Rajiv Rai

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Rajiv Rai (born in 1955 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian film writer, editor and director. He is the son of the late producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed all this films under his father's production company Trimurti Films. He made his debut as a director with the 1985 film Yudh.

He has wrote and directed several Hindi blockbuster films in the action and thriller genres: Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Mohra (1994), and Gupt (1997).

His films are also notable for their music composed by Viju Shah. Their use of popular songs such as Tirch Topi Wale in Tridev and Tu Chees Badi Hai Mast Mast helped his films become hugely successful.

He married Bollywood actress Sonam, whom he had directed in Tridev and Vishwatma in the 1990s. He has one child with her. In 1997, he had to leave India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbai organized crime leader Abu Salem.[1]. After a few years of hiatus from the Bollywood industry, he returned to directing with his comeback ventures Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) and Asambhav (2004), both of which failed at the box office. Shortly after the release of Asambhav his father died at the age of 80 of a prolonged illness.

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Asambhav (2004) Starring: Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra & Naseeruddin Shah
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) Starring: Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Arjun Rampal
Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) Starring: Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala, Kajol, Paresh Rawal
Mohra (1994) Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon,Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah
Vishwatma (1992) Starring: Sunny Deol, Chunkey Pandey, Sonam Rai, Naseeruddin Shah
Tridev (1989) Starring: Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah
Yudh (1985) Starring Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Tina Munim