Rajesh Beri
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Rajesh Beri | |
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| Born | India |
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| Language | Hindi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer | Beri Good Stories |
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Rajesh Beri is an Indian screenwriter, author and television producer who works primarily in Hindi-language television, film and digital media. He is best known for writing daily soap operas and crime shows for Indian television, and for the feature film Sarbjit (2016).[1][2] He holds a Limca Book of Records entry for writing the largest number of episodes of a single serial.[1]
Beri is the founder of the content company Beri Good Stories. Over a career spanning more than two decades he has written for more than 45 television serials, in addition to feature films, web series, short-form "micro-drama" content, animation and audio stories.[3][4]
Early life and career beginnings
[edit]Beri trained as an electronics engineer and worked for Indian Railways until 1997. As a railway engineer he is credited with developing an audible level-crossing warning device that sounds when a crossing is closing for an approaching train, replacing the earlier practice of a person ringing a bell manually, as well as a signalling device; both were subsequently adopted across the Indian Railways network.[4] A poet who took part in kavi sammelans, Beri was encouraged to pursue writing professionally by the satirist and Hindi poet Shail Chaturvedi. He left his engineering career in 1997 to work full-time in the entertainment industry.[4]
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Beri began writing for Indian television in the mid-1990s, contributing scripts to programmes such as Saajan Sanj, Tele Dost and Samay.[5] He went on to write story, screenplay, dialogues and lyrics for a number of serials across major Indian networks, including CATS on Sony and Kehta Hai Dil on Star Plus.[5]
His best-known television work is the long-running Star Plus serial Bhabhi, for which he is credited as the sole writer of story, screenplay, dialogues and lyrics. According to the Limca Book of Records, Beri is the only writer in India to have single-handedly written 1,328 episodes of one serial.[1][5] He also wrote for the long-running crime-reconstruction series Savdhaan India, for which he is reported to have written more than 900 episodes over several years.[4][1]
In 2015, Beri was hired by Saregama India to strengthen its television content management division. Announcing the appointment, Saregama managing director Vikram Mehra described Beri as an industry veteran.[3][6] Before joining Saregama he was associated with the television content division of UTV, where he worked on projects including Dor (Star Plus) and Shubh Vivah (Sony).[3] Several of his later television projects, including Begusarai, Dafa 420 and Savdhaan India, were produced by Saregama.[5]
Between 2011 and 2013 Beri ran the production house RB Entertainment Ltd., a venture associated with UTV, which produced serials including Shubh Vivah (Sony), Sonu Sweety (SAB TV) and Saubhagyavati Bhava (Life OK).[1]
Beri has also worked to develop regional film and television talent outside Mumbai, undertaking content-development initiatives in Dehradun, North East India and Bhopal in association with the ABZY Cool channel.[4]
Film
[edit]Beri wrote the biographical film Sarbjit (2016), directed by Omung Kumar and starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda. The film is based on the life of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national who died in a Pakistani prison; Beri was involved with the project from its early development and is also credited as an associate producer.[1][7] He has subsequently been associated with feature and biopic projects including CP Vohra – The First Foot, adapted from his own book on the mountaineer C. P. Vohra; Imran Chacha, based on the life of a hockey coach from Gorakhpur; and Lahori Singh, based on the life of a Sikh man during the Partition of India.[4][5]
Web series and digital content
[edit]Beri wrote dialogues for the ZEE5 original series State of Siege: 26/11.[5] He has also written short-form "micro-drama" content for the audio-and-video platform Kuku TV across a range of genres.[5]
Books
[edit]Beri is the author of several books published under his own imprint, including the short-story collection Beri Good Stories, which lends its name to his content company.[8] His later titles include CP Vohra: The Summit Within, a biography connected to early Indian Mount Everest mountaineering, and adaptations of his screen work.[5]
Audio and other work
[edit]Beri has produced audio stories for distribution on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, JioSaavn and Pocket FM, and has recorded short audio stories for Saregama.[5] An audio series of his short stories, Beri Good Stories, featuring serialised Hindi narratives such as Leela and Pita Ki Khoj, is available on Pocket FM.[9] Earlier in his career he also wrote advertising and corporate films and short documentaries on social issues.[1]
Selected works
[edit]Television
[edit]Beri's television writing credits between 1994 and 2018 include the following:[5][1]
| Year | Title | Network | Genre | Producer | Role |
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| 1994 | Saajan Sanj | Zee TV | Reality show | Eternity | Script |
| 1995 | Tele Dost | In Mumbai | Drama | KleenTalk | Research and script |
| 1995 | Tele Housie | In Mumbai | Drama | KleenTalk | Script (for Javed Jaffrey) |
| 1995 | Samay | In Mumbai | Astrology | Cintel India | Script (anchor) |
| 2000 | CATS | Sony | Thriller | UTV | Story, screenplay, dialogues, lyrics |
| 2000 | Kehta Hai Dil | Star Plus | Dark sitcom | UTV | Story, screenplay, dialogues, lyrics |
| 2000 | Neeli Chhatri Wala | DD National | Drama | VJR Productions | Story |
| 2001 | Professor Money Plant | Zee | Sitcom | Jaspal Bhatti Productions | Script |
| 2001 | Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai | DD National | Sitcom | Target Films | Research, script, associate producer |
| 2002 | Bhabhi | Star Plus | Drama | UTV | Story, screenplay, dialogues, lyrics |
| 2002 | Devi | Sony TV | Drama | Misha Productions | Script |
| 2003 | Salami | Zee TV | Patriotic | Shekhar Videos | Script |
| 2003 | Baat Ek Raat Ki | Zee TV | Thriller | Shekhar Videos | Script |
| 2003 | Shararat | Star Plus | Sitcom | UTV | Title song |
| 2004 | Soni Mahiwal | DD National | Sitcom | UTV | Script |
| 2005 | Shaanno Ki Shadi | Star Plus | Dramedy | UTV | Script |
| 2005 | India Calling | Star One | Drama | Rose A/V | Script |
| 2006 | Kabhi Toh Nazar Milao | Sony | Drama | UTV | Script |
| 2006 | Rishton Ki Dor | DD National | Drama | Tirupati Films | Script |
| 2007 | Sangam | Star Plus | Drama | Fox TV | Script |
| 2008 | Ranbir Rano | Zee TV | Drama | Shreya Creations | Script |
| 2008 | Jugni Chali Jalandhar | Sab TV | Dramedy | Dia Tony Singh Productions | Script |
| 2009 | Sonu Sweety | Sab TV | Sitcom | RB Entertainment | Script and producer |
| 2009 | Jyoti | Imagine | Drama | Sphere Origin | Script |
| 2011 | Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai | Sab TV | Sitcom | UTV | Script and producer |
| 2011 | Bhola Bhagat | Sab TV | Drama | Creative Eye | Script |
| 2012 | Shubh Vivah | Sony | Drama | UTV | Script |
| 2013 | Saubhagyavati Bhava | Life OK | Thriller | UTV | Concept |
| 2013 | Jai Maa Vindhyavasini | Big Magic | Religious | Khalome India | Script and producer |
| 2015 | Begusarai | Zee TV | Drama | Saregama | Concept |
| 2015 | Dafa 420 | Star Plus | Sitcom | Saregama | Concept and script |
| 2016 | Jab Jab Bahar Aaye | DD National | Drama | Tanisha Entertainment | Script and producer |
| 2016 | IPS Diary | DD National | Crime | RB Entertainment | Script and producer |
| 2016–2019 | Savdhaan India | Life OK | Crime | Saregama | Writer |
| 2017 | Crime Patrol | Sony | Crime | Cinevistaas | Script |
| 2018 | Crime Alert | Dangal | Crime | Ajit Thakur | Script |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2016 | Sarbjit | Writer, associate producer |
| CP Vohra – The First Foot | Writer (based on his book) | |
| Imran Chacha | Writer (based on his book) | |
| Lahori Singh | Writer |
Web series
[edit]| Title | Platform | Role |
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| State of Siege: 26/11 | ZEE5 | Dialogues |
| Victims of the Border | Writer |
Bibliography
[edit]- Beri Good Stories (ISBN 978-81-95123-41-4)[8]
- Beri Good Stories Part 2
- CP Vohra: The Summit Within
- Imran Chacha
- Kahan Gaya Mera Veer
- Prem Bhanwar
- Tere Bagair
Recognition
[edit]Beri is listed in the Limca Book of Records as the only writer in India to have single-handedly written 1,328 episodes—comprising story, screenplay, dialogues and lyrics—of a single serial (Bhabhi).[1][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Hindi Writer Rajesh Beri – Biography". NETTV4U. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Rajesh Beri – Author Page". Notion Press. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Saregama hires Rajesh Beri and Siddharth Anand to drive TV content". Exchange4media. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rajesh Beri's inspiring journey from electronics world to silver screen!". Garhwal Post. Dehradun. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Beri Good Stories company profile and television portfolio (2026). [self-published source]
- ↑ "Saregama India ropes in senior creative people to bolster TV content business". MediaNews4U. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Zeishan Quadri: Making the Write Choices". NewsGram. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Beri Good Stories". Amazon.in. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Beri Good Stories कहानियां". Pocket FM. Retrieved 27 June 2026.