Saturday, 1 August 2015

1st AUGUST 1961 - 3rd FEBRUARY 2012 RAJ KANWAR

    1. Raj Kanwar
      Film director
    2. Raj Kanwar was a Bollywood film director, writer and film producer based in Mumbai, India. Wikipedia
    3. Born1961, India
    4. DiedFebruary 3, 2012, Singapore
    5. SpouseAnita Kanwar (m. ?–2012)

Raj Kanwar

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Raj Kanwar
राज कंवर
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Bornc. 1961
India
Died3 February 2012 (aged 51)
Singapore
NationalityIndian
OccupationDirector, producer and screenwriter
Spouse(s)Anita Kanwar
ChildrenKaran Raj Kanwar
Abhay Raj Kanwar
Raj Kanwar (Hindiराज कंवर; c. 1961 – 3 February 2012) was a Bollywood film director, writer and film producer based in Mumbai, India.

Career[edit]

Kanwar began his career directing plays in Delhi. He then moved to Mumbai where he worked as an assistant to directors like Raj Kumar Santoshi. His directorial debut was Deewana. Released in 1992, the film was a box office success and marked the screen debut of Shahrukh Khan. He directed several other box office hits like Jeet (1996), Judaai (1997), Daag: The Fire (1999) and Badal (2000). Kanwar went on to discover actors like Lara Dutta andPriyanka Chopra who he cast in his film Andaaz in 2003.[1] His last film wasSadiyaan (2010).

Personal life[edit]

The veteran filmmaker, Raj and Anita Kanwar had two sons, Karan Raj Kanwar and Abhay. On 3 February 2012, he died due to a kidney ailment in Singapore. He was educated in Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehra Dun.

Filmography[edit]

Director[edit]

Writer[edit]

  • Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
  • Andaaz (2003) (story)
  • Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000)
  • Badal (2000) (story)
  • Daag: The Fire (1999)
  • Itihaas (1997) (story)
  • Jeet (1996)

Producer[edit]

  • Sadiyaan (2010)
  • Raqeeb (2007)
  • Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
  • Ab Ke Baras (2002)
  • Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000)
  • Daag: The Fire (1999)
  • Itihaas (1997)

Assistant director[edit]

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