Sooraj R. Barjatya

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name = Sooraj R. Barjatya

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Sooraj R. Barjatya is an Indian Hindi film director. His films are produced under the Rajshri Productions banner which was first founded in 1947 by his late grandfather Tarachand Barjatya.

Career

He was born in Mumbai. He made his directorial debut with "Maine Pyar Kiya" (1989) starring Salman Khan which was a huge box office hit and launched both his and Salman's career. He teamed up with Salman again for "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" (1994) which became one of the highest all time blockbusters and "" (1999) which was a semi-hit.

His fourth film "Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon" starring Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, and Abhishek Bachchan was the first film directed by him to fail at the box office. He bounced back with his latest film "Vivah" (2006) starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao, which has proved to be one of the biggest blockbusters in his career since "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun".

Filmography

Director

*"Vivah" (2006)
*"Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon" (2003)
*"" (1999)
*"Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" (1994)
*"Ena Pravukal " (1991)
*"Maine Pyar Kiya" (1989)

Writer

*"Vivah" (2006)
*"Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon" (2003)
*"" (1999)
*"Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" (1994)
*"Maine Pyar Kiya" (1989)

Producer

*"Vivah" (2006)
*"Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon" (2003)
*"" (1999)
*"Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" (1994)

Trivia

*He directs family-romantic movies
*He has named the lead actor of all his movies 'Prem'.
*He is a Marwari (i.e. from the Indian State of Rajasthan)
*He married at the age of 21. His bride was 18 years old at the time. The couple have three children and one of them studying in his fathers old school,St.Mary's School.

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