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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rajkumar Santoshi
| image = Rajkumar Santoshi.jpg
| alt = Rajkumar Santoshi in 2015
| caption = Santoshi in 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1956|07|17}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Madras State]], India
| death_date = 
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[film producer|producer]], [[screenwriter]]
}}

'''Rajkumar Santoshi''' is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of [[Hindi]] films. Having received several accolades including three [[National Film Awards]] and six [[Filmfare Awards]], he made his directorial debut with the crime film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990), which won him the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] as well as the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]. He next directed the thrillers ''[[Damini]]'' (1993) and ''[[Ghatak: Lethal]]'' (1996). All these three financially successful films starred [[Sunny Deol]], [[Amrish Puri]] and [[Meenakshi Seshadri]]; the second of these garnered him a second Filmfare Best Director Award and the latter fetched him the [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Filmfare Best Screenplay Award]] as well as a Filmfare Best Director Award nomination. During this period, Santoshi also received praise for directing the comedy ''[[Andaz Apna Apna]]'' (1994), which though a box office flop has attained [[cult]] status, and the major success ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1995), that marked the film debut of [[Bobby Deol]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]]. In 2000, he wrote dialogues of the film ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'' which earned him the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]]. He followed it by directing two moderate commercial successes—the biopic ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]'' (2002) and the action thriller ''[[Khakee]]'' (2004)—both of which earned him Best Director nominations at Filmfare. His highest-grossing film came in 2009 with over {{INRConvert|1.2|b}}-earning romantic comedy ''[[Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani]]'' starring [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Katrina Kaif]].

== Personal life ==
He is the son of producer-director P.L. Santoshi, born from his second wife. Rajkumar was born in Chennai and currently lives with his wife Manila and children; Ram and Tanisha.<ref>{{cite news|title=I was not able to give my father even one meal with my money: Rajkumar Santoshi|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-21/news-interviews/42253003_1_tamil-films-rajkumar-santoshi-father|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923233336/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-21/news-interviews/42253003_1_tamil-films-rajkumar-santoshi-father|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=5 February 2014 }}</ref>

== Career ==
Santoshi started his career as an assistant director and worked with [[Govind Nihalani]] during the filming of ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' (1982)

Santoshi made his directorial debut in 1990, with the action flick ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'', starring [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]. The film tells the story of a person in search of his missing brother and the events that follow. It was critically and commercially very successful, and earned him the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]], Best film, and Best screenplay.<ref name="bless">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NWlYAAAAQBAJ&q=raj+santoshi+family+2006&pg=PT32|title=Bless You Bollywood!: A tribute to Hindi Cinema on completing 100 years|last=Rishi|first=Tilak|publisher=Trafford Publishing|year=2012|isbn=9781466939622}}</ref> ''Ghayal'' also won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]].<ref name="bless"/> Santoshi's followup was the universally acclaimed film ''[[Damini]]'' (1993), which dealt with issues like the status of women in our society and the perspective of people towards women. He won his second Filmfare best director award for it.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners – 1993|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368614.cms|access-date=9 December 2010|work=The Times of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709200607/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368614.cms|archive-date=9 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

After making two back-to-back serious films like ''Ghayal'' and ''Damini'', Santoshi wanted to make a light film.<ref name="aaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/from-flop-to-cult-film-the-journey-of-andaz-apna-apna-1477407.html|title=From flop to cult film: The journey of Andaz Apna Apna|last=Chintamani|first=Gautam|publisher=Firstpost|date=12 April 2014|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> He then wrote and directed the ensemble comedy ''[[Andaz Apna Apna]]'' (1994). The film did not do too well commercially at the time of its release, but is now considered a [[Cult film|cult classic]].<ref name="aaa"/> Santoshi received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] nomination for it.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aamir-khan-still-a-fan-of-andaz-apna-apna-wears-t-shirt-with-crime-master-gogos-face/|title=Aamir Khan still a fan of 'Andaz Apna Apna', wears t-shirt with Crime Master Gogo's face|work=The Indian Express|date=31 August 2015|access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

Santoshi then went on to make ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1995), a successful romantic action drama film, which marked the debut of actors [[Bobby Deol]] and Twinkle Khanna. The following year he made ''[[Ghatak: Lethal]]'' (1996), an action film, marking his third collaboration with [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]. It also turned out to be a commercially successful and highly acclaimed film.

''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]'' (1998), an action film inspired from [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Seven Samurai]]'' (1954), was his next release.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X6CqBAAAQBAJ&q=china+gate+seven+samurai&pg=PT37|title=East Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film|authors= Leon Hunt and Leung Wing-Fai|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=2010|isbn=9780857736369}}</ref> It follows the story of a village that hire a group of veterans to combat bandits who terrorise them. In 2000, Santoshi wrote and directed ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'', a film focusing on the [[Indian Army]] and [[court martial]]. It won the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> It was followed by ''[[Lajja (film)|Lajja]]'' (2001), a film about four Indian women belonging to different strata of society. The film dealt with issues like [[gender inequality]] and the status of women in our society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/31lajja.htm|title=Not just a slick chick flick!|last=Bora|first=Anita|publisher=Rediff.com|date=31 August 2001|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> ''Lajja'' was a box office failure in India, but was an overseas success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2001|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=22 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115223304/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ==|archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lajja: a hit overseas|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/sep/08raj.htm|last=Pais|first=Arthur J|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=1 July 2011|date=8 September 2001}}</ref> ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]'' (2002), his next directorial venture, was a biopic on the freedom fighter [[Bhagat Singh]]. The film won a [[National Film Award]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Devgan bags National Award for Bhagat Singh|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030727/main4.htm|access-date=9 December 2010|newspaper=The Tribune|date=27 July 2003}}</ref> In 2004, Santoshi wrote and directed ''[[Khakee]]'', a multi-starrer action thriller about a group of cops who get embroiled in a mystery surrounding a terrorist attack. The film was a commercial success and reiterated Santoshi as one of Bollywood's most sought-after directors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/02/27/stories/2004022701310100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040628195128/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/02/27/stories/2004022701310100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2004|title=Bollywood's favourite filmmaker|last=Gangadhar|first=V.|access-date=27 February 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 February 2004}}</ref> [[Derek Elley]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: "Powerhouse casting, and equally powerhouse direction by Rajkumar Santoshi, makes this an above-average example of mainstream Bollywood thrillers."<ref>{{cite news|last=Elley|first=Derek|title=Review: 'Khakee'|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/khakee-1200536726/|work=Variety|access-date=30 August 2014|date=31 January 2004}}</ref>

''[[Family (2006 film)|Family]]'' (2006), an action crime flick, was his next release. [[Raja Sen]] called it "utter tripe".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/13family.htm|title=Don't visit this Family|last=Sen|first=Raja|publisher=Rediff.com|date=13 January 2006|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> It bombed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Box Office India|title=Box Office 2006|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==|access-date=8 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132118/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==|archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> Santoshi's next directorial venture was ''[[Halla Bol]]'' (2008), a [[social film]] starring [[Ajay Devgan]], [[Vidya Balan]] and [[Pankaj Kapur]]. The film was based on the life of activist [[Safdar Hashmi]], who was killed by political rivals while performing in a street play (by the name of ''Halla Bol'') in 1989.<ref name="bol">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/halla-bol-based-on-safdar-hashmi-rajkumar-santoshi/story-ER1YDLo2kud4osws2bH95L.html|title=Halla Bol based on Safdar Hashmi: Rajkumar Santoshi|work=Hindustan Times|date=12 July 2007|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> It was shot in 75 days in over 65 locations.<ref name="bol"/> ''Halla Bol'' was panned by critics, with [[Khalid Mohamed]] calling it "downright awful" [..] "packed with mind-benders galore."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-halla-bol/story-CK0FF3CqKkN56HGVuYY6JP.html|title=Review: Halla Bol|work=Hindustan Times|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=11 January 2008|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref> During this period, his films were poorly received.

In 2009, he wrote and directed ''[[Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani]]'', which emerged as the [[Bollywood films of 2009|fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2009]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ==|title=Box Office 2009|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=28 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014131907/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ==|archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> The film starring [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Katrina Kaif]] and was a romantic comedy. [[Nikhat Kazmi]] in her review wrote that the film "has just a few moments of tedium", but "[It] takes you on a roller-coaster ride as Raj Kumar Santoshi tries to retrack his way to his ''Andaz Apna Apna'' days".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Ajab-Prem-Ki-Ghazab-Kahani/movie-review/5200397.cms|title=Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Movie Review|last=Kazmi|first=Nikhat|work=The Times of India|date=5 November 2009}}</ref>
Santoshi came back after a three-year hiatus with the action comedy ''[[Phata Poster Nikla Hero]]'', (2013) starring [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz]]. The film was a critical and commercial failure.<ref>{{cite news|title=Critics' review: Phata Poster Nikla Hero disappoints, Shahid shines|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-review-phata-poster-nikla-hero-disappoints-shahid-shines/article1-1124855.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712185751/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-review-phata-poster-nikla-hero-disappoints-shahid-shines/article1-1124855.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2015|date=20 September 2013|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Phata Poster Nikla Hero flops, is Shahid Kapoor to be blamed?|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/phata-poster-nikhla-hero-flops-is-shahid-kapoor-to-be-blamed-/1173497/|access-date=26 September 2013|work=The Indian Express|date=24 September 2013}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Director
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' || || Assistant director ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)|Vijeta]]'' || || Assistant director ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Damini]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || Writer (Story & Screenplay) <br/> Producer ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Andaz Apna Apna]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Halo (1996 film)|Halo]]'' || || Actor ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Vinashak – Destroyer]]'' || || Writer (screenplay) ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]'' || || Co-producer ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Jaanam Samjha Karo]]'' || || Writer (screenplay) <br/> Co-producer ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Lajja (film)|Lajja]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' || || Writer (screenplay) ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Khakee]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Family (2006 film)|Family]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Halla Bol]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Phata Poster Nikhla Hero]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Bad Boy (upcoming film)|Bad Boy]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Tips Industries|Ek Aur Ghazab Kahani]]'' ||<center>{{Tick}}</center> || writer ||
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Ceremony !! Category !! Result
|-
|rowspan="3"|1991
|rowspan="3"| ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]''
|[[National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film]]
|rowspan="4" {{Won}}
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Damini]]''
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
|1995
|''[[Andaz Apna Apna]]''
|Best Director
|-
|rowspan="2"|1997
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]''
|Best Director
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|rowspan="2" {{won}}
|-
|1999
|''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]''
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue Writer]]
|-
|2001
|''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]''
|rowspan="2"| National Film Awards
|[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film (National Integration)]]
|rowspan="3" {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|2003
|rowspan="4"| ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]''
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film (Hindi)]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|Filmfare Awards
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
|-
|Best Film
|rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|Best Director
|-
|2005
|''[[Khakee]]''
|}

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