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Sooraj Barjatya was born on 22 February, 1965 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is an Indian film director. Discover Sooraj Barjatya's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

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Occupation Filmmaker
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 22 February, 1965
Birthday 22 February
Birthplace Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality India

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His wife is Vineeta Barjatya (m. 1986)

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Sooraj Barjatya Net Worth

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1943

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! belongs to a small collection of films, including Kismet (1943), Mother India (1957), Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Sholay (1975), which are repeatedly watched throughout India and are viewed as definitive Hindi films with cultural significance.

1947

Barjatya is the chairman of Rajshri Productions, which was formed by his late grandfather Tarachand Barjatya in 1947.

Barjatya began his career as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt.

1965

Sooraj R. Barjatya (born 22 February 1965) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema.

He has directed and produced some of the most commercially successful Hindi films.

His films often include themes of familial ties and values, and are rooted in traditional Indian culture.

1980

The film received positive reviews upon release, and emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year, as well as one of the highest grossers of the 1980s.

It launched the careers of its lead actors, and earned them the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and Best Female Debut, respectively; it also earned Barjatya his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.

1986

He married Vineeta Barjatya in 1986 and the couple have three children.

1989

He made his directorial debut with Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), a top-grossing romantic drama.

Barjatya made his directorial debut with the romantic musical Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree in lead roles.

1990

Hum Aapke Hain Koun sold 74 million tickets in India, giving it the highest domestic footfalls of any Hindi film released since the 1990s.

The film won numerous awards, including National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and the Filmfare Award for Best Film, in addition to earning Barjatya his first Filmfare Award for Best Director.

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! influenced many subsequent Hindi films, and was also a trendsetter for glamorous family dramas and NRI-related films, and started Bollywood's "big-fat-wedding-film" trend.

It also inspired hugely successful filmmakers such as Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar to make films with cultural themes.

1994

His next release, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), became the highest-grossing Indian film to that point.

He teamed up with Khan again alongside Madhuri Dixit for the ensemble musical romantic drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994).

The film received widespread critical acclaim upon release, and emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film at the time of its release.

It became the first making it the first to gross over ₹1 billion, with Box Office India gave it the verdict "All Time Blockbuster", and described it as "the biggest blockbuster of the modern era."

The film was also awarded the Guinness World Record for "Highest-grossing Indian film" after having grossed over ₹2.5 billion ($82 million) worldwide.

1999

He had further commercial success in the family dramas Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Vivah (2006), and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015).

Sooraj Barjatya was born in a Marwari Jain family in Mumbai.

He attended St. Mary's School, Mumbai and The Scindia School in Gwalior.

Encouraged by his paternal grandfather, Tarachand Barjatya, he directed his first film Maine Pyar Kiya for Rajshri at the young age of 24.

He then collaborated with Khan for the third time for the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), which received positive reviews from critics, and emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.

2003

His fourth film was the musical romantic comedy Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) starring Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles.

Prior to release, the film was considerably hyped due to Barjatya's previous successes and the A-list star cast.

However, upon release, it was highly panned by critics, and emerged as the first commercial disaster of Barjatya's career.

2006

His next film, the romantic drama Vivah (2006) starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao, however, emerged as one of the highest grossers of the year, despite mixed reviews.

2008

Post Vivah, he produced the romance Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi (2008) directed by Kaushik Ghatak, starring Isha Koppikar and Sonu Sood in lead roles.

The film received mixed-to-negative reviews upon release and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office.

2015

Following a 9-year directorial hiatus, he returned to direction with the romantic family drama Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), which marked his fourth collaboration with Khan, alongside Sonam Kapoor.

Despite mixed reviews, the film emerged as the second highest-grossing Hindi film of the year, and one of the highest-grossing films of all time, grossing over ₹400 crore worldwide.

After another 7-year hiatus, his next directorial venture was the adventure drama Uunchai (2022) starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Boman Irani with Parineeti Chopra.

The film received mixed reviews upon release, and emerged as an below-average commercial success at the box-office.

The film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.

In all of Barjatya's films until Uunchai, the male protagonists are named 'Prem'.

He had said in an interview that "Ours was a joint Marwari family and I grew up witnessing grand functions and wedding ceremonies in the family. The opulence shown in my films is based on my impressions as a child".