Pradeep Uppoor

{{short description|Indian film producer (died 2023)}}

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Pradeep Uppoor ({{langx|hi|प्रदीप उपूर}}; 18 July 1958 – 13 March 2023)[https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/bollywood/produer-pradeep-uppoor-passed-away-in-singapore-news-in-hindi-2023-03-13 दुखद: आमिर को बड़े परदे पर पहला ब्रेक देने वाले निर्माता प्रदीप उप्पूर का निधन, सिंगापुर से आई दुखद खबर] {{in lang|hi}} was an Indian film producer. He produced Ardh Satya, Hip Hip Hurray, Aghaat (1985),{{cite web |url= https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc9055145 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309121846/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc9055145 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 9 March 2016 |title=Pradeep Uppoor | BFI |work=bfi.org.uk |year=2012 |accessdate=9 June 2020}} Holi, Chakra (1981), and Purush. Uppoor also produced a number of commercials, television serials, documentaries, and audio-visuals under the banner of Neo Films.

In 1994 he co-launched "Fireworks Production", a television production company, which made C.I.D. a successful police detective series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k4/producer/bpsingh.htm|title="Soaps are not my domain and I don't think I will be able to direct them well" B P Singh - Fireworks Productions|date=9 January 2004|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}

In 2021, he was the producer of the Nail Polish which is a ZEE5 originals film.{{Cite web|last=Parasuraman|first=Prathyush|date=2021-01-04|title=Nail Polish On Zee5 Review: A Fascinating Mishmash Of Courtroom Drama And Psychological Trauma Starring Arjun Rampal And Manav Kaul|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/nail-polish-zee5-review-a-fascinating-mishmash-of-courtroom-drama-and-psychological-trauma-starring-arjun-rampal-manav-kaul/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}}