Mohit Suri

Mohit Suri
Born 1981 (age 3435)
Mumbai, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film director
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Udita Goswami (2013–present)
Children Devi (Daughter)
Relatives See Bhatt family

Mohit Suri, (born 1981) is an Indian film director, most known for his films, Kalyug (2005), Awarapan (2007) and Aashiqui 2 (2013). He has directed 3 quasi-sequels Raaz - The Mystery Continues (2009), Murder 2 (2011) and Aashiqui 2 (2013), not having directed the first installments. And all three were very much appreciated for its direction and were success at box office too.

Early life

Suri was born and brought up in Mumbai. His mother was an air hostess, and his father worked for Dunlop in Chennai. Mohit's mother is the younger sister of noted film makers Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt. Suri's cousins are Emraan Hashmi, Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt. Suri's sister Smiley Suri is an actress, and has appeared in films like Kalyug and Crook. Before venturing into film direction, Mohit worked as an office assistant for T-Series, and as an assistant director to Vikram Bhatt.[1]

Career

He started his career as an assistant director, and made his debut as a director with the 2005 film Zeher which was a moderate success. He followed it up with Kalyug, which was both a critical and commercial success. His third film Woh Lamhe (2006) did well and received critical acclaim.

His next film Awarapan (2007) was both a critical and commercial success. It was a copy of the Korean film 'A Bittersweet Life' from 2005. Ironically, Mohit, in an interview given to Radio Sargam, said, "I am very critical about my own work. I would never ever go out and say that I have made a masterpiece. I just give my best and hope that it's good enough."[2] His preceding film Crook, based on the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia was released in 2010. Murder 2, which turned out to be a Blockbuster, a sequel to the 2004 film Murder was released on 8 July 2011.

In 2013, he directed "Aashiqui 2" which was a blockbuster. In 2014, he directed "Ek Villain" which ran successfully and went past the 1 billion mark at box office. In 2015, he directed his next movie "Hamari Adhuri Kahani" which runs averagely but has good messages for those who are making researches in love

Frequent Collaborations

Most of his films are produced by Vishesh Films. All his films have background score composed by Raju Singh.

Personal life

Mohit Suri married actress Udita Goswami on 29 January 2013.[3] They also have a daughter named 'Devi'.

Filmography

As Assistant Director

Year Title Director
2001 Kasoor Vikram Bhatt
2002 Awara Paagal Deewana Vikram Bhatt
2003 Footpath Vikram Bhatt

As Story Writer

Year Title Director
2005 Zeher
Yes
2005 Kalyug
Yes
2009 Raaz – The Mystery Continues
Yes
2010 Crook: It's Good To Be Bad
Yes

As Director

Year Title Release Date Story Screenplay Dialogue Lyricist Music Composers Producer
2005 Zeher 25 March YesBased on Out of Time (2003 film) Mahesh Bhatt Jay Dixit Sayeed Quadri
Shakeel Azmi
Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Roop Kumar Rathod
Vishesh Films
2005 Kalyug 9 December Yes Anand Sivakumaran Jay Dixit Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Anu Malik
Vishesh Films
2006 Woh Lamhe 29 September Mahesh Bhatt Shagufta Rafique Sayeed Quadri
Neelesh Mishra
Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Pritam
Roop Kumar Rathod
Vishesh Films
2007 Awarapan 29 June Based on A Bittersweet Life Shagufta Rafique Shagufta Rafique Sayeed Quadri
Asif Ali Baig
Annie Khalid
Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Pritam
Vishesh Films
2009 Raaz – The Mystery Continues 23 January Yes Shagufta Rafique Shagufta Rafique Sayeed Quadri
Kumaar
Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Sharib Sabri-Toshi Sabri
Gourov Dasgupta
Pranay.M.Rijia
Vishesh Films
2010 Crook: It's Good To Be Bad 8 October Yes Ankur Tewari Ankur Tewari Kumaar
Babbal Rai
Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Pritam
Vishesh Films
2011 Murder 2 8 July Mahesh Bhatt Based on The Chaser (film) Shagufta Rafique Mithoon Sharma
Sayeed Quadri
Kumaar
Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Mithoon Sharma
Harshit Saxena
Sangeet-Sidharath
Vishesh Films
2013 Aashiqui 2 26 April Shagufta Rafique Irshad Kamil
Ankit Tiwari
Sandeep Nath
Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Mithoon Sharma
Ankit Tiwari
Jeet Ganguly
Vishesh Films
Super Cassettes Industries Limited
2014 Ek Villain 27 June Tushar Hiranandani- Based on I Saw the Devil Mithoon, Manoj Muntashir, Soch Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch
Balaji Motion Pictures
2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahaani 12 June Mahesh Bhatt Rashmi Singh, Sayeed Quadri , Kunaal Vermaa Score:
Raju Singh

Songs:
Mithoon, Jeet Gannguli, Ami Mishra
Vishesh Films
Fox Star Studios
2016 Half Girlfriend(2016 film) 7 October Chetan Bhagat Balaji Motion Pictures

References

  1. I have not yet lived my married life at all: Mohit Suri – The Times of India
  2. Mohit Suri talks about his sequel to Raaz Radio Sargam.
  3. Mohit Suri, Udita Goswami marry in a private ceremony – IBNLive

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