Rajkumar Santoshi

Rajkumar Santoshi (Hindi: राजकुमार सन्तोषी) is a Filmfare award-winning Indian film director and producer of Hindi films. He is the son of producer-director P.L. Santoshi.

Career

Santoshi started his career as an assistant director and worked with Govind Nihalani during the filming of Ardh Satya (1982). His notable films as director include Ghatak: Lethal, Pukar and The Legend of Bhagat Singh. He won the Filmfare Best Director Award for Ghayal (1990) and Damini (1993), both starring Sunny Deol.^[1][2]

Santoshi has directed films of all genres except sci-fi. His film Pukar focused on Indian army and court martial thereafter to its protagonist played by Anil Kapoor. Damini portrayed the justice and law of India. Andaz Apna Apna was a comedy which emerged as a cult in Hindi film history. Barsaat was a romantic action drama, which marked the debut of actor Bobby Deol. Lajja (2001) was a woman oriented film about four Indian women belonging to different strata of society. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) saw Ajay Devgan as a freedom fighter. The film won a National Film Award and Filmfare Award.^[3][4] Khakee (2004) was another success for Santoshi. His films Family (2006) and Halla Bol (2008) did not do well at the box office. In 2009, his film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif emerged as one of the biggest hits of that year.

Santoshi's upcoming film include Power (2011), which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, & Sanjay Dutt.^[5]

Personal life

Santoshi lives in Juhu with his wife Manila Santoshi. He has two children: a son, Ram and a daughter, Tanisha.

Filmography

As Writer/Director^[6]

• Ghayal (1990)
• Damini (1993)
• Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
• Barsaat (1995)
• Ghatak (1996)
• China Gate (1998)
• Pukar (2000)
• Lajja (2001)
• The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
• Khakee (2004)
• Family: Ties of Blood (2006)
• Halla Bol (2008)
• Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
• Power (2011)
• Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
• Ramayan (2012)

As Writer/Producer^[6]

• Ardh Satya (1982) Assistant director
• Halo (1996) actor
• Vinashak (1998) Screenplay
• Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) co-producer
• Jaanam Samjha Karo (1999) Screenplay, Co-producer
• Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) Screenplay

References

External links

• Rajkumar Santoshi at the Internet Movie Database