Mohit Suri

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Mohit Suri
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Suri in 2011
Born (1981-04-11) 11 April 1981 (age 44)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
Relatives Bhatt family

Mohit Suri (born 11 April 1981) is an Indian film director. He directed the films Murder 2 (2011), [1] the romantic action-thrillers Awarapan (2007), Ek Villain (2014) and Malang (2020). He also directed the musical romance films Aashiqui 2 (2013) [2] and Saiyaara (2025), the latter becoming the highest grossing film of his career. He has been married to Udita Goswami since 2013 and has two children.

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Early life

Mohit Suri was born and brought up in Mumbai. His father Daksh Suri worked for Dunlop in Chennai and his mother, Heena, was an air hostess. [3] He has one sister, former actress Smilie Suri. [4]

Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt and Robin Bhatt are his maternal uncles whereas Nanabhai Bhatt was his maternal grandfather. Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Vishesh Bhatt and Alia Bhatt are his first cousins and Emraan Hashmi is his second cousin.

Career

After working as an office assistant for T-Series as well as assistant director in Vikram Bhatt's films Kasoor (2001), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Footpath (2003), Suri made his directorial debut with the moderately successful Zeher (2005) and then directed movies like Kalyug (2005), Woh Lamhe (2006), Awarapan (2007), Raaz: The Mystery Continues (2009) and Crook (2010). [5]

Suri's breakthrough period begun with the unexpected earning of his psychological thriller Murder 2 (2011). It is one of the highest grossing Hindi film of 2011. Followed by the highly successful musical love stories Aashiqui 2 (2013) and Ek Villain (2014), with the latter being a revenge drama too and entering 100 Crore Club in India. [6]

Post the release of his majorly anticipated dramas Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015) and Half Girlfriend (2017), he garnered critical and commercial success via the romantic suspense thriller Malang (2020). [7] In 2022, he released Ek Villain Returns starring John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria. Unlike the prequel, it opened to mixed reviews and underperformed at the box-office.

In 2025, he directed the romantic drama Saiyaara , starring debutants Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, produced by Yash Raj Films. [8] It achieved significant critical and commercial success at the box-office, owing to the chartbuster music and performances. [9]

Other works

Apart from his occupation as a director, Suri was the judge of Star Plus's dance reality series Nach Baliye 8 and formed EMI Records India, one of the best musical platforms in India, which produced singers like Yash Narvekar, Anushka Shahaney etc. [10]

Personal life

In 2013, Suri married former Indian actress Udita Goswami. The couple have a son (b. 2015) and daughter (b. 2018). [11]

Filmography

As director

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2005 Zeher YesNo
Kalyug YesNo
2006 Woh Lamhe YesNo
2007 Awarapan YesNo
2009 Raaz: The Mystery Continues YesStory
2010 Crook YesStory
2011 Murder 2 YesNo
2013 Aashiqui 2 YesNo
2014 Ek Villain YesNo
2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani YesNo
2017 Half Girlfriend YesNoAlso producer
2020 Malang YesYes
2022 Ek Villain Returns YesYes [12]
2025 Saiyaara YesNo [13]

As assistant director

YearTitle
2001 Kasoor
2002 Awara Paagal Deewana
2003 Footpath

References

  1. ↑ "'Murder 2' - Bollywood movies which were mired in plagiarism row". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mohit Suri denies fallout rumours with his 'Aashiqui 2' actor Aditya Roy Kapur - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Priya (28 April 2013). "I have not yet lived my married life at all: Mohit Suri - Times of India". The Times of India . Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mohit Suri's sister Smiley Suri married off by two men closest to her - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Gupta, Priya (28 April 2013). "I have not yet lived my married life at all: Mohit Suri". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ 한국 영화를 표절한 인도영화 19편. 이야기방. Event occurs at 04:33. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2019– via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Hazarika, Sneha (26 January 2009). "Mohit Suri talks about his sequel to Raaz". Radio Sargam. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "'Saiyaara' Movie Review and Box Office Collection Live Updates: The Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda starrer makes historic Rs 20 crore debut". The Times of India. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Saiyaara worldwide box office collection day 5: Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda's film earns Rs 132 cr; beats Salman Khan's Sikandar, eyes Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan's record". Indian Express. 23 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Nach Baliye: Mahesh Bhatt, Karan Johar are excited about Mohit Suri's TV debut". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2017.
  11. ↑ TNN (21 November 2018). "Mohit Suri and Udita Goswami welcome a baby boy". The Times of India . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, Tara Sutaria starrer Ek Villain Returns gets a new release date; to hit theatres on July 29". Bollywood Hungama . 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Mohit Suri to helm Yash Raj Films' romantic drama". The Indian Express. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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