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

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

Career

He began his writing career with an unforgettable television show named ‘’ Rajni’’ and then wrote produced and made his debut as director with a hit television show, '' Tehkikaat''. 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 Amris ...

'', ''

Deewane ''Deewane'' is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic action 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 was 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 '' Mittal vs Mittal''. ''

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'' (2006) is an emotional film about retired Indian old men in

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. He has written and directed ''Mr. Bhatti on Chutti'', a comedy. Presently he has completed a film named ''

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''. 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 Tehkikaat starring Vijay Anand and Saurabh Shukla

Personal life

Karan Razdan is a

Kashmiri Pandit The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located within the In ...

. He married former actress and social activist,

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 (TV series), Rajani'' (1985). Early life Priya displayed a ...

in 1988, and the couple separated in 1995. He married Arti Bhatti in 2002, who is now known as Arti Razdan.

Filmography

Director

* '' Rajani'' TV series 1985 * '' Tehkikaat'' TV series (1994) * ''Kisse Miyan Biwi Ke'' TV series (1990) * ''Mr. Bhatti on Chutti'' (2012) * '' Mittal v/s Mittal'' (2010) * '' Eight - Shani'' (2006) * '' Souten: The Other Woman'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Hawas'' (2004) * ''

Eena Meena Deeka ''Eena Meena Deeka'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language 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 ...

'' TV series * '' Hindutva Chapter One - Main Hindu Hoon'' (2022) * ''Hindutva Chapter Two - Hindu Jaag Utha'' (TBA)

As actor

* ''

Shakti Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; 'energy, ability, strength, effort, power, might, capability') in Hinduism, is the "Universal Power" that underlies and sustains all existence. Conceived as feminine in essence, Shakti refer ...

'' (1982) – News Reporter * ''

Disco Dancer ''Disco Dancer'' is a 1982 Indian dance-action 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 ...

'' (1982) – Sam Oberoi * '' Jeevan Dhaara'' (1982) – Bus Conductor * '' Tum Laut Aao'' (1983) * ''

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 was the remake of the Tamil film '' Varumayin Niram Sivappu'' ...

'' (1983) – Amit * '' Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki'' (1984) – Chandrabhan

Screenplay

*'' Laxman Rekha'' (1991) *'' 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. It is Bollywood's first utopian time travel film. The premiere ...

'' (2008)

References

External links

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Books By Karan Razdan
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