17 Facts About Subhash Ghai

Subhash Ghai was born on 24 January 1945 and is an Indian film director, producer, actor, lyricist, music director and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema.

Subhash Ghai was one of the most prominent Hindi filmmakers in the 1980s and 1990s.

In 1982, Ghai founded Mukta Arts, which became a public company in 2000, with Ghai serving as its executive chairman.

In 2015, Subhash Ghai was honoured with the IIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema.

Subhash Ghai's films are noted for their iconic characters, grand sets, dramatic climaxes, and themes of divine justice and duty.

Subhash Ghai's father had moved to Delhi from Punjab following the 1947 partition.

Subhash Ghai graduated in commerce from Rohtak, Haryana, and then went to pursue graduation in Cinema from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Subhash Ghai then read self help books like Dale Carnegie's How to Win friends and influence people, and used techniques given in it to help him try and enter the film industry.

Subhash Ghai started his career in Hindi cinema as an actor with small roles in films including Taqdeer and Aradhana.

Subhash Ghai was the male lead in the 1970s Umang and Gumraah.

Subhash Ghai introduced Jackie Shroff as a leading actor in the action romance Hero and helped establish Anil Kapoor's rising career with the legal drama Meri Jung.

Subhash Ghai went on to frequently work with Shroff and Kapoor, casting them together in the films Karma, Ram Lakhan and Trimurti, the latter which he had produced and it was directed by Mukul S Anand.

Subhash Ghai's following films were Yaadein and Kisna.

Subhash Ghai then took a break from directing and turned producer with films including Aitraaz, Iqbal, 36 China Town and Apna Sapna Money Money.

Rahman stated in an interview that Subhash Ghai had asked him to use the words "Jai Ho" in a song.

At the Cannes International Film Festival in May 2018, Subhash Ghai announced that he is co-producing a biopic on Osho Rajneesh along with an Italian production house.

In 1970, following a four year-long courtship, Subhash Ghai married Rehana Farooqui, whom he met while he was in FTII in Pune.