Rumi Jaffery is an Indian Scriptwriter and filmmaker who predominantly worked in

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. He is popular for penning scripts of successful Bollywood films like Coolie No. 1,

Biwi No.1 ''Biwi No.1'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan, being a remake of the 1995 Tamil language, Tamil film ''Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film), Sathi Leelavathi''. It stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, ...

Hero No. 1 ''Hero No.1'' is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda (actor), Govinda and Karishma Kapoor with an ensemble supporting cast of actors. The film borrows the theme of ''Bawarchi,'' which was itself ...

in association with David Dhawan. He wrote scripts for around 50 films before turning into a director with

God Tussi Great Ho ''God Tussi Great Ho'' () is a 2008 Indian fantasy comedy film, written and directed by Rumi Jaffery and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Sohail Khan. According to director Rohit Dhawan, the film is a remake of the 2 ...

and went on to make films like Life Partner, Gali Gali Chor Hai and Chehre.

Early life and background

Rumy Jaffery was born in Bhopal to renowned poet ''Kausar Siddiqui'' and later moved to Bombay to pursue his career in ''Bollywood'' before working in theater since the age of 10.

Career

Rumy debuted as writer with 1992 Bollywood film Paayal and went on to write for over 54 films. He's popular for his works in collaboration with David Dhawan. He also directed films like

Life Partner, Gali Gali Chor Hai and Chehre.

Filmography

Films

;As Writer ;As Director

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaffery, Rumi Hindi-language film directors Living people 1966 births