Subhash Kapoor is an Indian
film director
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, and
screenwriter
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. He was a
political journalist
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Political journ ...
, and later became known for directing
satirical
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comical dramas like ''
Phas Gaye Re Obama'' (2010), ''
Jolly LLB'' (2013) and ''
Jolly LLB 2'' (2017).
Career
After completing his MA degree in Hindi literature,
Kapoor started his career as a political journalist in Delhi in the 1990s covering North India; thereafter, when his short film got him acclaim in 2001, he started making commercial short films, documentaries and ad films, eventually shifting base to
Mumbai
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in 2006.
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In 2007, Kapoor made his feature film directorial debut with '' Say Salaam India''. The film failed at the box office. In 2010, he directed his second venture, a satire '' Phas Gaye Re Obama'', which featured many comedians. The film managed to do well in India, and received critical acclaim as well as commercial success. Due to the surprise success of the film, Kapoor began writing his next project. In 2013, Kapoor released '' Jolly LLB'', featuring ]Arshad Warsi
Arshad Khan (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the recipient of List of roles and awards of Arshad Warsi, several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied f ...
, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani, which was a courtroom drama
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with a comical touch. The film was released on 15 March 2013.Akshay Kumar
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, Huma Qureshi, Annu Kapoor 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 language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998), ...
in pivotal roles. Upon its release on 10 February 2017, the film received critical acclaim with the box office collections exceeding over 200 Crores worldwide.
He created the highly acclaimed political drama MAHARANI for SONYLIV with Huma Qureshi in the main lead, MAHARANI Season-1 was released during COVID on 28 May 2021 and went on to become a benchmark for OTT shows, subsequently SEASON-2 & 3 were also loved by the audiences making MAHARANI as one of the top shows of the country. His upcoming movie is the much-awaited JOLLY LLB 3 slated to release on April 10th 2025, featuring both Arshad Warsi and Akshay Kumar with other stellar actors making it one of the most anticipated movies of next year.
Filmography
Films
Web series
References
https://scroll.in/reel/1031075/maharani-season-2-review-another-more-focused-round-of-self-serving-politics
External links
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Subhash Kapoor
profile at the site Twitter
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Film directors from Delhi
Living people
Hindi-language film directors
Indian male screenwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Indian atheists