Raj Kanwar


Raj Kanwar was an Indian film director, writer, and producer of Hindi films based in Mumbai, India.

Family and personal life

He was educated at Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun.
He has two sons, Karan Raj Kanwar and Abhay Kanwar, who have worked as film directors and producers. Filmmaker K. Pappu is his elder brother.
On 3 February 2012, he died in Singapore due to a kidney ailment.

Career

Kanwar began his career directing plays in Delhi. He then moved to Mumbai, where he worked as an assistant to directors like Shekhar Kapur and Raj Kumar Santoshi. His directorial debut was Deewana. Released in 1992, the film was a box office Blockbuster and marked the screen debut of Shahrukh Khan. He directed several other box office hits like Laadla, Jaan, Jeet, Judaai, Daag: The Fire and Badal. Kanwar discovered actors like Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra, whom he cast in his film Andaaz in 2003. His last film was Sadiyaan. Anurag [Singh (director)|Anurag Singh] was a Chief Assistant with him for most of the films. Most of the lead characters in his films are named Karan and Kajal.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorProducerRef.
1987Mr. IndiaAssistant Director
1988Ram-AvtarAssistant Director
1990GhayalAssistant Director
1992[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]
1994[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]
1995Kartavya
1996[Jaan (film)|Jaan]
1996[Jeet (1996 film)|Jeet]
1997[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai]
1997Itihaas
1999Daag: The Fire
2000Badal
2000Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega
2000Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
2001Farz
2002Ab [Ke Baras]
2003Andaaz
2006Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
2007Raqeeb
2010Sadiyaan