Karan Razdan (born 25 April 1961) is an Indian actor, writer and director, who works in

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Career

He began his writing career with an unforgettable television show named ‘’

Rajni Rajani, Rajni or Rajini is an Indian name that may refer to: ;Given name *Rajani (actress) (born Shashi Kaur Malhotra), Indian film actress *Rajinikanth (born 1950), Indian film actor *Rajni Abbi, Indian lawyer and politician *Rajni Bakshi, India ...

’’ and then wrote produced and made his debut as director with a hit television show, ''

Tehkikaat ''Tehkikaat'' is a Hindi language crime drama series starring Vijay Anand as Sam D'Silva and Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and T ...

''. He is famous for writing hit films like '' Dilwale'', ''

Diljale ''Diljale'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Harry Baweja, with screenplay by Karan Razdan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Madhoo and Sonali Bendre along with Parmeet Sethi, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover and Amri ...

'', ''

Deewane ''Deewane'' is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film that stars Ajay Devgn (in a double role), Urmila Matondkar and Mahima Chaudhary. After '' Bedardi'' and '' Kanoon'', it was the third film Ajay and Urmila did together. The film did well a ...

'', and '' Qayamat'' (script consultant). He has written and directed some films with controversial themes like ''

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'' (2004), '' Hawas'' (2004), '' Souten: The Other Woman'', and ''

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''. ''

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'' (2006) is an emotional film about retired Indian old men in England. He has written and directed ''Mr. Bhatti on Chutti'', a comedy. Presently he has completed a film named ''

Hindutva Hindutva () is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India. The term was formulated as a political ideology by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923. It is used by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), t ...

''. He also wrote and acted in the hit TV series of mid 80s, '' Rajani'' and he has written produced and directed the detective TV serial

starring Vijay Anand and Saurabh Shukla

Personal life

He was married to Rajani series actor,

Priya Tendulkar Priya Tendulkar (19 October 1954 – 19 September 2002) was an Indian actress, social activist and a writer, who is most known for her eponymous role in the television series '' Rajani'' (1985). Early life Priya displayed an inclination towar ...

, but the couple separated in 1995. Later he married Arti Bhatti in 2002 who is now known as Arti Razdan.

Filmography

As director

* '' Rajani'' TV series 80's * ''

'' TV series (1994) * ‘’Kisse Miyan Biwi ke’’TV series (1990) * ''Mr. Bhatti on Chutti'' (2012) * ''

Mittal v/s Mittal ''Mittal v/s Mittal'' is a 2010 Bollywood film written and directed by Karan Razdan and produced by Rajeev Kore and Dinesh Chugh. The film documents a case that strongly advocates for the rights of women who are subjugated to domestic violence a ...

'' (2010) * '' Eight - Shani'' (2006) * '' Souten: The Other Woman'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Hawas'' (2004) * ‘’

Eena Meena Deeka ''Eena Meena Deeka'' is a 1994 Indian comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Nitin Manmohan. It stars Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla. Its plotline is loosely inspired by the 1989 movie ''Three Fugitives''. Plot Deeka ...

’’ TV series * ''

Yeh Hai Raaz ''Yeh Hai Raaz'' is a TV show telecast on Star Plus in 1997–1998. The show was directed by Karan Razdan, and stars Ruby Bhatia and Alyy Khan. Ruby Bhatia plays a policeman and Alyy Khan plays a criminal, and together they solve a new crime ever ...

'' TV series (1997) * ‘’Hindutva’’ (2022)

As actor

* ''

Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki ''Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language masala film produced and directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty (in double role), Smita Patil, Salma Agha, Karan Razdan, Geeta Siddharth and Amrish Puri. It was ...

'' (1984) – Chandrabhan * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

Disco Dancer ''Disco Dancer'' is a 1982 Indian dance film, written by Rahi Masoom Raza and directed by Babbar Subhash. It stars Mithun Chakraborty and Kim in leading roles, with Om Puri, Gita Siddharth and Karan Razdan in supporting roles with Rajesh ...

'' (1982) – Sam Oberoi * ''

Jeevan Dhaara ''Jeevan Dhaara'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Rama Rao. The film is a remake of the 1974 Tamil film '' Aval Oru Thodar Kathai''. The film stars Rekha, Raj Babbar, Rakesh Roshan, Amol Palekar, Kanwaljit Singh (actor), Kanwa ...

'' (1982) – Bus Conductor * ''

Zara Si Zindagi ''Zara Si Zindagi'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Anita Raj, Nilu Phule, Mazhar Khan, Shreeram Lagoo, Karan Razdan. It is the remake of the Tamil film '' Varumayin Niram Sivappu ...

'' (1983) – Amit * ''

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'' (1982) – News Reporter

Screenplay

*'' Dilwale'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) *'' Dushmani: A Violent Love Story'' (1995) *''

'' (1996) *''

'' (2000) *''

Love Story 2050 ''Love Story 2050'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language science fiction-romance film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the fi ...

'' (2008) *’’

Laxman Rekha Lakshmana Rekha (), in some later versions of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'', is a line in the soil drawn by Lakshmana. This line is drawn around the dwelling in the forest that he shared with his elder brother, Rama, and Rama's wife, Sita. The li ...

’’ (1991)

References

External links

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Books By Karan Razdan
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