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Luv Ranjan is an Indian film director, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He was born in
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. He has directed films such as '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed and written by Luv Ranjan whose banner Luv Films co-produced it along with T-Series. The film was jointly distributed by T-Series, Amazon Prime Video and AA ...
'', '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'' and '' Akaash Vani''. He is an alumnus of St. Paul's Academy,
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and Hindu College, University of Delhi.


Early life

After finishing his schooling from St. Paul's Academy, Ghaziabad, he studied at the Hindu College,
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.


Career


Directing

He began his career as a director in 2011 with the film, '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' produced by Abhishek Pathak,
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and
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. The film is a romantic comedy which depicts the life of three young bachelors. In 2013, he wrote and directed Akaash Vani, reuniting him with Aaryan and Bharucha. Two years later, in 2015, he co-wrote and directed the sequel of ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'' starring Aaryan, Bharucha, Sunny Singh, Ishita Raj Sharma,
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and Sonnalli Seygall. The sequel too received much appreciation and performed well at the box office. He directed the film ''
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed and written by Luv Ranjan whose banner Luv Films co-produced it along with T-Series. The film was jointly distributed by T-Series, Amazon Prime Video and AA ...
'' in 2018. The film performed exceedingly well at the box office, although it holds a 40% rating on
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, based on 10 reviews. In December 2019, it was announced that Ranjan will direct a romantic-comedy, titled ''
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar ''Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar'' () is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Luv Ranjan. The film is written by Ranjan and Rahul Mody, and produced by Luv Films and T-Series Films. It stars Shraddha Kapoor and Ranbir Ka ...
''. It stars
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and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles. It went on floors in January 2021 and is set to release on 8 March 2023, for
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.


Producing

He turned to production in 2012 with his childhood friend and co-producer, Ankur Garg, and founded their company,
Luv Films Luv Films is an Indian film production company founded by childhood friends Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg. Based in Mumbai, Luv Films produces and distributes feature films and within a short span of time has established itself as one of the prom ...
. In 2016, he produced ''
Life Sahi Hai ''Life Sahi Hai'' () is an Indian coming of age comedy series created by Tarun Jain. It is produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their company named Luv Films. Several staff members on the series had previously collaborated on the '' P ...
'', an Indian coming of age comedy web-series created by Tarun Jain. He directed and co-produced the comedy film, ''
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed and written by Luv Ranjan whose banner Luv Films co-produced it along with T-Series. The film was jointly distributed by T-Series, Amazon Prime Video and AA ...
'', along with Ankur Garg and in collaboration with T-Series. It starred
Kartik Aaryan Kartik Aaryan Tiwari (born 22 November 1990), is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in the ...
,
Nushrat Bharucha Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She has appeared in films like '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'', '' Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', '' ...
, and Sunny Singh in the lead roles. It emerged as a commercial success and ranked as one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2018. He next produced the urban-romcom, ''
De De Pyaar De ''De De Pyaar De'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written by Luv Ranjan and directed by Akiv Ali in his directorial debut. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their resp ...
'', starring
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,
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, and
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. It was directed by his longtime editor, Akiv Ali.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranjan, Luv Living people Hindi-language film directors Hindi screenwriters Hindi film producers 1982 births