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Subhash Ghai

Subhash Ghai
Ghai in 2024
Born (1945-01-24) 24 January 1945 (age 80)
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • lyricist
  • music director
Years active1967–present
Spouse
Mukta Ghai
(m. 1970)
Children2
Websitemuktaarts.com

Subhash Ghai (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, lyricist, music director and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was one of the most prominent Hindi filmmakers in the 1980s and 1990s.[2] His notable films include Kalicharan (1976), Vishwanath (1978), Karz (1980), Hero (1983), Vidhaata (1982), Meri Jung (1985), Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989), Saudagar (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997), and Taal (1999).[3]

In 1982, Ghai founded Mukta Arts, which became a public company in 2000, with Ghai serving as its executive chairman. In 2006, he received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues for producing Iqbal, a film addressing social issues. That same year, he established Whistling Woods International, a film and media institution in Mumbai.[4] In 2015, Ghai was honoured with the IIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema.[5] His films are noted for their iconic characters, grand sets, dramatic climaxes, and themes of divine justice and duty.

  1. ^ "Profile – Mukta Arts". Mukta Arts. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008..
  2. ^ "Subhash Ghai delivers 24th film as a silver jubilee hit; '36 Farmhouse' continues to break records on OTT". The Times of India. 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Showman Subhash Ghai to receive IIFA Lifetime Achievement award 2015". 28 May 2015.

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