Karan Razdan

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Karan Razdan
Born (1961-04-25) 25 April 1961 (age 62)
Nationality Indian
Occupation(s)Director, producer, actor
Spouses
  • (m. 1988;sep. 1995)
  • (m. 2002)

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

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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 , Deewane , and Qayamat (script consultant). He has written and directed some films with controversial themes like Girlfriend (2004), Hawas (2004), Souten: The Other Woman , and Mittal vs Mittal . Umar (2006) is an emotional film about retired Indian old men in England. He has written and directed Mr. Bhatti on Chutti, a comedy. Presently he has completed a film named Hindutva . [1]

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. [2] He was married to Rajani series actor, Priya Tendulkar, but the couple separated in 1995. [3] Later he married Arti Bhatti in 2002 who is now known as Arti Razdan.

Filmography

As director

As actor

Screenplay

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References

  1. "Karan Razdan packs sensitive theme in new venture". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 10 December 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. Anup Jalota talking about hindutva. 10 March 2023 via YouTube.
  3. Lata Khubchandani (19 September 2002). "'She deserved to be happy'". rediff.com.
  4. Karan K. Razdan [@karan_k_razdan] (29 December 2022). "Met the Hon Home Minister of @_madhya_pradesh Narottam Mishra ji. Discussed my film Hindutva Chapter two | Hindu Jaag Utha | with him. To be shot in Madhya Pradesh" via Instagram.