K. Ravi Shankar is an Indian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

born as Krishnamoorthy Ravi Shankar, best known for his

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

films of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is the son of noted Bollywood producer A. Krishnamoorthy.He has mostly directed films for his home banner Tina Films International. He has worked with many top Bollywood actors when their respective careers were in their infancy such as Govinda in '' Dariya Dil'' in 1988 and

Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty Kundra (born Ashwini Shetty; Née Shetty; 8 June 1975) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi-language films. Shetty made her screen debut in the thriller ''Baazigar'' (1993) which garnered her nominations for two Filmfare ...

in '' Aag'' in 1994. Shankar has also produced several films including '' Swarag Se Sunder '' in 1986 and ''

Gharana In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a ''gharānā'' is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular mus ...

'' in 1989.

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Sindoor Sindooram is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red coloured cosmetic powder from the Indian subcontinent, usually worn by married women along the part of their hairline. In Hindu communities the sindoor is a visual marker of marital stat ...

'' (1987) *'' Dariya Dil'' (1988) *''

'' (1989) *''

Benaam Badsha ''Benaam Badsha'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by K. Ravi Shankar and produced by K. Ramji. It stars Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Shilpa Shirodkar in pivotal roles. The film was a moderate critical and commercial ...

'' (1991) *''

Meera Ka Mohan '' Meera Ka Mohan '' is a 1992 Bollywood musical movie produced by Gulshan Kumar and directed by K. Ravi Shankar. It was average at the box office, but the songs were hits and are still remembered. The music was composed by Arun Paudwal, husba ...

'' (1992) *'' Apradhi'' (1992) *''Sadhna'' (1993) *''

Meherbaan ''Meherbaan'' is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Ravishankar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka, Shantipriya, Anupam Kher and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. The film was a remake of Tamil film ''Naan Pudicha Mappillai''. Plot ...

'' (1993) *'' Aag'' (1994) *''

Mere Do Anmol Ratan ''Mere Do Anmol Ratan'' is a 1998 Hindi romantic drama film starring Arshad Warsi, Mukul Dev and Namrata Shirodkar. Plot Suman (Reema Lagoo) and Mahesh (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) have been married for several years, but have not been blessed with an ...

'' (1998) *'' Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein'' (2002) *''Iqraar: By Chance'' (2006)

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