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Raj Kanwar (28 June 1961 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian film director, writer and film producer of
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based in
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, India.


Family and personal life

He was educated in Col. Brown Cambridge School in
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. He has two sons (with his wife Anita Kanwar), Karan Raj Kanwar and Abhay Kanwar, both of whom have worked as film directors and producers. Filmmaker
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is his elder brother. On 3 February 2012, he died due to a kidney ailment in Singapore.


Career

Kanwar began his career directing plays in Delhi. He then moved to Mumbai where he worked as an assistant to directors like
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and
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. His directorial debut was '' Deewana''. Released in 1992, the film was a box office Blockbuster and marked the screen debut of
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. He directed several other box office hits like '' Laadla'' (1994), '' Jaan'' (1996), '' Jeet'' (1996), '' Judaai'' (1997), '' Daag: The Fire'' (1999) and ''
Badal ''Badal'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. The movie is inspired by ''The Devil's Own'' (1997), starring Harrison Ford and ...
'' (2000). Kanwar went on to discover actors like
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and
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whom he cast in his film ''
Andaaz ''Andaaz'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan. It stars Akshay Kumar, Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta and Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra. It is written by Robin Bhatt, S ...
'' in 2003. His last film was ''
Sadiyaan ''Sadiyaan'' () is a Bollywood film released in 2010 which stars Luv Sinha, Feryna Wazheir, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Javed Sheikh and Rekha. The story is about a family during the partition of India. The film was directed by Raj Kanwar and i ...
'' (2010). Anurag Singh was an Chief Assistant with him for most of films. Most of his films lead characters are named Karan and Kajal.


Filmography


Director

* ''
Sadiyaan ''Sadiyaan'' () is a Bollywood film released in 2010 which stars Luv Sinha, Feryna Wazheir, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Javed Sheikh and Rekha. The story is about a family during the partition of India. The film was directed by Raj Kanwar and i ...
'' (2010) * ''
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye ''Humko Deewana Kar Gaye'' (translation: ''You Made Me Crazy in Love'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Raj Kanwar, Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar and starring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif ...
'' (2006) * ''
Andaaz ''Andaaz'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan. It stars Akshay Kumar, Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta and Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra. It is written by Robin Bhatt, S ...
'' (2003) * ''
Ab Ke Baras Ab Ke Baras ( This Year) is a 2002 Indian Hindi language action romance film. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar. Plot U.S. based Anjali Thapar has repeated dreams of a parallel life in India, the te ...
'' (2002) * '' Farz'' (2001) * ''
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke ''Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film. It was the first of seven films which starred real-life couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The film is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood film '' A Walk in ...
'' (2000) * ''
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega ''Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega'' () is an 2000 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, written by Rumi Jaffrey, and edited by Sanjay Verma. Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji are featured in ...
'' (2000) * ''
Badal ''Badal'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. The movie is inspired by ''The Devil's Own'' (1997), starring Harrison Ford and ...
'' (2000) * '' Daag: The Fire'' (1999) * '' Itihaas'' (1997) * '' Judaai'' (1997) * '' Jeet'' (1996) * '' Jaan'' (1996) * '' Kartavya'' (1995) * '' Laadla'' (1994) * '' Deewana'' (1992)


Writer

* ''
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye ''Humko Deewana Kar Gaye'' (translation: ''You Made Me Crazy in Love'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Raj Kanwar, Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar and starring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif ...
'' (2006) * ''
Andaaz ''Andaaz'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan. It stars Akshay Kumar, Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta and Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra. It is written by Robin Bhatt, S ...
'' (2003) (story) * ''
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke ''Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film. It was the first of seven films which starred real-life couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The film is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood film '' A Walk in ...
'' (2000) * ''
Badal ''Badal'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. The movie is inspired by ''The Devil's Own'' (1997), starring Harrison Ford and ...
'' (2000) (story) * '' Daag: The Fire'' (1999) * '' Itihaas'' (1997) (story) * '' Jeet'' (1996)


Producer

* ''
Sadiyaan ''Sadiyaan'' () is a Bollywood film released in 2010 which stars Luv Sinha, Feryna Wazheir, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Javed Sheikh and Rekha. The story is about a family during the partition of India. The film was directed by Raj Kanwar and i ...
'' (2010) * '' Raqeeb'' (2007) * ''
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye ''Humko Deewana Kar Gaye'' (translation: ''You Made Me Crazy in Love'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Raj Kanwar, Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar and starring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif ...
'' (2006) * ''
Ab Ke Baras Ab Ke Baras ( This Year) is a 2002 Indian Hindi language action romance film. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar. Plot U.S. based Anjali Thapar has repeated dreams of a parallel life in India, the te ...
'' (2002) * ''
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke ''Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film. It was the first of seven films which starred real-life couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The film is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood film '' A Walk in ...
'' (2000) * '' Daag: The Fire'' (1999) * '' Itihaas'' (1997)


Assistant director

* '' Ghayal'' (1990) * ''
Ram-Avtar ''Ram-Avtar'' is a 1988 movie starring Sunny Deol,Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Shakti Kapoor. It was directed by Sunil Hingorani, written by Khalid, and produced by Sunil Hingorani. It is a remake of the Vyjayanthimala, Raj Kapoor and Rajendra Kumar ...
'' (1988). * '' Mr. India'' (1987)


References


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* Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Hindi film producers 2012 deaths Deaths from kidney disease Year of birth uncertain 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Film directors from Mumbai Film producers from Mumbai Hindi screenwriters 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Mumbai 20th-century Indian male writers 1961 births {{India-film-bio-stub