Mohit Suri is an

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film director. Born into the

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, he is well known for directing the films '' Murder 2 '' (2011), the musical romance '' Aashiqui 2'' (2013) and the romantic thrillers ''

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'' (2007), ''

Ek Villain ''Ek Villain: There's One in Every Love Story'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures. Based on a script written by Tushar Hiran ...

'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2020). He has been married to Udita Goswami since 2013.

Early life

Mohit Suri was born and brought up in

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. His father Daksh Suri worked for Dunlop in

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and his mother was an air hostess. He has one sister, former actress

Smiley Suri Smilie Suri or Smiley Suri is an Indian model, actress and dancer, who appears in Bollywood films. Suri made her Bollywood debut with the 2005 film, '' Kalyug'', which was directed by her brother "Mohit Suri". The film turned out to be a certifi ...

Career

After working as an office assistant for T-Series as well as assistant director in

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's films ''

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'' (2001), '' Awara Paagal Deewana'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2003), Suri made his directorial debut with the moderately successful '' Zeher'' (2005) and then directed movies like '' Kalyug'' (2005), '' Woh Lamhe'' (2006), ''

'' (2007), '' Raaz: The Mystery Continues'' (2009) and '' Crook'' (2010). Suri's breakthrough period begun with the unexpected earning of his psychological thriller '' Murder 2'' (2011). It is one of the highest grossing Hindi film of 2011. Followed by the highly successful musical love stories '' Aashiqui 2'' (2013) and ''

'' (2014), with the latter being a revenge drama too and entering

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in India. Post the debacle of his majorly anticipated dramas '' Hamari Adhuri Kahani'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2017), he garnered critical and commercial success via the romantic suspense thriller ''

'' (2020).Recently released Ek Villain Returns (2022) with John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor. Suri's upcoming and forthcoming directorials include, ''Untitled movie with Varun Dhawan'' and ''Malang 2''.

Other works

Apart from his occupation as a director, Suri was the judge of

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's dance reality series '' Nach Baliye 8'' and formed EMI Records India, one of the best musical platforms in India, which produced singers like Yash Narvekar,

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etc.

Personal life

In 2013, Suri married former Indian actress Udita Goswami. The couple have a son (b. 2015) and daughter (b. 2018).

Filmography

;Director ;Assistant Director

References

External links

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