Subhash Ghai (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian film director,
producer and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in Hindi
cinema. His most notable films include Kalicharan (1976), Karz
(1980), Hero (1983), Meri Jung (1985), Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan
(1989), Saudagar (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997), Taal
(1999), and Black & White (2008). In 1982, he started Mukta Arts
Private Limited which, in 2000, became a public company, with Subhash
Ghai as its executive chairman. In 2006, he received the National
Film Award, for producing the social problem film Iqbal.
Subhash Ghai was born in Nagpur in a Punjabi family. His father was a
dentist who practised in Delhi. Subhash did his higher secondary in
Delhi and thereafter graduated in Commerce from Rohtak, Haryana.
In 1963, he moved to Pune, Maharashtra, to join the Film and
Television Institute of India. In 1970, he married a girl from Pune
named Rehana alias Mukta. Today, he lives in Mumbai with his wife,
Mukta Ghai and daughters, Meghna Ghai Puri and Muskaan Ghai. Meghna
Ghai Puri is the President of Whistling Woods International, film and
media institution in Mumbai set up by Subhash Ghai in 2006.
Ghai started his career in Hindi cinema as an actor with small roles
in films including Taqdeer (1967) and Aradhana (1971). He was the
male lead in the 1970s Umang, and Gumraah (1976). His directorial
debut was the film Kalicharan (1976) which he obtained through a
recommendation by Shatrughan Sinha. As of 2016, he has written and
directed a total of 16 movies.
In the 1980s and 1990s, he formed a collaboration with Dilip Kumar
whom he directed in Vidhaata (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar
(1991), the latter for which he won the Filmfare Best Director
Award. He introduced Jackie Shroff as a leading actor in Hero
(1983) and directed Kapoor in Meri Jung (1985) for which he was
nominated for a Filmfare Best Actor Award . He went
on to frequently work with Shroff and Anil Kapoor, casting them
together in the films Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989) and Trimurti
(1995) which he had produced and was directed by Mukul S. Anand. His
1993 release Khalnayak starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Shroff
featured the songs "nayak nahin khalnayak hu main" and
"Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai".
In 1997, he directed Pardes which starred Shahrukh Khan and
introduced Mahima Chaudhry and Apoorva Agnihotri. In 1999 he directed
Taal which starred Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai and Anil Kapoor.
Both Pardes and Taal were released internationally but although hits
failed to live up to the box office expectations set by his previous
directorial ventures. His following films were Yaadein (2001) and
Kisna (2005), which were box office flops.
He then took a break from directing and turned producer with films
including Aitraaz (2004), Iqbal (2005), 36 China Town (2006) and Apna
Sapna Money Money (2006). In 2006, he set up his own film institute
Whistling Woods International in Mumbai. The institute trains
students in filmmaking: production, direction, cinematography,
acting, animation. Ghai has done brief cameos in his directorial
ventures.
After a three-year hiatus from directing, he returned in 2008 with
Black and White released on 7 March 2008 and, later Yuvvraaj released
in November 2008 which didn't perform well at the box office. A.
R. Rahman stated in an interview that Ghai had asked him to use the
words "Jai Ho" in a song.
Awards :
National Film Awards
2006: National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues:
Iqbal
Filmfare Awards
1998: Best Screenplay: Pardes
SkillTree Education Evangelist of India-2013
2015 : filmare awards for contribution to Indian cinema
Subhash Ghai's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :
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