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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gauri Shinde
| image = Gauri Shinde.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Shinde at the HT Style Awards in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|6 July 1974}}
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| known_for = ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012)<br>''[[Dear Zindagi]]'' (2016)
| occupation = [[Film director]]<br>[[Screenwriter]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[R. Balki]]|2007}}
}}

'''Gauri Shinde''' (born 6 July 1974) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Shinde made her directional debut with the highly acclaimed ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012), which marked the comeback of actress [[Sridevi]]. Shinde featured in the ''[[Financial Times]]'' 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'.<ref name=ft12>{{cite web|work=Financial Times|title=25 Indians to Watch|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e158c112-2eb7-11e2-9b98-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2COt4hOic|date=16 November 2012}}</ref> She also featured on Rediff's list of 'Bollywood's 5 Best Directors of 2012.'.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Bollywood's 5 Best Directors of 2012|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-year-end-special-the-best-bollyood-director-s-of-2012/20121226.htm}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Gauri Shinde was born and brought up in Pune,<ref name=toi12>{{cite news |title=I am a better director than Balki: Gauri Shinde |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-07/news-interviews/34294577_1_balki-gauri-shinde-feature-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031033150/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-07/news-interviews/34294577_1_balki-gauri-shinde-feature-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2012 |date=7 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> where she studied at St Joseph's High School and later graduated from [[Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication]] in [[Pune]].<ref name=brunch>{{cite news|title=Personal agenda: Gauri Shinde, film director|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Personal-agenda-Gauri-Shinde-film-director/Article1-1008678.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 February 2013|accessdate=11 February 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211002657/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Personal-agenda-Gauri-Shinde-film-director/Article1-1008678.aspx|archivedate=11 February 2013}}</ref> Her aspiration towards film-making started right from the days at the end of her college life.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jamkhandikar |first=Shilpa |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/gauri-shinde-english-vinglish-idINDEE88B0EL20120912 |title=A minute with Gauri Shinde on English Vinglish | Reuters |publisher=In.reuters.com |date= 12 September 2012|accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
She moved to Mumbai for her internship with documentary director [[Siddharth Kak]] and later started working with advertising agencies like IBW, [[Ted Bates (advertising firm)|Bates Clarion]] and [[Lowe Lintas]], where [[R. Balki]] was the creative director.
<ref name=toi12/> In following years she made over 100 advertising films and short films;<ref name=ft12/> her short film ''Oh Man!'' (2001) was selected for the [[Berlin Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Symbiosis to honour director Gauri Shinde|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-19/pune/36431165_1_cultural-programme-symbiosis-institute-symbiosis-principal-director |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214180040/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-19/pune/36431165_1_cultural-programme-symbiosis-institute-symbiosis-principal-director |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2013 |date=19 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref>

She made her feature film debut as a director with ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012), a film inspired by Shinde's own relationship with her mother, who ran her own pickle business out of her home in Pune, and was a Marathi-speaking woman, who didn't speak English well, which embarrassed Shinde as a child. As she said in an interview, "I made this film to say sorry to my mother."<ref name=toi12/> The film was released on 14 September 2012 at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Subhash K Jha |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-09/news-interviews/33697526_1_gauri-shinde-english-vinglish-sridevi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025173852/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-09/news-interviews/33697526_1_gauri-shinde-english-vinglish-sridevi |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2012 |title=Sridevi completely spoiled me, says Gauri Shinde |date=9 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref> followed by its commercial release in India and worldwide on 5 October 2012, and went on to receive both critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|last=The Times of India|title=English Vinglish|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/English-Vinglish/movie-review/16665894.cms | work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hindustan Times |title=English Vinglish |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707151702/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |archivedate=7 July 2015}}</ref> Besides the [[Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director]], she was awarded the 'Laadli National Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity'.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gauri Shinde to receive 'Laadli' award for 'English Vinglish' |publisher=Cnn-IBN |date=21 January 2013 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Shinde married film director [[R. Balki]] in 2007.<ref name=toi12/><ref>{{cite news|title=What keeps Sridevi glowing at 49?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/What-keeps-Sridevi-glowing-at-49/articleshow/16069521.cms|accessdate=15 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=S Thakkar|first=Mehul|title=The Big B is brilliant: Gauri Shinde|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-11/news-interviews/33762262_1_gauri-shinde-mehdi-nebbou-r-balki|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023071850/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-11/news-interviews/33762262_1_gauri-shinde-mehdi-nebbou-r-balki|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2012|accessdate=15 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 September 2012}}</ref>

==Filmography==

* ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012) {{endash}} Director, Screenplay & Story
* ''[[Dear Zindagi]]'' (2016) {{endash}} Director, Screenplay & Story

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Film
! Result
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[58th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="19" |''[[English Vinglish]]''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]]
| rowspan="2" {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Screen Awards]]
|Most Promising Debut Director
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[14th IIFA Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
|-
|Best Debut Director
| rowspan="4" {{Won}}
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards 2013]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director|Most Promising Director]]
|-
| 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards
| Most Promising Debut Director
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Stardust Awards]]
| Best Debut Director
|-
| [[Stardust Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Laadli National Media Awards
| Best Mainline Film
| rowspan="2" {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Star Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=8th Star Guild Awards Winners|url=http://starguildawards.org/8th_apsara_awards_winners.html|publisher=[[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award]]|access-date=28 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930223430/http://www.starguildawards.org/8th_apsara_awards_winners.html|archive-date=30 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=8th Star Guild Awards Nominees|url=http://starguildawards.org/8th_apsara_awards_nominees.html|publisher=[[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award]]|access-date=28 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306014648/http://starguildawards.org/8th_apsara_awards_nominees.html|archive-date=6 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Director|Best Debut Director]]
|-
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|-
| Best Story
|-
| Best Screenplay
|-
| Best Dialogue
|-
| Women's International Film and Television Showcase<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewifts.com/2012Honoree_gaurishinde.php |title=Women's International Film & Television Showcase |publisher=Thewifts.com |date=1 December 2012 |access-date=9 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411232334/http://www.thewifts.com/2012Honoree_gaurishinde.php |archive-date=11 April 2013 }}</ref>
| Diversity Award
| rowspan="2" {{Won}}
|-
|Toifa Awards 2013
|Best Debut Director
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Dear Zindagi]]
| rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|-
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| Best Story
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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