1. Sajid Nadiadwala was born on 18 February 1966 and is an Indian film producer, film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema.
14 Facts About Sajid Nadiadwala
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Nadiadwala, Sajid has written and produced films including Housefull, Baaghi to directing Kick that brought him various debutant director awards, and wrote the Marathi film Lai Bhaari that was produced by Riteish Deshmukh.
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Sajid Nadiadwala's grandfather produced hundreds of films in Mumbai, including Taj Mahal.
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Hence, Sajid used to watch films since he was a child.
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Sajid Nadiadwala's next, starring Salman Khan in a double role, Judwaa, created a benchmark in the actor's life and was recognised as a cult film.
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Sajid Nadiadwala described the moment when he signed Sylvester Stallone for the film as historic since he was so star-struck by Stallone, as he was wondering whether he should get an autograph first or get the contract signed.
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Sajid Nadiadwala's next film, a love story, Anjaana Anjaani starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra released on 1 October 2010 and the music of the film was an overnight success with songs like Tujhe Bhula Diya and Aas Paas Hai Khuda becoming all-time chartbusters.
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In 2014, Sajid Nadiadwala came with four successful films which were among the All-Time Top Grossers in Indian cinema.
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Sajid Nadiadwala's first production in the year 2014 was Highway starring Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, directed by Imtiaz Ali was a success at the box office.
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Sajid Nadiadwala made his directorial debut with the July 2014 release Kick, a remake of Ravi Teja's 2009 Telugu film Kick.
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The actress said about her Judwaa 2 producer, Sajid Nadiadwala, admitting that it was he who noticed her before anyone else, giving her the special appearance in Housefull song, "Dhanno" and then going on to cast her in Housefull 2 and his directorial debut, Kick.
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In 2015, Sajid Nadiadwala produced Kabir Khan's directorial Phantom starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif.
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In 2016, Sajid Nadiadwala had a yet another successful year, with three back-to-back hits, Baaghi, Housefull 3 and Dishoom.
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Sajid Nadiadwala then released Baaghi 2 starring Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani in 2018.