Person · Open Library
- Works
- 0
Top works
- 60 years later
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Karnataka
- Active from
- 1929-04-24
- Active to
- 2006-04-12
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22
- Total plays
- 47
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-11-20 ) 20 November 1962 (age 63) , Nagpur , Maharashtra , India
- Other name
- Raju
- Alma mater
- Film and Television Institute of India
- Occupations
- Film director film producer screenwriter film editor film distributor
- Years active
- 1991–present
- Spouse
- Manjeet Hirani
- Children
- Vir Hirani
- Awards
- Full list
via Wikipedia infobox
~18 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Rajkumar "Raju" Hirani (born 20 November 1962) is an Indian filmmaker known for his works in Hindi films. Hirani's films have won several accolades, including four National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards. A prolific director of Hindi cinema, his movies are often lighthearted but revolve around significant societal issues with humour and emotional intelligence.
Starting his career as a film editor and ad films, where he made several successful ads. His first film as a professional editor was Vidhu Vinod Chopra's action drama Mission Kashmir (2000). His first directorial, a comedy-drama Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. was released in 2003, produced by Chopra. Upon release, the film emerged a widespread critical and commercial success It won Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics) and earned Hirani the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay and his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. making them the most awarded duo in this category. After the success of MBBS, he helmed its sequel Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), which emerged as the second-highest grosser of the year. Both won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rajkumar Hirani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.