Dheeraj is a screenplay and story writer known for films like Mumbai Salsa and Haal-e-dil. He has worked with Vikram Bhatt on three successive horror films - 1920, Shaapit and Phirr. He made his screenplay and dialogue writing debut in the Punjabi film industry with Mel Karade Rabba, starring Jimmy Shergill, Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa, which went on to become the biggest Punjabi hit for its time. Since then he has written several Punjabi blockbusters like Jatt and Juliet 1 and 2, Best of Luck and Romeo Ranjha. His films Shareek, Ambarsariya, Sardaar Ji 2, Kaptaan, and Jindua saw wide commercial success. His upcoming features include Maddock produced Kunal Deshmukh's Shiddat and RSVP's Bhangra Paa Le.