Ketan Desai (director)

Last updated

Ketan Desai (born 29 June 1957) is an Indian film producer and director. He produced five Bollywood movies and directed three Masala films. He produced the Hindi film Coolie (1983) and was Executive Producer of Mard (1985).

Contents

Family background

Desai is the son of film producer and director Manmohan Desai. [1] He is married to Kanchan Kapoor, the daughter of actor Shammi Kapoor. The couple has two daughters: Pooja and Rajeshwari. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorProducerNotes
1983 Coolie NoYes [3]
1985 Mard NoYesExecutive Producer
1986 Allah-Rakha YesYesAs Ketan M. Desai
1989 Toofan YesNo
1993 Anmol YesNo
1997 Deewana Mastana NoYes
2002 Yeh Hai Jalwa NoYesCo-producer as Ketan Manmohan Desai

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shashi Kapoor</span> Indian film actor and producer (1938–2017)

Shashi Kapoor was an Indian actor and film producer who is best known for his works in Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards, he also featured in a number of English-language international films, particularly films produced by Merchant Ivory. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2011, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 2014, for his contribution to Indian cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raj Kapoor</span> Indian film actor (1924–1988)

Raj Kapoor (pronounced[raːdʒkəˈpuːɾ]; birth name Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988, his full name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor, he was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema, and has been referred to as The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema and as the Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramesh Sippy</span> Indian film director

Ramesh Sippy is an Indian film director, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is particularly known for being director in Sholay (1975), which is regarded as one of the most influential films ever made in India. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kapoor family</span> Indian film family

The Kapoor family is a prominent Indian show business family with at least 4 generations of the family over 95 years being active in the Hindi film industry. Numerous members of the family, both (biological) and those who have married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers. "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor, who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1929 debut film Be Dhari Talwar. He was a pioneer of Indian theatre and the founding member of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema. The genesis generation or the earliest linear generation of the Kapoor family tree to ever act in the films was Prithviraj Kapoor's father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, who debuted as actor in 1951 film Awaara, which was produced, directed and starred in lead role by his grandson Raj Kapoor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Randhir Kapoor</span> Indian actor (born 1947)

Randhir Kapoor is a retired Indian actor, film producer and director who worked in Hindi cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manmohan Desai</span> Indian film producer and director

Manmohan Desai was an Indian film producer and director. He was one of the most successful filmmakers of the 70s and 80s. Desai was an influential and sought-after film director of Bollywood and a pioneer of making Masala films along with Prakash Mehra and Nasir Hussain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prakash Mehra</span> Indian film producer and director

Prakash Mehra was a legendary Indian film director and producer known for his work in Hindi films. He was one of the pioneers of masala films, along with Nasir Hussain, and Manmohan Desai. His collaborations with the actor Amitabh Bachchan resulted in several box office blockbusters and classics.

<i>Parvarish</i> (1977 film) 1977 Indian film

Parvarish (transl. Upbringing) is a 1977 Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Manmohan Desai, starring Shammi Kapoor, with Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna as two brothers playing oneupmanship, and Neetu Singh and Shabana Azmi as their love interests. The latter four had previously starred, earlier that same year, in Desai's own Amar Akbar Anthony, the highest-grossing film of the year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ganguly family</span> Influential family in Indian cinema

The Ganguly family is an Indian show business family active in Hindi cinema (Bollywood). It originates from the Ganguly brothers: Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar (née Ganguly).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prachi Desai</span> Indian actress (born 1988)

Prachi Desai, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. Desai is a recipient of several accolades including an IIFA Award and four Indian Telly Awards, as well as two Filmfare Awards nominations.

<i>Rang Rasiya</i> 2014 Indian film

Rang Rasiya, titled Colours of Passion in English, is a 2014 Indian drama film written and directed by Ketan Mehta, based on the life of the 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma. It was released bilingually in Hindi as Rang Rasiya and in English as Colours of Passion. The film was a cinematic adaptation of the novel Raja Ravi Varma by Ranjit Desai. It stars Randeep Hooda as Raja Ravi Varma and Nandana Sen as his love interest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abhishek Kapoor</span> Indian filmmaker

Abhishek Kapoor is an Indian film director, former actor, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for his work in the musical drama Rock On!! (2008), the buddy sports drama Kai Po Che! (2013), the musical romantic drama Fitoor (2016), the romantic disaster film Kedarnath (2018) and the social romantic drama Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021), earning nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director for Rock On!! and Kai Po Che!.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nitin Chandrakant Desai</span> Indian art director (1965–2023)

Nitin Chandrakant Desai was an Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer. He was most known for his work in Marathi and Hindi Films, World Cultural Festival 2016 at Delhi and films like, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Lagaan (2001), Devdas (2002), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). During his career spanning twenty years, he worked with directors like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In 2002, he turned film producer with Chandrakant Productions' Desh Devi, a devotional film on the Devi Mata of Kutch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amar Upadhyay</span> Indian television actor

Amar Upadhyay is an Indian actor who is best known for his work in Hindi Television. He started his career with modelling and he is best known for his collaborations with Ekta Kapoor in the television shows namely Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000–2002), Kalash (2000–2002), Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2005), Kkusum (2005) and Molkki (2020–2022). In 2011, he participated in Bigg Boss and emergeed as a finalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aditya Bhattacharya</span> Indian film director and screenwriter

Aditya Bhattacharya is an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for his feature film, Raakh (1989), starring Aamir Khan and Pankaj Kapur, which garnered three National Film Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mehboob Studio</span> Film and recording studio in Mumbai, India

Mehboob Studio is an Indian film studio and recording studio in Bandra (W), Mumbai, founded in 1954 by director and producer Mehboob Khan, who previously owned Mehboob Productions, and is most known for films such as Mother India (1957), which won the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director and was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

<i>Allah Rakha</i> (film) 1986 film by Ketan Desai

Allah-Rakha is a 1986 Indian Masala film directed by Ketan Desai and starring Jackie Shroff in the title role, along with Dimple Kapadia, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Shammi Kapoor, Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman. The film is notable as the protagonist, played by Jackie Shroff, is a Muslim, unusual in Hindi cinema that time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aditya Raj Kapoor</span> Indian actor and filmmaker

Aditya Raj Kapoor is an Indian actor, filmmaker, author and retired businessman. Born into the Kapoor family, he is the son of actors Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali.

<i>Jersey</i> (2022 film) 2022 Indian sports film

Jersey is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, being his Hindi directorial debut and the remake of his 2019 Telugu film of the same title. It stars Shahid Kapoor as a former cricketer who returns to the game for his son's wish of buying a Jersey T- Shirt, alongside Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapoor. The film is produced by Geetha Arts, Dil Raju Production, Sithara Entertainments and Brat Films.

References

  1. "I can trust Ketan Desai, says Sushmita Sen". Hindustan Times. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. "Know less popular members of the Kapoor khandaan", The Times of India
  3. "Four director-sons prepare to take over as new generation film makers". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-06.