Tuesday, November 3, 2009

RAJKUMAR SANTOSHI

Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director and producer of Hindi films. He is the son of choreographer P.L. Santoshi. His movies strive for realism. Santoshi often relies on original screenplays instead of adapting Hollywood movies and adding 'naach gaana' (magic mix). While Santoshi has gained the recognition of his peers, he is rarely nominated for awards.

RAJKUMAR SANTOSHI


Rajkumar Santoshi and Sunny Deol have worked in many films like Ghayal, Ghatak and Damini that were Bollywood hits. Sunny Deol won the best actor for Ghayal and the best supporting actor for Damini.

Santoshi is known to repeat actors of his choice in a series of consecutive movies. He is one of the pioneers of the item number having Aamir Khan in Damini, Mamta Kulkarni in Ghatak, Urmila Matondkar in China Gate, etc. His films are well-made and are well-accepted by the Bollywood audience. He has also made movies starring famous actors such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Rajkumar santoshi is a award winning director and producer in Bollywood. His movies often are hard hitting, real and he avoids remakes. He is also known to bring out the best in the actors. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) saw Ajay Devgan as the freedom fighter. The movie won a National Film Award. Khakee (2004) was another success for Santoshi.

His last release was Halla Bol (2008). His next release is a comedy, Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani, starring Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor. The movie will be released in theaters in 2009.

With a title that is too long, and quite unlike a typical Bollywood name, the upcoming romantic comedy ‘Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani’ has already made its presence felt.

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, who has delivered some great serious cinema to his credit, the film promises to be a rocker, regaling the audience with its romantic storyline interspersed with comedy.

The title of the film has already generated quite an interest amongst the public.Named after the film’s central character, Prem, the title brings out the essence of the character, who according to Santoshi, is a strange fellow. The film is a romantic tale of two youngsters, Prem and Jennifer, played by Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
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