Goldie Behl

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Goldie Behl
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Behl at Ekta Kapoor's birthday bash
Born (1975-01-24) 24 January 1975 (age 50)
OccupationDirector, Screenwriter, producer
Spouse(s)Sonali Bendre (m. 2002)
Parent(s)Ramesh Behl (father)
RelativesRavi Behl (first-cousin)
Kamal Kapoor (maternal-grandfather)

Goldie Behl is an Indian filmmaker and entrepreneur belonging to the Behl family of Hindi films. He is married to Sonali Bendre.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

As student of Mayo College, Behl trained within the Mumbai Film Industry, born on January 24, 1975. In 2001, he made his directorial debut with the film Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai (That’s All I Dream of) starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Sushmita Sen and Jackie Shroff. Behl then co-founded Rose-audiovisuals which has released shows such as Lipstick, Remix songs and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na on Indian television network. Drona was his second film, with fantasy-action and special effects amalgamating Indian mythology with pure fantasy, and fusing a contemporary storyline.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Behl with his wife Sonali Bendre at the 60th Filmfare Awards

Goldie is related to many eminent people in the Hindi film industry through both his parents. His father is the director Ramesh Behl, whose brother is another noted film director, Shyam Behl. Shukla Devi Tuli, wife of superstar Rajendra Kumar Tuli, is a sister of Ramesh and Shyam Behl.[2] Thus, the actor Kumar Gaurav is Goldie's first cousin; as are actor Ravi Behl and actress Geeta Behl, the children of Shyam Behl.[2]

Goldie's mother is a daughter of actor Kamal Kapoor, who was a first cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor (they were the children of two sisters, both of whom were married to men named "Kapoor").[3]

Goldie has a sister, Shrishti Arya, who is into software production and has co-produced many films with her brother.[4]

Goldie is happily married to former actress Sonali Bendre; they were married on 12 November 2002.[5] Their son, Ranveer Behl, was born on 11 August 2005 at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai.[1]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
1998 Angaaray Yes co-producer
2001 Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai Yes Yes screenplay
2008 Drona Yes Yes
2012 London, Paris, New York Yes co-producer along with his sister Shrishti Arya
2013 I, Me, Aur Main Yes co-producer along with his sister Shrishti Arya

Television Producer[edit | edit source]

Year Title Director Producer Network Notes
2012 Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara No Yes Sony TV co-producer along with his sister Shrishti Arya
2015 Reporters Yes Yes Sony TV co-producer along with his sister Shrishti Arya
2017 Aarambh Yes Yes Star Plus co-producer along with his sister Shrishti Arya

Web Series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Director Producer Network Notes
2018 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain No Yes ALTBalaji and ZEE5
2019 REJCTX Yes Yes ZEE5 [6] [7] [8]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sussanne Khan reveals she got to know Sonali Bendre through Goldie Behl: He was smitten with her". India Today. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bollywood’s Forgotten Stars: 8 Interesting facts about Boogie Woogie’s judge – Ravi Behl, The Free Press Journal, 17 June 2018.
  3. "The Kapoor family tree".
  4. "Siblings in the television industry: All in the family!". 27 May 2003.
  5. "Sonali Bendre-Goldie Behl's Love Story". indiatimes.com. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. Baddhan, Raj (23 July 2019). "ZEE5 launches musical series 'REJCTX'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. "RejctX trailer: This ZEE5 web series is all about the misfits". The Indian Express. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  8. "Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas team up for musical web series Rejctx". India Today. Indo-Asian News Service. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

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