1. Sooraj R Barjatya was born on 22 February 1964 and is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema.
12 Facts About Sooraj Barjatya
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Sooraj Barjatya has directed and produced some of the most commercially successful Hindi films.
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Sooraj Barjatya began his career as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt.
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Sooraj Barjatya made his directorial debut with Maine Pyar Kiya, a top-grossing romantic drama.
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Sooraj Barjatya had further commercial success in the family dramas Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Vivah, and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.
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Sooraj Barjatya won the National Film Award for Best Direction for Uunchai.
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Sooraj Barjatya was born in a Marwari Jain family in Mumbai.
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Sooraj Barjatya attended St Mary's School, Mumbai and The Scindia School in Gwalior.
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Sooraj Barjatya married Vineeta Barjatya in 1986 and the couple have three children.
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Sooraj Barjatya made his directorial debut with the romantic musical Maine Pyar Kiya starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree in lead roles.
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Sooraj Barjatya teamed up with Khan again alongside Madhuri Dixit for the ensemble musical romantic drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun.
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Sooraj Barjatya then collaborated with Khan for the third time for the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain, which received mostly positive reviews from critics, and emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.