- Rajiv Rai
Rajiv Rai (born in
1955 in Mumbai,India ) is anIndia n film writer, editor and director. He is the son of the late producerGulshan Rai . He has directed all this films under his father's production company "Trimurti Films ". He made his debut as a director with the 1985 film "Yudh".He has wrote and directed several Hindi blockbuster films in the action and thriller genres: "
Tridev " (1989), "Vishwatma " (1992), "Mohra " (1994), and "Gupt " (1997).His films are also notable for their music composed by
Viju Shah . Their use of popular songs such as "Tirch Topi Wale" in "Tridev" and "Tu Chees Badi Hai Mast Mast" helped his films become hugely successful.He married Bollywood actress
Sonam , whom he had directed in "Tridev" and "Vishwatma" in the 1990s. He has one child with her. In1997 , he had to leave India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbaiorganized crime leaderAbu Salem . [http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/20000703/cinema.html] . After a few years of hiatus from theBollywood industry, he returned to directing with his comeback ventures "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat " (2001) and "Asambhav " (2004), both of which failed at the box office. Shortly after the release of "Asambhav" his father died at the age of 80 of a prolonged illness.Filmography
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Asambhav (2004) Starring: Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra & Naseeruddin Shah
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*Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) Starring: Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Arjun Rampal
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* (1997) Starring: Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala, Kajol, Paresh Rawal
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*Mohra (1994) Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon,Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah
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*Vishwatma (1992) Starring: Sunny Deol, Chunkey Pandey, Sonam Rai, Naseeruddin Shah
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*Tridev (1989) Starring: Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah
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*Yudh (1985) Starring Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Tina MunimExternal links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706800 Rajiv Rai at IMDB]
* [http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/20000703/cinema.html Rajiv Rai's return]
* [http://in.rediff.com/news/jul/31rai.htm Rajiv Rai escapes attempt on his life]
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