Famous People with Name Sippy

Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy: was a Bollywood movie producer and director. He was of Sindhi descent. He is known for several popular Bollywood blockbusters such as Seeta Aur Geeta, Saagar, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman and his magnum opus, Sholay (along with his son Ramesh Sippy).

Ramesh Sippy            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Ramesh Sippy: an Indian film director, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay (Embers).His father was producer G.P. Sippy, and his son Rohan Sippy is also a film director. His daughter Sheena is married to Shashi Kapoor's son- Kunal Kapoor. [1]. He is twice married, his second marriage being to actress Kiran Joneja. [2]Ramesh was into films from an early age. He used to visit the sets of the film Sazaa, his father's first film, when he was 6 years old. Ramesh's first film job came when he was 9 years old, when he played Achala Sachdev's son in Shahenshah. He worked in both the production and direction departments in films like Johar-Mehmood in Goa and Mere Sanam, which his father was producing. He worked for 7 years as an assistant before becoming the director of Andaz, in 1971 which was a huge success. His second film Seeta Aur Geeta in 1972 was also highly successful.