29-643: Vidhaata ( transl. Creator ) is a 1982 Indian action-drama film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai under his own production company Trimurti Films . It stars Dilip Kumar , Shammi Kapoor , Sanjeev Kumar , Sanjay Dutt , Padmini Kolhapure , Madan Puri , Amrish Puri , Suresh Oberoi , and Sarika in pivotal roles. The film was remade in Kannada as Pithamaha , in Malayalam as Alakadalinakkare , and in Tamil as Vamsa Vilakku . Vidhaata
58-471: A break from directing and turned producer with films including Aitraaz (2004), Iqbal (2005), 36 China Town (2006) and Apna Sapna Money Money (2006). In 2006, he set up his own film institute Whistling Woods International in Mumbai. The institute trains students in filmmaking: production, direction, cinematography, acting, animation. Ghai has done brief cameos in his directorial ventures. After
87-471: A leading actor in the action romance Hero (1983) and helped establish Anil Kapoor 's rising career with the legal drama Meri Jung (1985). He went on to frequently work with Shroff and Kapoor, casting them together in the films Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989) and Trimurti (1995), the latter which he had produced and it was directed by Mukul S. Anand . His action crime film Khalnayak starring Sanjay Dutt , Madhuri Dixit and Shroff featured
116-1016: A public company, with Subhash Ghai as its executive chairman. In 2006, he received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues for producing the social problem film Iqbal . The same year he founded the Whistling Woods International film and media institution in Mumbai . In 2015, he received the IIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema . His films are known for their iconic characters, grand and epic sets and climaxes, and themes of divine justice or duty. The vast majority of his movies are considered iconic or classics by most Indians, leading to their immense popularity on Television and YouTube. Born in Nagpur, India, Subhash Ghai's father
145-443: A sympathetic Veer finally sort out their enmity of decades. Here, Chuniya grows desperate and has Radha and Vasu captured. The people from both sides unite to fight against Chuniya. Soon, Radha and Vasu are saved, but they are unaware of the fact that their grandfathers have reconciled. Raju and Veeru kill Chuniya but get fatally wounded themselves. As the friends die in each other's arms, the final chapter on this friendship and enmity
174-469: A three-year hiatus from directing, he returned in 2008 with Black & White released on 7 March 2008 and, later Yuvvraaj released in November 2008 with collaboration Yash Singhaniya (award-winning journalist and writer). which did not perform well at the box office. A. R. Rahman stated in an interview that Ghai had asked him to use the words " Jai Ho " in a song. Although intended for Yuvraaj ,
203-690: A total of 16 movies. Currently, he is also on the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.) . In 1970, following a four year-long courtship, Ghai married Rehana Farooqui, whom he met while he was in FTII in Pune . She is better known as Mukta Ghai. They live in Mumbai along with their daughters, Meghna Ghai Puri and Muskaan Ghai. Meghna is the President of Whistling Woods International Institute . In 2018, Subhash Ghai
232-510: A wealthy and powerful smuggler and the chairman of the Mizya Group. Meanwhile, Kunal grows up under the strict supervision of Shamsher's loyal employee Abu Baba. He falls in love with Durga, a beautiful slum girl and the daughter of one of Shamsher's old employees Ganpat. However, things take an ugly turn when Shamsher Singh disagrees to let Kunal marry Durga because of her being from a poor background; he instead warns Durga's mother to leave
261-472: Is mortally wounded and dies in the arms of Kunal and Gurbaksh. The film ends with Gurbaksh blessing the newly-wed couple. All songs are composed by Kalyanji-Anandji . All lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi . Subhash Ghai Subhash Ghai (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, lyricist, music director and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema . He
290-493: The Hindi silver screen, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar , in lead roles. It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the 1959 film Paigham . It featured the debut performances of Vivek Mushran and Manisha Koirala , the latter becoming a noted Bollywood actress in later years. Amrish Puri , Anupam Kher , Mukesh Khanna , Dalip Tahil , Gulshan Grover , Dina Pathak and Jackie Shroff are also featured in
319-575: The city with her daughter or else faces serious consequences. Although Durga is unwilling to leave at first, she later agrees to sacrifice her love and leaves with her mother on a ship to Goa , where Shamsher's men try to rape her. Abu Baba comes to their rescue and saves them but is killed by Shamsher's men with the help of Jagawar, who has become a powerful smuggler in Goa. Kunal is devastated after seeing Abu Baba's dead body and promises to take revenge. His investigations into Abu Baba's death eventually lead to
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#1732794018382348-464: The duo has their territories marked. They come to an uneasy and unwritten truce: no one will kill a living soul from the other's territory, but anybody entering the other person's territory will be doing so at their own peril. Chuniya, kin of Raja, sees an opportunity to leech off the money of Rajeshwar by keeping the two sides at war. Chuniya has Veer's son Vishal killed, making the latter believe that Rajeshwar will stop at nothing to eliminate Veer. Over
377-578: The enmity and fall in love. When Mandhari finds about this, he happily completes his pledge to himself and reveals the truth to the lovers. Then, he reveals his plans to end the enmity, according to which Radha will infiltrate Veer's home, while Vasu will infiltrate Rajeshwar's. The lovers succeed in doing so and try to make the old friends see reason. Aarti, Vishal's widow, learns the true identity of Radha but keeps quiet. Meanwhile, Chuniya has completely infiltrated Rajeshwar's bastion. He starts making murky deals with shady parties who are interested in acquiring
406-421: The film industry. At the same time, he learnt of and entered a United Producers Filmfare talent contest. Of the 5,000 participants, three people were selected in it, he, Rajesh Khanna and Dheeraj Kumar . While Khanna received a role soon after, Ghai received a role a year later. Ghai started his career in Hindi cinema as an actor with small roles in films including Taqdeer (1967) and Aradhana (1969). He
435-562: The hit songs "Nayak Nahin Khalnayak Hu Main" and the controversial " Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai ". In 1997, he directed the musical romance Pardes which starred Shahrukh Khan and newcomers Mahima Chaudhry and Apoorva Agnihotri . In 1999, he directed the musical romantic drama Taal which starred Aishwarya Rai , Akshaye Khanna and Anil Kapoor. Both Pardes and Taal were released internationally. His following films were Yaadein (2001) and Kisna (2005). He then took
464-468: The marriage. However, as luck would have it, a girl's marriage is disrupted due to her in-laws demanding dowry. Veeru steps in to save the face of the girl and her parents by marrying her. While Raju is shocked by this development, his sister, who was secretly in love with Veeru, commits suicide. Devastated and distraught, Raju now declares that Veeru is solely responsible for everything that happened, making him his mortal enemy. With these new developments,
493-522: The movie. The story line is influenced by the famous play Romeo and Juliet and Mandhaari's role is parallel to that of Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet . The film was a silver jubilee success all over India and the third highest grossing Indian film of 1991 . It as among the top 10 grossers of the 1990s decade . Saudagar received eight nominations at the 37th Filmfare Awards , and won two awards including Best Director for Subhash Ghai . It
522-420: The police and is asked to surrender; Shamsher somehow manages to escape. His daughter-in-law dies while giving birth to Kunal Singh. Shamsher takes his grandson Kunal and leaves his village to hide from the police. In the hope of making quick money and to secure his grandson's future, Shamsher starts working for Sir Mizya, a powerful underworld don, and takes on a new identity as Sir Shobraj. Over time, he becomes
551-738: The song resulted in Jai Ho! , featured in Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards . At the Cannes International Film Festival in May 2018, Ghai announced that he is co-producing a biopic on Osho Rajneesh along with an Italian production house. The movie would be directed by Lakshen Sucameli. As of 2016 , he has written and directed
580-404: The true identity of his grandfather and his father's killers. Jagawar dethrones Shamsher and takes over as the chairman of Mizya Group. He kidnaps Kunal and Durga and imprisons them. Shamsher, reunited with his old friend Gurbaksh, storms into Jagawar's house. They kill all his men and rescue Kunal and Durga. A fight ensues between Shamsher and Jagawar, in which Jagawar is killed. However, Shamsher
609-403: The village but is killed brutally by Jagawar Chaudhary, a notorious local smuggler, after Pratap refuses to help Jagawar in his illegal activities. Seeing his son dead, Shamsher Singh is enraged and kills some of Jagawar's goons whom he had seen throwing his son's dead body in the forest. When he is about to inquire from one of Jagawar's men about the person behind his son's murder, he is stopped by
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#1732794018382638-412: The whole region. He decides to stoke the fires once again, which he does by abducting, raping and killing a girl named Amla from Veeru's territory. Chuniya's machination works, exposing the lovers as well. Radha and Vasu's pleas fall on deaf ears. However, Chuniya's luck doesn't last long. The people with whom Chuniya had dealt with attack Rajeshwar, exposing Chuniya's real face. A distraught Rajeshwar and
667-555: The years, the tension escalates. The clashes between the former friends become a headache for the Commissioner. Mandhari, who is now revealed to be a beggar and part of the story, happens to be one of the lucky few who do not have any fear of death from either side. Mandhari claims to the Commissioner that the day he finds out a solution to the problem, he will dance on one leg. Here, Rajeshwar's granddaughter Radha and Veer's grandson Vasu meet each other. Radha and Vasu are unaware of
696-491: Was Dilip Kumar's penultimate film and final box office success. The movie starts with Mandhari, an old crippled man, telling a story of two friends to some kids. In the story, Rajeshwar Singh, a rich landlord's son, and Veer Singh, a poor farmer's son, become friends. They are naughty kids, calling each other as Raju and Veeru respectively. As the duo grow up, Raju decides to get his sister Palikanta's marriage arranged with Veeru. Neither his sister nor Veeru have any objections to
725-653: Was a dentist in Delhi. Ghai graduated in commerce from Rohtak , Haryana , and then went to pursue graduation in Cinema from the Film and Television Institute of India , Pune . In an interview with Rajya Sabha TV, Ghai recounted that after graduated from FTII, he came to Bombay, but was not allowed to enter any studio as he was unknown. He then read self help books like Dale Carnegie's How to Win friends and influence people , and used techniques given in it to help him try and enter
754-469: Was accused of sexual assault by an anonymous woman. The victim, who used to be an assistant of Subash Ghai alleged that he raped her at Fariyas hotel, Lonavala after spiking her drinks with drugs. No Criminal case or FIR was registered in this matter while Ghai denied it strongly, calling it false. Saudagar (1991 film) Saudagar (transl. Merchant) is a 1991 Indian Hindi -language drama film, directed by Subhash Ghai . It starred two legends of
783-450: Was one of the most prominent and successful filmmakers of Hindi cinema throughout 80s and 90s. His most notable works include Kalicharan (1976), Vishwanath (1978), Karz (1980), Hero (1983), Vidhaata (1982), Meri Jung (1985), Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989), Saudagar (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997) and Taal (1999). In 1982, he started Mukta Arts Private Limited which, in 2000, became
812-410: Was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1982 and the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of the decade, when adjusted for inflation, being declared a "Blockbuster" by Box office India . Shamsher Singh, his son Pratap Singh, and his daughter-in-law lead a happy life in an Indian village. Shamsher works as an engine driver with his friend Gurbaksh Singh. Pratap is appointed as the new inspector-in-charge of
841-524: Was the male lead in the 1970s Umang and Gumraah . His directorial debut was the action thriller Kalicharan (1976) which he obtained through a recommendation by Shatrughan Sinha . In the 1980s and 1990s, he formed a successful collaboration with Dilip Kumar whom he directed in Vidhaata (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991), the latter for which he won his first and only Filmfare Award for Best Director . He introduced Jackie Shroff as
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