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'{{short description|Indian film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Raj Kanwar | image = File:Raj Kanwar.png | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|6|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[India]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|2|3|1961|6|28}} | death_place = [[Singapore]] | nationality = Indian | spouse = Anita Kanwar | children = [[Karan Raj Kanwar]]<br>Abhay Raj Kanwar | occupation = Director, producer and screenwriter | 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/producer-raj-kanwar-dies-in-singapore-173051|title=Producer Raj Kanwar dies in Singapore|date=26 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226041418/http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/producer-raj-kanwar-dies-in-singapore-173051 |archive-date=26 February 2012 }}</ref> ==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.<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-06/news-interviews/31027427_1_raj-kanwar-sadiyaan-final-farewell {{bare URL inline|date=May 2023}}</ref> ==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 (1992 film)|Deewana]]''. Released in 1992, the film was a box office Blockbuster and marked the screen debut of [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]. He directed several other box office hits like ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]'' (1994), ''[[Jaan (film)|Jaan]]'' (1996), ''[[Jeet (1996 film)|Jeet]]'' (1996), ''[[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai]]'' (1997), ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999) and ''[[Badal (2000 film)|Badal]]'' (2000). Kanwar went on to discover actors like [[Lara Dutta]] and [[Priyanka Chopra]] whom he cast in his film ''[[Andaaz]]'' in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=What made Raj Kanwar A Director To Reckon With|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-what-made-raj-kanwar-a-director-to-reckon-with/20120203.htm|access-date=3 February 2012|newspaper=Rediff|date=3 February 2012}}</ref> His last film was ''[[Sadiyaan]]'' (2010). [[Anurag Singh (director)|Anurag Singh]] was a Chief Assistant with him for most of films. Most of his films lead characters are named Karan and Kajal. ==Filmography== ===Director=== |- | rowspan="5" | * ''[[Sadiyaan]]'' (2010) * ''[[Humko Deewana Kar Gaye]]'' (2006) * ''[[Andaaz]]'' (2003) * ''[[Ab Ke Baras]]'' (2002) * ''[[Farz (2001 film)|Farz]]'' (2001) * ''[[Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke]]'' (2000) * ''[[Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega]]'' (2000) * ''[[Badal]]'' (2000) * ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999) * ''[[Itihaas (1997 film)|Itihaas]]'' (1997) * ''[[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai]]'' (1997) * ''[[Jeet (1996 film)|Jeet]]'' (1996) * ''[[Jaan (film)|Jaan]]'' (1996) * ''[[Kartavya (1995 film)|Kartavya]]'' (1995) * ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]'' (1994) * ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|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 film)|Itihaas]]'' (1997) (story) * ''[[Jeet (1996 film)|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 film)|Itihaas]]'' (1997) ===Assistant director=== * ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990) * ''[[Ram-Avtar]]'' (1988). * ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0438029}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanwar, Raj}} [[Category:Hindi-language film directors]] [[Category:Indian male screenwriters]] [[Category:Hindi film producers]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from kidney disease]] [[Category:Year of birth uncertain]] [[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]] [[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]] [[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]] [[Category:Film producers from Mumbai]] [[Category:Hindi screenwriters]] [[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]] [[Category:21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Mumbai]] [[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]] [[Category:1961 births]] {{India-film-bio-stub}}'