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Shubhash Ghai
Born	January 24, 1943/1945 (1943-01-24)Gugrawala,Dist; Sangrur Punjab
Occupation	Produce&Director

Subhash Ghai :(born January 24, 1945 in Punjab, India) is an Indian director. His most notable films include Karz (1980),Hero (1983),Meri Jung(1985),Karma(1986), Saudagar (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997) and Taal (1999), Kalicharan (1976). He is known as the "showman" of bollywood, for making epical movies that portray grandeur and very rich theme.

Subhash graduated in commerce from Rohtak, Haryana and moved to Pune, Maharashtra to learn cinema at the Film and Television Institute of India. After attaining a diploma, he started working in the Indian film industry in 1970.

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Career

His directorial break was the film Kalicharan (1976) which he obtained through a recommendation by Shatrughan Sinha, which was one of the biggest hits of its time. As of 2005, he has written and directed 15 movies out of which 13 were highly successful. In 1982, he formed a company - Mukta Arts Private Limited which, in 2000, became a public company. Subhash Ghai is its chairman and managing director.

His most notable films in the 1980s were Vishwanath, Krodhi, Karz (1980), VidhaataHero (1983), Karma (1986) and Ram Lakhan (1989). He went onto win a (1982), Filmfare Best Director Award for Saudagar (1991). In 1993 he directed Khalnayak which was known for its controversies at the time for its use of the popular song Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai.

Two of his films in the late 1990s, Pardes (1997) (Abroad) and Taal (1999) (The Beat) were released internationally and featured in the Top 20 movies in the U.S. Box office charts for several weeks. The last two movies that he directed, Yaadein (2001) and Kisna (2005) were box office failures.

He has since turned producer and has had success with producing box office hits such as Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, Iqbal, Aitraaz (2004), 36 China Town (2006) and Apna Sapna Money Money (2006).

In 2006 he started his own state of the art film institute Whistling Woods International in Film City Bombay. The institute trains students in various aspects of film making - production, direction, cinematography, acting, animation etc.

He often cast Dilip Kumar (three films), Shatrughan Sinha (three films), Jackie Shroff (six films), Anil Kapoor (four films), Sanjeev Kumar (two films), Meenakshi Seshadri (two films), Sanjay Dutt (three films) and Madhuri Dixit (two films) in his most successful films.

filmography

Producer

1. Paying Guest (2008) (filming) (producer)
2. Yuvraaj (2008) (filming) (producer)
   
   
3. Bombay to Bangkok (2008) (producer)
4. 36 China Town (2006) (producer)
5. Shaadi Se Pehle (2006) (executive producer)
6. Iqbal (2005) (producer)
7. Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005) (producer)
8. Aitraaz (2004) (producer)
9. Joggers' Park (2003) (producer)
10. Yaadein... (2001) (producer)
    ... aka Cherished Memories (USA: informal English title)
11. Rahul (2001) (producer)
    
    
12. Taal (1999) (producer)
    ... aka Thaalam (India: Tamil title)
13. Pardes (1997) (producer)
14. Trimurti (1995) (producer)
15. Khal Nayak (1993) (producer)
    ... aka Khal Nayak: The Villain (USA: DVD box title)
16. Saudagar (1991) (producer)
    
    
17. Ram Lakhan (1989) (producer)
18. Karma (1986) (producer)
19. Hero (1983/II) (producer)
    

Director:

1. Paying Guest (2008) (filming)
2. Yuvraaj (2008) (filming)
   
   
3. Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005)
4. Yaadein... (2001)
   ... aka Cherished Memories (USA: informal English title)
   
   
5. Taal (1999)
   ... aka Thaalam (India: Tamil title)
6. Pardes (1997)
7. Khal Nayak (1993)
   ... aka Khal Nayak: The Villain (USA: DVD box title)
8. Saudagar (1991)
   
   
9. Ram Lakhan (1989)
10. Karma (1986)
11. Meri Jung (1985)
12. Hero (1983/II)
13. Vidhaata (1982)
14. Krodhi (1981)
15. Karz (1980)
    
    
16. Gautam Govinda (1979)
17. Vishwanath (1978)
18. Kalicharan (1976)
    

Writer:

1. Yuvraaj (2008) (filming) (writer)
   
   
2. Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005) (writer)
3. Joggers' Park (2003) (story)
4. Yaadein... (2001) (dialogue) (screenplay)
   ... aka Cherished Memories (USA: informal English title)
   
   
5. Taal (1999) (dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
   ... aka Thaalam (India: Tamil title)
6. Pardes (1997) (screenplay) (story)
7. Khal Nayak (1993) (written by)
   ... aka Khal Nayak: The Villain (USA: DVD box title)
8. Saudagar (1991) (written by)
   
   
9. Ram Lakhan (1989) (written by)
10. Karma (1986) (written by)
11. Vikram (1986/II) (writer)
12. Hero (1983/II) (written by)
13. Krodhi (1981) (dialogue) (story)
    
    
14. Vishwanath (1978) (writer)
15. Khaan Dost (1976) (story) (as Ghai)
    

Actor:

1. Yaadein...ncredited) .... Man in the market
   ... aka Thaalam (India: Tamil title)
2. Pardes (1997) ....
3. (2001) .... Cameo (in watch present scene)
   ... aka Cherished Memories (USA: informal English title)
   
   
4. Taal (1999) (u
5. Singer in a boat
6. Khal Nayak (1993) (uncredited) .... Agent with binoculars
   ... aka Khal Nayak: The Villain (USA: DVD box title)
   
   
7. Ram Lakhan (1989) .... Man singing on a motorcycle
8. Karma (1986) .... Pedestrian with bicyle on his shoulder
9. Hero (1983/II) .... Man singing in 'Ding Dong'
   
   
10. Khaan Dost (1976) .... Special Appearance
11. Gumrah (1976) .... Shyam
12. Dhamkee (1973)
13. Umang (1970)
    ... aka Enthusiasm
    
    
14. Aradhana (1969) .... Prakash
15. Taqdeer (1967)
    ... aka Destiny (International: English title)
    

Editor:

1. Yaadein... (2001)
   ... aka Cherished Memories (USA: informal English title)
   
   
2. Taal (1999)
   ... aka Thaalam (India: Tamil title)
   

Soundtrack:

1. Iqbal (2005) (lyrics: "JEETENGE JEETENGE...")
   

Thanks:

• Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) (acknowledgment: film clips courtesy of)
  ... aka Bollywood Hollywood (Canada: English title: DVD box title)
  
  
• Agni Sakshi (1996) (thanks: Mukta Arts) (as Shri. Subhash Ghai)
• Dil Tera Aashiq (1993) (thanks) (as Mr. Subhash Ghai)
  

Self:

1. Om Shanti Om (2007) .... Himself

Mukta Arts&Whistling Woods

Awards