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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian writer and film director}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sanjay Gadhvi<br />
| image = Sanjay Gandhvi.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |46|2012|October|26}}<ref name=gadvee/><br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
| known_for = ''[[Dhoom series]]''<ref>[http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/ill-miss-directing-dhoom-3-sanjay-gadhvi-608195 I'll miss directing Dhoom 3 : Sanjay Gadhvi]. [[NDTV India]]. 14 October 2012</ref><ref name=TOI/><ref name=gadvee>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Wanted-to-do-films-beyond-Dhoom-Sanjay-Gadhvi/articleshow/16965216.cms |title=Wanted to do films beyond 'Dhoom': Sanjay Gadhvi |website=[[Times of India]] |author=PTI |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref><br />
| occupation = [[Film director|Director]] [[film writer]]<br />
| spouse = Gina<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sanjay Gadhvi''' is an Indian writer and film director who is known for the first two installments of the ''[[Dhoom series]]''.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sanjay Gadhvi was born to Manubhai Gadhvi, a prominent figure in [[Gujarati literature|Gujarati folk literature]].<ref name=TOI>{{cite news |author=Priya Gupta|title=Aditya Chopra is near-perfect: Sanjay Gadhvi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditya-Chopra-is-near-perfect-Sanjay-Gadhvi/articleshow/16939964.cms|date=25 October 2012|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> His father moved into Mumbai's first 14-floor skyscraper on [[Peddar Road]] before he was born. As a child he studied in [[Campion School, Mumbai|Campion School]] and was friends with prominent industrialist [[Kumar Mangalam Birla]].<ref name=TOI /><br />
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==Career==<br />
He made his directorial debut with ''[[Tere Liye (film)|Tere Liye]]'' (2000) which went unnoticed. The film was earlier titled ''Tu Hi Bataa'' and the movie had starred [[Arjun Rampal]] and [[Raveena Tandon]], but the movie stalled due to low budget.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/imran-khan-is-a-bonus-for-kidnap-sanjay-gadhvi/article1-340354.aspx Imran Khan is a bonus for Kidnap: Sanjay Gadhvi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104135017/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/imran-khan-is-a-bonus-for-kidnap-sanjay-gadhvi/article1-340354.aspx |date=4 January 2015 }}. [[Hindustan Times]]. [[Subhash K. Jha]]. 25 September 2008</ref><ref>[http://moviespictures.org/movie/Tere_Liye_2001 Tere Liye (2001)]. Moviespictures.org.</ref><br />
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His first film with [[Yash Raj Films]] was [[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]] (2002). The film enjoyed moderate success.<br />
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He first gained attention when he directed the action thriller ''[[Dhoom]]'' in 2004.<br />
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He then directed the sequel to ''Dhoom'', called ''[[Dhoom 2]]''.<ref name="p17">{{cite web |url=http://www.animationxpress.com/anex/y2k7/headlines/anex1680.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930012557/http://www.animationxpress.com/anex/y2k7/headlines/anex1680.htm |archive-date=30 September 2011 |title=Interview with Film Director Sanjay Gadhvi |publisher=Animation Express |date=5 March 2007 |access-date=26 August 2009 |last=Jain |first=Divya}}</ref> The film starred three of the main actors from the previous film: [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Uday Chopra]] and [[Rimi Sen]]. [[Hrithik Roshan]], [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Bipasha Basu]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web |title=No dream machines in Dhoom 2? |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/no-dream-machines-in-dhoom-2-news-bollywood-kkfv0zbaach.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310044619/http://www.sify.com/movies/no-dream-machines-in-dhoom-2-news-bollywood-kkfv0zbaach.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 March 2014 |date=6 September 2005 |publisher=Sify |access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
Gadhvi won the 2007 [[Stardust Awards]] in ''"Hottest Young Film Maker title"'' category for ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' (2006) .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2007/stardustawards190207.html |title=Max Stardust Awards |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=19 February 2007 |access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Director<br />
!Writer<br />
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}<br />
|-<br />
|2001<br />
|[[Tere Liye (film)|''Tere Liye'']]<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2002<br />
|''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]''<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|''[[Dhoom]]''<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2006<br />
|''[[Dhoom 2]]''<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[Kidnap (2008 film)|Kidnap]]''<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2012<br />
|''[[Ajab Gazabb Love]]''<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|''[[Operation Parindey (Web Film)|Operation Parindey]]''<br />
|{{Yes C}}<br />
|<br />
|<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=18 March 2020|title=How Hindi Crime Web Series Have An Upper Caste, Anti-Minority Bias|language=en|work=The Quint|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/operation-parindey-bhaukaal-zee5-mxplayer-muslims-sikhs-hindutva|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=1189376|name=Sanjay Gadhvi}}<br />
* {{Twitter|SanjayGadhvi4}}<br />
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{{Dhoom series}}<br />
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{{Authority control}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gadhvi, Sanjay}}<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]</div>imported>VKG1985