Subhash Kapoor is an

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, and

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. He was a political journalist, and later became known for directing satirical comical dramas like ''

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'' (2010), '' Jolly LLB'' (2013) and ''

Jolly LLB 2 ''The State vs. Jolly LL.B 2'', better known as ''Jolly LL.B 2'', is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor. Akshay Kumar plays the titular character, Jagdishwar Mishra, replacing the 2013 film's ...

'' (2017).

Career

After completing his MA degree in Hindi literature, Kapoor started his career as a political journalist in Delhi in the 1990s covering North India; thereafter, when his short film got him acclaim in 2001, he started making commercial short films, documentaries and ad films, eventually shifting base to

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in 2006.

Film director

In 2007, Kapoor made his feature film directorial debut with ''

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''. The film failed at the box office. In 2010, he directed his second venture, a satire ''

'', which featured many comedians. The film managed to do well in India, and received critical acclaim as well as commercial success. Due to the surprise success of the film, Kapoor began writing his next project. In 2013, Kapoor released '' Jolly LLB'', featuring Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani. It is a courtroom drama with a comical touch. The film was released on 15 March 2013. He is also the writer/director for '' Jolly LLB's'' sequel, ''

'', which starred

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,Huma Qureshi, Annu Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla in pivotal roles and released on 10th feb'2017 with tremendous critical acclaim and box office numbers. Total box office worldwide is over 200crs gross.

Director/Writer

* ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Jolly LLB'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

'' (2017) * '' Madam Chief Minister'' (2021) * '' Maharani'' (2021) * '' Mogul (film)'' (TBA) * ''Jolly LLB 3'' (2024) * ''Maharani Season-2 (2022)

References

8. https://scroll.in/reel/1031075/maharani-season-2-review-another-more-focused-round-of-self-serving-politics

External links

*
Subhash Kapoor
profile at the site

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