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Ramon Chibb

Ramon Chibb

Indian filmmaker


Ramon Chibb is an Indian Filmmaker, producer, writer and director known for his work in Hindi films and documentaries. He is the co-founder of Manomay Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd.[1]

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Personal life

Chibb was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Group Captain M.L. Chibb[2] an Indian Air Force officer and Vimala Chibb. Because of his father's transferrable job, Ramon grew up in various cities across the country viz Jorhat, Wellington, Agra, Patiala, Calcutta, Baroda, Delhi, Secunderabad and Ahmedabad. He did his High School from The Air Force School, Delhi Cantt and graduation in economics from St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad.

Career

Chibb was commissioned in the Indian Army in the year 1990 and served in the Kumaon Regiment until 1995.[3] After hanging his uniform, he learned filmmaking from his sister Rima Chibb,[4] a documentary filmmaker.[5]

Chibb began directing and producing documentaries, advertisements and TV independently in 1996. In 2003, he executive produced the first local production of the National Geographic Channel in India, titled Mission Everest.[6] He has also directed reality shows and documentaries for Zee, Star, National Geographic and UTV.[7]

In 2005, Chibb was one of the founding members of the Zee group when it forayed into the digital space. He was appointed Vice President, Head of Content for Zee's digital arm, DMCL.[8]

In 2007, he became Vice President, Head of Content and Operations for UTV Bindass, a youth TV Channel launched by UTV.[9]

In the year 2010 he was appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Content for National Geographic and FOX in India.[10]

Chibb is best known for producing documentaries and TV shows revolving around the Indian Military. He has produced and directed the first four ''Mission series'' for the National Geographic. Besides ''Mission Everest'', he has produced and directed the series ''Mission Udaan''- Inside Indian Air Force,[11] Mission Navy,[12] and Mission Army.[13]

Since 2013, he is producing films and content under his own company, Manomay Motion Pictures.[14]

In 2020, Chibb Produced a Netflix Original film, Kaali Khuhi.[15] The film has Shabana Azmi and Sanjeeda Sheikh in lead roles.

In 2022, he was the Creative Consultant for the film Laal Singh Chaddha.[16]

Chibb is one of the Producers of the 2024 Aerial Action feature film Fighter.[17] He has written the Screenplay of Fighter[18] and is the Second Unit Director[19] of the film.[20][21] Chibb has also co-written the story of the film,[22] along with director Siddharth Anand. He has acted in the film and played the role of Air Commodore Abhinder Bali,[17] Chief Instructor (Flying), Air Force Academy. Fighter released on 25th Jan 2024[23]

Filmography

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References

  1. "MANOMAY MOTION PICTURES PRIVATE LIMITED".
  2. "Ire on the mountain". Fifty Two (52). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ": Ramon Chibb appointed VP-Head of Content and Operations at UTV-Astro's Bindass - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. "Kaali Khuhi (2020) - IMDb" via www.imdb.com.
  5. "Fighter (2024) - IMDb" via www.imdb.com.
  6. "'Hrithik Roshan's 12-week transformation has commenced'". Mid-day. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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