Raj Kanwar

Raj Kanwar
Born	(1961-06-28)28 June 1961 India
Died	3 February 2012(2012-02-03) (aged 50) Singapore
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Director, producer and screenwriter
Spouse	Anita Kanwar
Children	Karan Raj Kanwar Abhay Raj Kanwar
Relatives	K. Pappu (brother)

Raj Kanwar (28 June 1961 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian film director, writer and film producer of Hindi films based in Mumbai, India.

Family and personal life

He was educated in Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun.

He has two sons (with his wife Anita Kanwar), Karan Raj Kanwar and Abhay Kanwar, both of whom have worked as film directors and producers. Filmmaker K. Pappu is his elder brother.

On 3 February 2012, he died due to a kidney ailment in Singapore.

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 (1994), Jaan (1996), Jeet (1996), Judaai (1997), Daag: The Fire (1999) and Badal (2000). Kanwar went on to discover actors like Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra whom he cast in his film Andaaz in 2003. His last film was Sadiyaan (2010). Anurag Singh was an Chief Assistant with him for most of films. Most of his films lead characters are named Karan and Kajal.

Filmography

Director

• Sadiyaan (2010)
• Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
• Andaaz (2003)
• Ab Ke Baras (2002)
• Farz (2001)
• Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000)
• Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000)
• Badal (2000)
• Daag: The Fire (1999)
• Itihaas (1997)
• Judaai (1997)
• Jeet (1996)
• Jaan (1996)
• Kartavya (1995)
• Laadla (1994)
• Deewana (1992)

Writer

• Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
• Andaaz (2003) (story)
• Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000)
• Badal (2000) (story)
• Daag: The Fire (1999)
• Itihaas (1997) (story)
• Jeet (1996)

Producer

• Sadiyaan (2010)
• Raqeeb (2007)
• Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
• Ab Ke Baras (2002)
• Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000)
• Daag: The Fire (1999)
• Itihaas (1997)

Assistant director

• Ghayal (1990)
• Ram-Avtar (1988).
• Mr. India (1987)

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20120226041418/http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/producer-raj-kanwar-dies-in-singapore-173051

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-06/news-interviews/31027427_1_raj-kanwar-sadiyaan-final-farewell

External links

• Raj Kanwar at IMDb