Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades including three National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards, he made his directorial debut with the action drama Ghayal (1990), starring Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Amrish Puri. The film emerged as a major critical and commercial success, making Santoshi a household name in Hindi cinema. The film won also him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment as well as his first Filmfare Award for Best Director.
He also directed the crime drama thriller Damini (1993), again starring Sheshadri, Deol and Puri. It also emerged as a major critical and commercial success, garnering Santoshi the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay and his second consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Director. During this period, Santoshi also received praise for directing the comedy Andaz Apna Apna (1994) starring Aamir Khan and Salman Khan together, which despite being a box-office flop has attained cult status. He next directed the action romance Barsaat (1995), which marked the film debut of Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna. His next action drama Ghatak: Lethal (1996), also emerged as a commercial success. Andaz Apna Apna and Ghatak: Lethal earning him nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
In 2000, he wrote dialogues of the action thriller Pukar which earned him the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. He followed it by directing two moderate commercial successes—the biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) and the action thriller Khakee (2004)—both of which earned him nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His highest-grossing film came in 2009 with the romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, which grossed ₹1.2 billion (US$15 million) worldwide.
RajkumarSantoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades including three National Film...
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Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by RajkumarSantoshi and written by Santoshi and Sridhar Raghavan around an Indian police team on a...
wider recognition for his portrayal of a boxer accused of murder in RajkumarSantoshi's Ghayal (1990), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the...
1984) also known as Raj Kumar, Hindi film actor RajkumarSantoshi, Indian producer and director Rajkumar Sethupathi (born 1954), Indian film actor in Malayalam...
a 2002 Indian Hindi-language biographical period film directed by RajkumarSantoshi. The film is about Bhagat Singh, a revolutionary who fought for Indian...
Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by RajkumarSantoshi and produced by Ramesh Taurani under Tips Industries. Starring Ranbir...
is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by RajkumarSantoshi and produced by Vinay Kumar Sinha. It stars Aamir Khan, Salman Khan...
another of his father's productions Ghayal, directed by debutante RajkumarSantoshi, which became the year's second top-grossing film. It established...
In 2008, Devgn starred in the social film Halla Bol, directed by RajkumarSantoshi, alongside Pankaj Kapoor and Vidya Balan. The film is based on the...
Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and co-written by RajkumarSantoshi. It stars Meenakshi Seshadri in the title role with Rishi Kapoor Sunny...
out) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by RajkumarSantoshi. The film features Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles...
Vinglish in 2013 and Seema Pahwa for Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi in 2022. RajkumarSantoshi remains the only director to have won the award for his first two...
Indian Hindi-language social action drama film written and directed by RajkumarSantoshi. Halla Bol stars Ajay Devgn and Vidya Balan in pivotal roles and a...
has worked with film directors such as Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Rajkumar Gupta and Vikramaditya Motwane. In 2011, Bahl made his directorial debut...
composed for several films like Khakee (2004) and Family (2006) by RajkumarSantoshi, besides Jumbo (2008), Aagey Se Right (2009) and Luv Ka The End (2011)...
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alongside Sunny Deol. This film started her long association with RajkumarSantoshi. Ghayal was the highest-grossing film of the 1990s. In 1991, she appeared...
American drama film Power (2013 film), an unreleased Indian film by RajkumarSantoshi, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt Power (2014 Telugu film)...
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