Raj Kanwar (28 June 1961 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian film director, writer, and producer of

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based in Mumbai, India.

Family and personal life

He was educated at

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. He has two sons (with his wife Anita Kanwar),

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and Abhay Kanwar, who have worked as film directors and producers. Filmmaker K. Pappu is his elder brother. On 3 February 2012, he died in Singapore due to a kidney ailment.

Career

Kanwar began his career directing plays in Delhi. He then moved to Mumbai, where he worked as an assistant to directors like

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and

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. His directorial debut was '' Deewana''. Released in 1992, the film was a box office Blockbuster and marked the screen debut of

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. He directed several other box office hits like '' Laadla'' (1994), '' Jaan'' (1996), '' Jeet'' (1996), '' Judaai'' (1997), '' Daag: The Fire'' (1999) and ''

Badal ''Badal'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. It was a commercial success. Plot Badal is a young man with a tragic childhood ...

'' (2000). Kanwar discovered actors like

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and

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, whom he cast in his film ''

Andaaz ''Andaaz'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan. It stars Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra. It is written by Robin Bhatt, Shyam Goel and Jainendra Jain. I ...

'' in 2003. His last film was ''

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'' (2010).

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was a Chief Assistant with him for most of the films. Most of the lead characters in his films are named Karan and Kajal.

Filmography

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