Carrear

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.