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Subhash Ghai
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| Born | (1945-01-24) 24 January 1945 Nagpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India[1] |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter,music director |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mukta Ghai (m. 1971) |
| Children | Meghna Muskaan |
| Website | muktaarts.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), Meri Jung (1985), Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989), Saudagar (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997), Taal (1999), and Black & White (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 producing the social problem film Iqbal, in 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]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Awards
4 Filmography
5 Personal life
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Subhash Ghai was born in Nagpur. His father was a dentist who practiced in Delhi. Subhash did his higher secondary in Delhi and thereafter graduated in Commerce from Rohtak,[5]Haryana. In 1963, he moved to Pune, Maharashtra, to join the Film and Television Institute of India.
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's How to make 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 an year later.[6]
Ghai started his career in Hindi cinema as an actor with small roles in films including Taqdeer (1967) and Aradhana (1971). He was the male lead in the 1970s Umang, and Gumraah (1976).[1] His directorial debut was the film Kalicharan (1976) which he obtained through a recommendation by Shatrughan Sinha. As of 2016[update], 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 Best Director Award.[7] 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 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) 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.[8] 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 which didn't perform well at the box office.[9]A. R. Rahman stated in an interview that Ghai had asked him to use the words "Jai Ho" in a song.[10]
In October 2018, Ghai was accused of trying to sexually exploit model-actress Kate Sharma. Sharma claimed that the director who is her grandfather’s age asked her to spend the night with him in exchange for launching her in the sequel of Aitraaz. She said the incident happened on August 6 at his home and was encouraged to come forward as part of the Me Too movement.[11]
She withdrew her case on 24 November 2018 because she was fed up with the way her case was being handled.[12]
Awards
- National Film Awards
- 2006: National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues: Iqbal (Producer)[3]
- Filmfare Awards
- 1998: Best Screenplay: Pardes
- IIFA Awards
- 2015: IIFA Award for outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema
- Other Awards
- 2013: Skill Tree Education Evangelist of India
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1969 | Aradhana | Supporting actor only |
1970 | Umang |
| 1976 | Kalicharan | Director |
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| 1978 | Vishwanath | Director |
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| 1979 | Gautam Govinda | Director |
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| 1980 | Karz | Director |
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| 1981 | Krodhi | Director |
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| 1982 | Vidhaata | Director |
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| 1983 | Hero | Director |
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| 1985 | Meri Jung | Director |
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| 1986 | Karma | Director |
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| 1989 | Ram Lakhan | Director |
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| 1991 | Saudagar | Director |
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| 1993 | Khalnayak | Director |
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| 1995 | Trimurti | Producer only |
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| 1997 | Pardes | Director |
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| 1999 | Taal | Director |
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| 2001 | Yaadein | Director |
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| 2003 | Ek Aur Ek Gyarah | Producer only |
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| 2003 | Joggers' Park | Producer only |
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| 2004 | Aitraaz | Producer only |
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| 2005 | Kisna: The Warrior Poet | Director |
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| 2005 | Iqbal | Producer only |
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| 2006 | 36 China Town | Producer only |
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| 2006 | Shaadi Se Pehle | Executive Producer only |
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| 2006 | Apna Sapna Money Money | Producer only |
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| 2007 | Good Boy, Bad Boy | Producer only |
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| 2008 | Black & White | Director |
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| 2008 | Yuvvraaj | Director |
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| 2013 | Samhita (film) | Producer only |
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| 2014 | Double Di Trouble | Producer only |
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| 2014 | Kaanchi: The Unbreakable | Director, music director (only one song) |
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| 2015 | Hero | Producer only |
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.[6]
References
^ ab Profile Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Mukta Arts.
^ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 19 March 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "Directorate of Film Festival". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
^ "Showman Subhash Ghai to receive IIFA Lifetime Achievement award 2015". 28 May 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ ab K, Irfan. "Guftagoo with Subhash Ghai - an interview". www.muktaarts.com. Rajya Sabha TV. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ "Filmfare Awards (1992)".
^ Subhash Ghai unveils dream project IndiaFM, Monday, 27 March 2006.
^ "Slumdog's 'Jai Ho' was composed for Yuvvraaj". OneIndia. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009.
^ “Subhash Ghai is the one who asked me...”, The Times of India, 24 February 2009.
^ “MeToo movement: TV actress Kate Sharma files a molestation complaint against filmmaker Subhash Ghai”, The Times of India, 25 October 2018.
^ "#MeToo movement: Kate Sharma withdraws sexual harassment case she filed against Subhash Ghai". Retrieved 2018-11-26.
External links
- Mukta Arts, Official website
Subhash Ghai on IMDb
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