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Rajat Arora | |
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Born | Rajat Arora 23 July 1975 |
Alma mater | Asian Academy of Film & Television [1] |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 2004 – present |
Rajat Arora (born 23 July 1975) is an Indian screenwriter of Hindi-language films and television. He has written numerous screenplays, including Taxi No. 9211 (2006), Chandni Chowk to China (2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), [2] The Dirty Picture (2011), [3] Kick (2014), [4] Gabbar Is Back (2015), Azhaar (2016) and Baadshaho (2017). [5] He has also written the Indian series CID.
Arora collaborates often with director Milan Luthria.
Arora was born in New Delhi, India. He is an alumnus of Asian Academy of Film & Television and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University.
Arora wrote the dialogues for the film Bluffmaster (2005), directed by Rohan Sippy. [6] In 2006, he worked with director Milan Luthria and wrote the film Taxi No. 9211 . [7] Luthria and Arora have since worked together for the films Once Upon A Time in Mumbai (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (2013), Baadshaho (2017), Tadap (2021). [2] [3] In 2009, he wrote Chandini Chowk to China directed by Nikhil Advani. [8] In 2014, he worked with Sajid Nadiadwala for Kick. [4] In 2015, he wrote the additional screenplay for the film Gabbar Is Back , produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. [9] In 2017, he worked with Luthria for the third time for Badshaaho . [10]
In 2019, he wrote the Hindi version of Captain Marvel . In 2021, he wrote the Hindi version of the bilingual film, Thalaivii . [11] In 2022, he co-produced the Netflix Original, Plan A Plan B . [12]
Year | Title | Credited as | ||
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2002-2007 | CID | Screenwriter |
Year | Film | Credited as | |||
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Screenplay | Dialogues | Story | Notes | ||
2005 | Bluffmaster! | No | Yes | No | |
2006 | Family | Yes | No | No | |
Taxi No. 9211 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2007 | Hattrick | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2009 | Chandni Chowk to China | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2010 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | The Dirty Picture | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also lyricist for the song ''Ishq Sufiyana'' |
2013 | Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2014 | Kick | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2015 | Gabbar Is Back | Additional | Yes | No | |
2016 | Azhar | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2017 | Baadshaho | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | Captain Marvel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi version |
2021 | Thalaivi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi version [11] |
Tadap | Yes | Yes | Yes | [13] | |
2022 | Heropanti 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [14] |
Plan A Plan B | No | No | No | Producer [12] |
In 2004, Arora was awarded 'Best Teleplay Writer' by the Indian Television Academy. He also has an entry at the Guinness Book of World Records for co-writing CID and getting the title of 'Longest Single Shot Episode'.[ citation needed ]
Arora has also been awarded the Hindi Seva Samman for his literary contribution towards Hindi Language. [15]
Year | Movie | Award | Category |
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2011 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Zee Cine Awards | Best Dialogues |
Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Screenplay | ||
Global Indian Film and Television Honours | Best Dialogues | ||
2012 | The Dirty Picture | Zee Cine Awards | Best Dialogues |
Screen Awards | |||
Producers Guild Film Awards | |||
IIFA Awards | |||
Global Indian Film and Television Honours | |||
The Dirty Picture (Song: Ishq Sufiyana) | Mirchi Music Awards | Best Lyrics | |
People's Choice Awards India | Favourite Lyrics |