Shakeel Noorani Age, Wife, Children, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Film Director • Producer • Writer
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film: • As a producer: Vishnu-Devaa (1991) • As a director: Bade Dilwala (1999)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1953
Age (as of 2026)	76 Years
Birthplace	Mahabaleshwar, Satara, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Religion	Islam
Controversy	Arrested For Sexual Harrasment and Rape case (August 2026) In August 2026, Shakeel Noorani was arrested for sexually harrasing and raping a 33 years old actress in 2016. [1]The Hindu
Social Media	Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse
Children	Son- Gibran Noorani (dentist, writer) Daughter- Erum Noorani

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shakeel Noorani

• Shakeel Noorani hails from Mahabaleswar, District Satara of Maharashtra.

• Noorani’s film career started in 1991, where he worked as a producer in a film Vishnu-Devaa, an action film starring Sunny Deol. He produced the film under his banner Noorani Films Corporation.

• In 1999, Noorani made his directorial debut with the film Bade Dilwale. He was also the writer and producer of the film.

• In 2000, he directed and produced film titled Joru Ka Gulam, starring Govinda and Twinkle Khanna. The film gained him recognition in the Hindi film industry and became one of the films for which he is best remembered.

• In 2001, Noorani started shooting Jaan Ki Baazi, starring Sanjay Dutt. However, after about half of the film was completed, the production ran into a dispute. The film was listed among Shakeel’s unreleased film.

• In an interview, Noorani revealed that Sanjay Dutt had received Rs 50 Lakh and attended the film’s launch and some shooting dates; however, later he did not provide further dates for several years.

• In 2008, Shakeel went to the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association over the dispute with Sanjay Dutt and asked him to give dates to complete the film. The dispute later went to Bombay High Court.

• In 2010, the court ordered the attachment of two’s Sanjay Dutt’s properties in connections with the dispute.

• In 2017, a bailable warrant was issued against Sanjay Dutt for non-appearance in proceedings connected with the dispute involving Noorani. Noorani alleged that Sanjay Dutt also threatened him.

• Rather than working only as a director, Noorani also worked as a writer, producer and director during his film career.

• In August 2026, Shakeel was arrested after an aspiring actress accused him of raping and threatening her at his farmhouse in Mahabaleshwar.

• In her complaint, the woman accused Noorani for sexually assaulting her over the last four years.

• The victim claimed that Noorani called her to his residence in the Malvani Area of Mumbai to discuss the script of an upcoming film project, where he allegedly spiked her drink and rapes her.

• After she regained her consciousness, she alleged that Noorani showed her an intimate video that he recorded on his phone. She added that Shakeel threatened to circulate the video if she went to the police or told her family.

• She further alleged that he used the video the threaten her and sexually assaulted her several times.

• According to the police, she also alleged that Noorani gave her contraceptive pills after the assault and poisoned her, which she caused a miscarriage.

• After the case was registered against Noorani, he went into hiding to avoid the police. The police also searched his son, Gibran Noorani’s house in Lokhandwala.

• Later Noorani was arrested from his farmhouse in Mahanaleshwar with help of technical information. He was brought to Mumbai on 8 August 2026 and placed under arrest.

• A case was registered against him under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 64(2)(m) (rape), 123 (causing hurt by means of poison), 88 (causing miscarriage) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation).

• After his arrest, Shakeel Norani was produced before a local court. He was remanded to police custody till 12 August 2026.

• Shakeel Noorani’s son Gibran Noorani is also a screenwriter and worked in various television and social media projects.
  

  Shakeel Noorani with his family