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'''Subhash Ghai'''  (born 24 January 1945) is an [[Indian film]] director, producer and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]]. His most notable works include ''[[Kalicharan]]'' (1976), ''[[Vishwanath (1978 film)|Vishwanath]]'' (1978), ''Maeri'' (1976), ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (1980), ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983), ''[[Vidhaata]]'' (1982), ''[[Meri Jung]]'' (1985), ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986), ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989), ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'' (1991), ''[[Khalnayak]]'' (1993), ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997), ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]'' (1999), and [[Black & White (2008 Indian film)|Black & White]] (2008) .<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref> In 1982, he started [[Mukta Arts|Mukta Arts Private Limited]] which, in 2000, became 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 [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|National Film Award]], for producing the film ''[[Iqbal (film)|Iqbal]]'', in the same year he founded Whistling Woods International - Institute for Film, Communication & Creative Arts [[Whistling Woods International Institute|Whistling Woods International]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="iffi.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm53NFAAward.aspx|title=Directorate of Film Festival|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815224948/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm53NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> In 2015, he received the [[IIFA Awards|IIFA Award for outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/showman-subhash-ghai-to-receive-iifa-lifetime-achievement-award-2015/|title=Showman Subhash Ghai to receive IIFA Lifetime Achievement award 2015|date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
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'''Subhash Ghai'''  (born 24 January 1945) is an [[Indian film]] director, producer and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]]. His most notable works include ''[[Kalicharan]]'' (1976), ''[[Vishwanath (1978 film)|Vishwanath]]'' (1978), ''Maeri'' (1976), ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (1980), ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983), ''[[Vidhaata]]'' (1982), ''[[Meri Jung]]'' (1985), ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986), ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989), ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'' (1991), ''[[Khalnayak]]'' (1993), ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997), ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]'' (1999), ''[[Black & White (2008 Hindi film)|Black & White]]'' (2008) and [[Yuvvraaj]] (2008) .<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref>  
 
In 1982, he started [[Mukta Arts|Mukta Arts Private Limited]] which, in 2000, became 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 (film)|Iqbal]].'' The same year he founded the [[Whistling Woods International Institute|Whistling Woods International film and media institution]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="iffi.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm53NFAAward.aspx|title=Directorate of Film Festival|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815224948/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm53NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> In 2015, he received the [[IIFA Awards|IIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/showman-subhash-ghai-to-receive-iifa-lifetime-achievement-award-2015/|title=Showman Subhash Ghai to receive IIFA Lifetime Achievement award 2015|date=28 May 2015}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==
In an interview with Rajya Sabha TV, Ghai recounted that after passing out 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|Dale Carnegie's]] [[How to Win Friends and Influence People|How to Win friends and influence people]], and used techniques given in it to help him try and enter 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.<ref name="rstv" />
In an interview with Rajya Sabha TV, Ghai recounted that after passing out 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|Dale Carnegie's]] [[How to Win Friends and Influence People|How to Win friends and influence people]], and used techniques given in it to help him try and enter 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.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


Ghai started his career in [[Hindi cinema]] as an actor with small roles in films including ''Taqdeer'' (1967) and ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969). He was the male lead in the 1970s ''Umang'', and ''Gumraah'' (1976).<ref name=pro/> His directorial debut was the film ''[[Kalicharan]]'' (1976) which he obtained through a recommendation by [[Shatrughan Sinha]]. {{As of|2016}}, he has written and directed a total of 16 movies.
Ghai started his career in [[Hindi cinema]] as an actor with small roles in films including ''Taqdeer'' (1967) and ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969). He was the male lead in the 1970s ''Umang'' and ''Gumraah''.<ref name=pro/> His directorial debut was the film ''[[Kalicharan]]'' (1976) which he obtained through a recommendation by [[Shatrughan Sinha]]. {{As of|2016}}, he has written and directed a total of 16 movies.


In the 1980s and 1990s, he formed a successful collaboration with [[Dilip Kumar]] whom he directed in ''[[Vidhaata]]'' (1982), ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986) and ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'' (1991), the latter for which he won the [[Filmfare Best Director Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1992|title=Filmfare Awards (1992)}}</ref> He introduced [[Jackie Shroff]] as a leading actor in ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983) and helped establish [[Anil Kapoor]]'s rising career with ''[[Meri Jung]]'' (1985). He went on to frequently work with Shroff and Kapoor, casting them together in the films ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986), ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989) and ''[[Trimurti]]'' (1995), the latter which he had produced and it was directed by [[Mukul S. Anand]]. His 1993 release ''[[Khalnayak]]'' starring [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Madhuri Dixit]] and Shroff featured the hit songs "nayak nahin khalnayak hu main" and the controversial "[[Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai]]".
In the 1980s and 1990s, he formed a successful collaboration with [[Dilip Kumar]] whom he directed in ''[[Vidhaata]]'' (1982), ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986) and ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'' (1991), the latter for which he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1992|title=Filmfare Awards (1992)|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> He introduced [[Jackie Shroff]] as a leading actor in ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983) and helped establish [[Anil Kapoor]]'s rising career with ''[[Meri Jung]]'' (1985). He went on to frequently work with Shroff and Kapoor, casting them together in the films ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986), ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989) and ''[[Trimurti]]'' (1995), the latter which he had produced and it was directed by [[Mukul S. Anand]]. His 1993 release ''[[Khalnayak]]'' starring [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Madhuri Dixit]] and Shroff featured the hit songs "Nayak Nahin Khalnayak Hu Main" and the controversial "[[Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai]]".


In 1997, he directed ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' which starred [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] and newcomers [[Mahima Chaudhry]] and [[Apoorva Agnihotri]]. In 1999 he directed ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]'' which starred [[Akshaye Khanna]], [[Aishwarya Rai]] and Anil Kapoor. Both ''Pardes'' and ''Taal'' were released internationally and were super-hits at the box office. His following films were ''[[Yaadein (2001 film)|Yaadein]]'' (2001) and ''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet|Kisna]]'' (2005), which were box office flops.
In 1997, he directed ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' which starred [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] and newcomers [[Mahima Chaudhry]] and [[Apoorva Agnihotri]]. In 1999, he directed ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]'' which starred [[Aishwarya Rai]], [[Akshaye Khanna]] and Anil Kapoor. Both ''Pardes'' and ''Taal'' were released internationally and were super-hits at the box office. His following films were ''[[Yaadein (2001 film)|Yaadein]]'' (2001) and ''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet|Kisna]]'' (2005), which were box office flops.


He then took a break from directing and turned producer with films including ''[[Aitraaz]]'' (2004), ''[[Iqbal (film)|Iqbal]]'' (2005), ''[[36 China Town]]'' (2006) and ''[[Apna Sapna Money Money]]'' (2006).  
He then took a break from directing and turned producer with films including ''[[Aitraaz]]'' (2004), ''[[Iqbal (film)|Iqbal]]'' (2005), ''[[36 China Town]]'' (2006) and ''[[Apna Sapna Money Money]]'' (2006). In 2006, he set up his own film institute [[Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animation and Media Arts|Whistling Woods International]] in Mumbai.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140910201915/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14170882 Subhash Ghai unveils dream project] IndiaFM, Monday, 27 March 2006.</ref> The institute trains students in filmmaking: production, direction, cinematography, acting, animation. Ghai has done brief cameos in his directorial ventures.
In 2006, he set up his own film institute [[Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animation and Media Arts|Whistling Woods International]] in Mumbai.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140910201915/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14170882 Subhash Ghai unveils dream project] IndiaFM, Monday, 27 March 2006.</ref> The institute trains students in filmmaking: production, direction, cinematography, acting, animation. Ghai has done brief cameos in his directorial ventures.


After a three-year hiatus from directing, he returned in 2008 with ''[[Black & White (2008 Hindi film)|Black & White]]'' released on 7 March 2008 and, later ''[[Yuvvraaj]]'' released in November 2008 with collaboration Aaditya Kulshreshtha. which didn't perform well at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=OneIndia|title=Slumdog's 'Jai Ho' was composed for Yuvvraaj|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.mobi/bollywood/features/2009/30636.html|date=25 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302155708/http://entertainment.oneindia.mobi/bollywood/features/2009/30636.html|archive-date=2 March 2009}}</ref> [[A. R. Rahman]] stated in an interview that Ghai had asked him to use the words "Jai Ho" in a song.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/First-reaction-from-LA-Please-dont-go-overboard/articleshow/4180033.cms “Subhash Ghai is the one who asked me...”], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 24 February 2009.</ref>
After a three-year hiatus from directing, he returned in 2008 with ''[[Black & White (2008 Hindi film)|Black & White]]'' released on 7 March 2008 and, later ''[[Yuvvraaj]]'' released in November 2008 with collaboration Aaditya Kulshreshtha. which did not perform well at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|work=OneIndia|title=Slumdog's 'Jai Ho' was composed for Yuvvraaj|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.mobi/bollywood/features/2009/30636.html|date=25 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302155708/http://entertainment.oneindia.mobi/bollywood/features/2009/30636.html|archive-date=2 March 2009}}</ref> [[A. R. Rahman]] stated in an interview that Ghai had asked him to use the words "Jai Ho" in a song.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/First-reaction-from-LA-Please-dont-go-overboard/articleshow/4180033.cms “Subhash Ghai is the one who asked me...”], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 24 February 2009.</ref>


At the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes International Film Festival]] in May 2018, Ghai announced that he is co-producing a biopic on [[Rajneesh|Osho Rajneesh]] along with an Italian production house. The movie would be directed by Lakshen Sucameli.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/after-wild-wild-country-subhash-ghai-announces-a-film-on-osho/story-BwAHmpNY7WXu4to5vs8D1O.html|title=After Wild Wild Country, Subhash Ghai announces a film on Osho|date=16 May 2018|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/subhash-ghai-s-biopic-on-osho-would-be-different-from-wild-wild-country-asserts-filmmaker/236602|title=Subhash Ghai's biopic on Osho would be different from Wild Wild Country, asserts filmmaker {{!}} Bollywood News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/subhash-ghai-to-produce-international-biopic-on-osho-rajneesh/articleshow/64198584.cms|title=Subhash Ghai to produce international biopic on Osho Rajneesh – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>
At the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes International Film Festival]] in May 2018, Ghai announced that he is co-producing a biopic on [[Rajneesh|Osho Rajneesh]] along with an Italian production house. The movie would be directed by Lakshen Sucameli.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/after-wild-wild-country-subhash-ghai-announces-a-film-on-osho/story-BwAHmpNY7WXu4to5vs8D1O.html|title=After Wild Wild Country, Subhash Ghai announces a film on Osho|date=16 May 2018|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/subhash-ghai-s-biopic-on-osho-would-be-different-from-wild-wild-country-asserts-filmmaker/236602|title=Subhash Ghai's biopic on Osho would be different from Wild Wild Country, asserts filmmaker {{!}} Bollywood News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/subhash-ghai-to-produce-international-biopic-on-osho-rajneesh/articleshow/64198584.cms|title=Subhash Ghai to produce international biopic on Osho Rajneesh – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>
=== Advisor ===
Currently, he is also on the [[Advisory board|Board of Advisors]] of [[I.I.M.U.N.|India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.)]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=I.I.M.U.N. {{!}}{{!}} Board of Advisors|url=https://new.iimun.in/pages/BoA.html|access-date=2021-07-17|website=new.iimun.in}}</ref>
==Awards==
==Awards==
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|1986
|1986
|[[National Film Awards|National Award]]
|[[National Film Awards|National Awards]]
|United Nations Council of Indian Youth
|United Nations Council of Indian Youth
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|-
|-
|1992
|1992
|[[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
|Best Director
|Best Director
|[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]
|[[Saudagar (1991 film)|''Saudagar'']]
|-
|-
|1998
|1998
|[[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]]
|Best Screenplay
|Best Screenplay
|[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]
|[[Pardes (1997 film)|''Pardes'']]
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|[[National Film Awards|National Award]]
|[[National Film Awards|National Awards]]
|Best Film on Other Social Issues
|Best Film on Other Social Issues
|[[Iqbal (film)|Iqbal]]
|[[Iqbal (film)|''Iqbal'']]
|-
|-
|2015
| rowspan="2" |2015
|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA]]
|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Awards]]
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|
|
|-
|-
|2015
|[[Businessworld|Business World]]
|[[Businessworld|Business World]]
|Pioneering contribution in the field of Cinema Exhibition
|Pioneering contribution in the field of Cinema Exhibition
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|
|-
|-
|2017
| rowspan="2" |2017
|[[Screen Awards|Screen Award]]
|[[Screen Awards]]
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|
|
|-
|-
|2017
|[[Amar Ujala]]
|[[Amar Ujala]]
|Lifetime Excellence
|Lifetime Excellence
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role
! Year !! Film !! Role
!Notes
|-
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' || Flight Lieutenant Prakash
| 1969 || ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' || Flight Lieutenant Prakash
|
|-
|-
|1970
|1970
|[[Umang]]
|''[[Umang]]''
|Supporting actor
|Supporting actor
|
|-
|- 1973 - [[sherni]] actor
| 1973 ||Sherni|| act,punjab movies
|-
| 1975 ||Naatak|| act, negative role
|-
| 1976 ||''[[Kalicharan]]''|| Writer, Director
| 1976 ||''[[Kalicharan]]''|| Writer, Director
|
|-
|-
| 1978 ||''[[Vishwanath (1978 film)|Vishwanath]]''|| Writer, Director
| 1978 ||''[[Vishwanath (1978 film)|Vishwanath]]''|| Writer, Director
|
|-
|-
| 1979 ||''[[Gautam Govinda]]''|| Writer, Director
| 1979 ||''[[Gautam Govinda]]''|| Writer, Director
|
|-
|-
| 1980 ||''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| 1980 ||''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|
|-
|-
| 1981 ||''[[Krodhi]]''|| Writer, Director
| 1981 ||''[[Krodhi]]''|| Writer, Director
|
|-
|-
| 1982 ||''[[Vidhaata]]''|| Writer, Director
| 1982 ||''[[Vidhaata]]''|| Writer, Director
|Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
|-
|-
| 1983 ||''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| 1983 ||''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|
|-
|-
| 1985 ||''[[Meri Jung]]''|| Writer & Director  
| 1985 ||''[[Meri Jung]]''|| Writer & Director  
|
|-
|-
| 1986 ||''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| 1986 ||''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|
|-
|-
| 1989 ||''[[Ram Lakhan]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| 1989 ||''[[Ram Lakhan]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
|-
|-
| 1991 ||''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| 1991 ||''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
|-
|-
| 1993 ||''[[Khalnayak]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| 1993 ||''[[Khalnayak]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
|-
|-
| 1995 ||''[[Trimurti (film)|Trimurti]]''|| Producer
| 1995 ||''[[Trimurti (film)|Trimurti]]''|| Producer
|
|-
|-
| 1997 ||''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
| 1997 ||''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
| Director & Producer
| Director & Producer
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay]]
Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
|-
|-




| 1999 ||''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| 1999 ||''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
Nominated - [[IIFA Award for Best Film]]
|-
|-
| 2001 ||''[[Yaadein (2001 film)|Yaadein]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| rowspan="2" | 2001 ||''[[Yaadein (2001 film)|Yaadein]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|
|-
|-
|2001
|[[Rahul (film)|Rahul]]
|[[Rahul (film)|Rahul]]
|Producer
|Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2003 ||''[[Ek Aur Ek Gyarah]]''|| Producer
| rowspan="2" | 2003 ||''[[Ek Aur Ek Gyarah]]''|| Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2003 ||''[[Joggers' Park (film)|Joggers' Park]]''|| Producer
|''[[Joggers' Park (film)|Joggers' Park]]''|| Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2004 ||''[[Aitraaz]]''|| Producer
| 2004 ||''[[Aitraaz]]''|| Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2005 ||''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| rowspan="2" | 2005 ||''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2005 ||''[[Iqbal (film)|Iqbal]]''|| Producer
|''[[Iqbal (film)|Iqbal]]''|| Producer
|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
[[Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Film]]
 
Nominated - [[IIFA Award for Best Film]]
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[36 China Town]]''|| Producer
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[36 China Town]]''|| Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2006 ||''[[Shaadi Se Pehle]]''|| Executive Producer
|''[[Shaadi Se Pehle]]''|| Executive Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2006 ||''[[Apna Sapna Money Money]]''|| Producer
|''[[Apna Sapna Money Money]]''|| Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2007 ||''[[Good Boy, Bad Boy]]''|| Producer
| 2007 ||''[[Good Boy, Bad Boy]]''|| Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Black & White (2008 Hindi film)|Black & White]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
| rowspan="2" | 2008 ||''[[Black & White (2008 Hindi film)|Black & White]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|
|-
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Yuvvraaj]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|''[[Yuvvraaj]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
|[[Paying Guests]]
|[[Paying Guests]]
|Producer
|Producer
|
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|[[Right Yaaa Wrong|Right Yaa Wrong]]
|[[Right Yaaa Wrong|Right Yaa Wrong]]
|Producer
|Producer
|
|-
|-
|2011
| rowspan="3" |2011
|[[Love Express]]
|[[Love Express]]
|Producer
|Producer
|
|-
|-
|2011
|[[Noukadubi (2011 film)|Naukadubi]] (Bengali)
|[[Noukadubi (2011 film)|Naukadubi]] (Bengali)
|Producer
|Producer
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|2011
|[[Noukadubi (2011 film)|Kashmakash]]
|[[Noukadubi (2011 film)|Kashmakash]]
|Producer
|Producer
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|-
|-
| 2013 ||''[[Samhita (film)]]''|| Producer
| 2013 ||''[[Samhita (film)]]''|| Producer
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|-
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| 2014 ||''[[Double Di Trouble]]''|| Producer
| rowspan="3" | 2014 ||''[[Double Di Trouble]]''|| Producer
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| 2014 ||''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
|''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]''|| Writer, Director & Producer
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|-
|-
| 2014 ||''[[Nimbehuli]]'' ||Producer, Kannada Film<ref name="Producer">{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/subhash-ghais-kannada-film/20111011.htm|title=Subhash Ghai's Kannada film|date=11 October 2011|website=Rediff|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>  
|''[[Nimbehuli]]'' ||Producer, Kannada Film<ref name="Producer">{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/subhash-ghais-kannada-film/20111011.htm|title=Subhash Ghai's Kannada film|date=11 October 2011|website=Rediff|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>  
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| 2015 ||''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]''|| Producer
| 2015 ||''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]''|| Producer
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|-
| 2022
| ''[[36 Farmhouse]]''
| Producer, writer
|}
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1970, Ghai married a girl from Pune named Rehana alias Mukta. Today, he lives in Mumbai with his wife, Mukta Ghai and daughters, Meghna Ghai Puri and Muskaan Ghai. Meghna Ghai Puri is the President of [[Whistling Woods International Institute]].<ref name="rstv">{{cite web |last1=K |first1=Irfan |title=Guftagoo with Subhash Ghai – an interview |url=http://muktaarts.com/Media/Guftagoo%20with%20Subhash%20Ghai.php |website=www.muktaarts.com |publisher=Rajya Sabha TV |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>
In 1970, Ghai married a girl{{Clarify|reason=should this be "woman"?|date=September 2021}} from Pune named Rehana, known as Mukta. Today, he lives in Mumbai with his wife, Mukta Ghai and daughters, Meghna Ghai Puri and Muskaan Ghai. Meghna Ghai Puri is the President of [[Whistling Woods International Institute]].{{cn|date=September 2021}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==  
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* [http://www.muktaarts.com Mukta Arts, Official website]
* [http://www.muktaarts.com Mukta Arts, Official website]
* {{IMDb name|0007131}}
* {{IMDb name|0007131}}
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{{Subhash Ghai}}
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{{FilmfareAwardBestDirector 1981-2000}}

Latest revision as of 13:20, 30 June 2022


Subhash Ghai
Ghai in 2007
Born (1945-01-24) 24 January 1945 (age 81)
Nagpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India[1]
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
Occupation
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • music director
Years active1967–present
Spouse(s)
Mukta Ghai
(
m. 1970)
Children2
Websitemuktaarts.com

Subhash Ghai (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema. His most notable works include Kalicharan (1976), Vishwanath (1978), Maeri (1976), Karz (1980), Hero (1983), Vidhaata (1982), Meri Jung (1985), Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989), Saudagar (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997), Taal (1999), Black & White (2008) and Yuvvraaj (2008) .[2]

In 1982, he started Mukta Arts Private Limited which, in 2000, became 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.[3] In 2015, he received the IIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema.[4]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Born in Nagpur, India, Subhash Ghai's father was a dentist in Delhi. Ghai graduated in commerce from Rohtak, Haryana, and then went on to graduate in Cinema from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

In an interview with Rajya Sabha TV, Ghai recounted that after passing out 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 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.[citation needed]

Ghai started his career in Hindi cinema as an actor with small roles in films including Taqdeer (1967) and Aradhana (1969). He was the male lead in the 1970s Umang and Gumraah.[1] His directorial debut was the film Kalicharan (1976) which he obtained through a recommendation by Shatrughan Sinha. As of 2016, he has written and directed a total of 16 movies.

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 the Filmfare Award for Best Director.[6] He introduced Jackie Shroff as a leading actor in Hero (1983) and helped establish Anil Kapoor's rising career with 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 1993 release Khalnayak starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Shroff featured the hit songs "Nayak Nahin Khalnayak Hu Main" and the controversial "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai".

In 1997, he directed Pardes which starred Shahrukh Khan and newcomers Mahima Chaudhry and Apoorva Agnihotri. In 1999, he directed Taal which starred Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna and Anil Kapoor. Both Pardes and Taal were released internationally and were super-hits at the box office. His following films were Yaadein (2001) and Kisna (2005), which were box office flops.

He then took 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.[7] The institute trains students in filmmaking: production, direction, cinematography, acting, animation. Ghai has done brief cameos in his directorial ventures.

After 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 Aaditya Kulshreshtha. which did not perform well at the box office.[8] A. R. Rahman stated in an interview that Ghai had asked him to use the words "Jai Ho" in a song.[9]

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.[10][11][12]

Advisor[edit | edit source]

Currently, he is also on the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[13]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Film
1986 National Awards United Nations Council of Indian Youth
1992 Filmfare Awards Best Director Saudagar
1998 Best Screenplay Pardes
2006 National Awards Best Film on Other Social Issues Iqbal
2015 IIFA Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
Business World Pioneering contribution in the field of Cinema Exhibition
2017 Screen Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
Amar Ujala Lifetime Excellence
2018 Economic Times-Edge Iconic Brand of Indian Cinema
2019 1st Diorama International Film Festival & Market Lifetime Achievement Award

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role
1969 Aradhana Flight Lieutenant Prakash
1970 Umang Supporting actor
1973 Sherni act,punjab movies
1975 Naatak act, negative role
1976 Kalicharan Writer, Director
1978 Vishwanath Writer, Director
1979 Gautam Govinda Writer, Director
1980 Karz Writer, Director & Producer
1981 Krodhi Writer, Director
1982 Vidhaata Writer, Director
1983 Hero Writer, Director & Producer
1985 Meri Jung Writer & Director
1986 Karma Writer, Director & Producer
1989 Ram Lakhan Writer, Director & Producer
1991 Saudagar Writer, Director & Producer
1993 Khalnayak Writer, Director & Producer
1995 Trimurti Producer
1997 Pardes Director & Producer
1999 Taal Writer, Director & Producer
2001 Yaadein Writer, Director & Producer
Rahul Producer
2003 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Producer
Joggers' Park Producer
2004 Aitraaz Producer
2005 Kisna: The Warrior Poet Writer, Director & Producer
Iqbal Producer
2006 36 China Town Producer
Shaadi Se Pehle Executive Producer
Apna Sapna Money Money Producer
2007 Good Boy, Bad Boy Producer
2008 Black & White Writer, Director & Producer
Yuvvraaj Writer, Director & Producer
2009 Paying Guests Producer
2010 Right Yaa Wrong Producer
2011 Love Express Producer
Naukadubi (Bengali) Producer
Kashmakash Producer
2013 Samhita (film) Producer
2014 Double Di Trouble Producer
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable Writer, Director & Producer
Nimbehuli Producer, Kannada Film[14]
2015 Hero Producer
2022 36 Farmhouse Producer, writer

Personal life[edit | edit source]

In 1970, Ghai married a girl[clarification needed] from Pune named Rehana, known as Mukta. Today, he lives in Mumbai with his wife, Mukta Ghai and daughters, Meghna Ghai Puri and Muskaan Ghai. Meghna Ghai Puri is the President of Whistling Woods International Institute.[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile – Mukta Arts". Mukta Arts. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008..
  2. ↑ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Showman Subhash Ghai to receive IIFA Lifetime Achievement award 2015". 28 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mukta Arts >> Board of Directors". Mukta Arts. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Filmfare Awards (1992)". IMDb.
  7. ↑ Subhash Ghai unveils dream project IndiaFM, Monday, 27 March 2006.
  8. ↑ "Slumdog's 'Jai Ho' was composed for Yuvvraaj". OneIndia. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009.
  9. ↑ “Subhash Ghai is the one who asked me...”, The Times of India, 24 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "After Wild Wild Country, Subhash Ghai announces a film on Osho". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Subhash Ghai's biopic on Osho would be different from Wild Wild Country, asserts filmmaker | Bollywood News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Subhash Ghai to produce international biopic on Osho Rajneesh – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Subhash Ghai's Kannada film". Rediff. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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