Gulshan Rai | |
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| Born | (1924-03-02)2 March 1924 Lahore,Punjab,British India |
| Died | 11 October 2004(2004-10-11) (aged 80) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, Film distributor |
| Family | Rajiv Rai (son) |
Gulshan Madhosh Rai (2 March 1924 – 11 October 2004) was an Indian film producer and distributor. He produced successful films in the 1970s and 1980s directed byVijay Anand,Yash Chopra andSubhash Ghai and thereafter directed by his sonRajiv Rai.
Rai was born in Lahore in 1924. Following thepartition of India he moved to Mumbai in 1947. He started off his career in theHindi film industry as a distributor. In 1970, he started his production companyTrimurti Films and the first film produced wasDev Anand starrerJohny Mera Naam (lit.Johny is my name), directed by Vijay Anand which was a success.
In the 1970s, his Yash Chopra-directed films madeAmitabh Bachchan asuperstar and launched successful careers for script writersSalim–Javed. The notable films wereDeewaar (lit.The Wall) (1975) andTrishul (lit.The Trident) (1978).
In the 1980s he producedDilip Kumar starrerVidhaata, directed bySubhash Ghai later he produced films in theaction genre directed by his sonRajiv Rai. A majority of his films were notable for their music composed byKalyanji-Anandji & later byViju Shah. They wereJohny Mera Naam,Vidhaata,Tridev (lit.The three gods),Vishwatma,Mohra (lit.The Pawn) andGupt (lit.Secret).
He released more than 180 films in Bombay territory, 40 of which have celebrated silver jubilees. Besides Mumbai, he also opened distribution offices inWest Bengal, Punjab, Delhi andUttar Pradesh.
However, Trimurti Films suffered failures with Rajiv's movies in 2000s,Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (lit.Love, Amour and Romance) andAsambhav (lit.Impossible), both were attempts to launchArjun Rampal as a hero but flopped and were unable to make Rampal, a successful hero.
Rai died in Mumbai on 11 October 2004 after a prolonged illness, aged 80.[1]
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1970 | Johny Mera Naam | Vijay Anand |
| 1973 | Joshila | Yash Chopra |
| 1975 | Deewaar | Yash Chopra |
| 1977 | Dream Girl | Pramod Chakravorty |
| 1978 | Trishul | Yash Chopra |
| 1982 | Vidhaata | Subhash Ghai |
| 1985 | Yudh | Rajiv Rai |
| 1989 | Tridev | Rajiv Rai |
| 1992 | Vishwatma | Rajiv Rai |
| 1994 | Mohra | Rajiv Rai |
| 1997 | Gupt: The Hidden Truth | Rajiv Rai |
| 2001 | Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Rajiv Rai |
| 2004 | Asambhav | Rajiv Rai |
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