinde, who, like most people in India, struggled with the language. She even claims that she made the film to say sorry to her mother., Also, English Vinglish was much anticipated because it was the comeback of Sridevi after 15 years., The film went to the Toronto International Film Festival, and it got a standing ovation from all 2500 people there. It was then that Shinde realized that maybe, I was on to something big., Shinde loves to watch love stories like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kal Ho Na Ho and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and would love to make a romantic movie. Also, she would like to work with Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt again., A genre she would never like to work on is Horror; as she is easily scared of the horror films., Gauri firmly believes in the power of the script and says that shewill not start working on a new film till she is entirely convinced that the story is good enough to be a memorableone, because for her, A film is not a project. It is life., She feels strongly about her female characters and said that she will always put them firmly on the big screen.
Date Of Birth: 6 July 1974
Birthplace: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Schools: St Joseph's High School, Pune
College(s): Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune
Educational Qualification: Graduated (mass communication) from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication in Pune
Religion: Hinduism
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies: Travelling, Watching Movies (Movie Marathons), Netflix

Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Marriage Date: 2007

Family

Children: None
Spouse(s): R. Balki
Parents: - Name Not Known, - Vaishali Shinde
Siblings: Not Known

Favourites

Food: Fish
Actor(s): Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh
Actress: Deepika Padukone
Film(s): The Hours (2002), Blue Valentine (2010)
Colour(s): White, Light Blue

Updated: Wednesday,Sep 23, 2026 15:49 PM GMT+05:30

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