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Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades including three National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards, he made his directorial debut with the action drama Ghayal (1990), starring Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Amrish Puri.
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Rajkumar Santoshi was born on Tuesday, 17 July 1956 (age 66 years; as of 2022) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He came to Mumbai at the age of 5 when his father returned to Mumbai. He dropped out of his studies after 11th class and worked with his father as an unpaid assistant till his father’s death in 1978. After that, h...
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Pyarelal Santoshi aka P.L. Santoshi, and his mother was of Tamil origin. His father was a renowned writer and director of Bollywood movies known for Khidki and Barsaat Ki Raat and passed away on 7 September 1978 due to kidney failure in KEM government hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra. His mother was the second wife of P.L. Santoshi, and she died in 2010 due to cancer. He has an elder step-brother Anand Santoshi, who worked as an assistant director and Cheif Sound Recordist a...
Wife & Children
His wife’s name is Manila Santoshi. He has a son named Ram Kumar Santoshi and a daughter named Tanisha Santoshi, who made her debut in Bollywood with Raj’s film Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh in 2023.
Assistant Director
He assisted the film director Rabindra Dharmaraj with the film Chakra. Later, he started helping Indian producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra with production work; however, he did not like the work and left the job. After that, he worked with film director Govind Nihalani on 5 films, and his name spread in Bollywood for his meticulous work. He left his job as the chief assistant to work independently.
Script Writer, Screenplay Writer, Producer, and Director
After leaving his job as a chief assistant, he struggled for one year. Then, he met his father’s friend, P Subbarao, a producer from the South film industry. Subbarao agreed to produce one movie for Rajkumar. Raj had already written Ghayal and convinced the Indian actor Sunny Deol to act in the movie; however, Subbarao backed out, and Sunny’s father and Indian actor Dharmendra produced Raj’s first movie as a writer and director, Ghayal, which shows the story of a person whose brother goes mis...
Casting Couch Allegations by Mamta Kulkarni
Indian actress Mamta Kulkarni, who acted in Raj’s film China Gate in 1998, gave an interview after the film’s release and accused Raj of asking for sexual favours from her during the shooting of the movie. She alleged that when she objected to Raj’s sexual advances, he cut her screen time in the movie. India Today
Fights with Firoz Nadiadwala
In August 2013, he filed a police complaint against the Indian film producer Firoz Nadiadwala for illegally barging into his house. He also accused Firoz of threatening to kill him and sued Firoz for Rs10.24 crores. Raj said that he signed a 3-film deal for the movies Power, Babajaan and an untitled film with Firoz for Rs45 crores and received Rs. 4.25 crore for Power, Rs. 91.5 lakh for Babajaan and Rs. 25 lakh for the untitled film. He claimed that he has evidence proving that the project wa...
Sentenced to 1 year in Jail for Cheque Bouncing
On 31 March 2022, he was sentenced to 1 year in prison and asked to pay Rs 22.5 lakh within 60 days else the jail time would be extended by 1 more year. He had taken some money from the complainant Anil Jethani for the development of his business. For the repayment, he gave 3 cheques for a sum of Rs22.50 lakhs to Anil which later bounced due to insufficient funds in the account. Anil sent a legal notice to Raj through his lawyer; however, when no reply was received, Anil lodged 2 complaints f...
1991:Won Filmfare Award for Best Story for Ghayal movie1991:Won Filmfare Award for Best Director for Ghayal movie1994:Won Filmfare Award for Best Director for Damini movie1995:Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Director for Andaz Apna Apna movie1997:Won Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay Writer for Ghatak movie1997:Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Director for Ghatak movieThe initial producer of his movie Ghayal, P Subbarao suggested the name of Indian actor Sanjay Dutt for his first directorial venture Ghayal; however, Rajkumar wanted only Kamal Haasan or Sunny Deo...
Quick Info→. Wife: Manila Santoshi. Age: 67 Years. Hometown: Mumbai. Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajkumar Santoshi. Rajkumar Santoshi was born in Chennai and moved to Mumbai with his parents at the age of five. He is P. L. Santoshi’s son from his second wife.
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Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. Counted as one of the most successful filmmakers in the Hindi film industry, he has received several accolades,including three National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards.
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Feb 17, 2024 · Bollywood director and producer Rajkumar Santoshi was on Saturday convicted in 11 cases and sentenced to two years of imprisonment and ordered to pay Rs 2.2 crore in all to a businessman after a court in Jamnagar found him guilty under the Negotiable Instruments Act for not honouring 11 cheques he had issued to the businessman after borrowing ...
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Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. Counted as one of the most successful filmmakers in the Hindi film industry, he has received several accolades,including three National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards.
Jan 11, 2023 · Rajkumar Santoshi who made films like Andaz Apna Apna and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani has been away from movies. The director who last made Shahid Kapoor starrer Phata Poster Nikhla Hero in 2013 ...
