Subhash Kapoor | |
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| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Subhash Kapoor is an Indian film director, and screenwriter. He was a political journalist, and later became known for directing satirical comical dramas like Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010), Jolly LLB (2013) and Jolly LLB 2 (2017).
After completing his MA degree in Hindi literature, [1] Kapoor started his career as a political journalist in Delhi in the 1990s covering North India; thereafter, when his short film got him acclaim in 2001, he started making commercial short films, documentaries and ad films, eventually shifting base to Mumbai in 2006. [1] [2] [3]
In 2007, Kapoor made his feature film directorial debut with Say Salaam India . The film failed at the box office. [4] In 2010, he directed his second venture, a satire Phas Gaye Re Obama , which featured many comedians. The film managed to do well in India, and received critical acclaim as well as commercial success. [5] [6] Due to the surprise success of the film, Kapoor began writing his next project. In 2013, Kapoor released Jolly LLB , featuring Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani, which was a courtroom drama with a comical touch. The film was released on 15 March 2013. [7] He also directed its sequel, Jolly LLB 2 , which starred Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Annu Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla in pivotal roles. Upon its release on 10 February 2017, the film received critical acclaim with the box office collections exceeding over 200 Crores worldwide. He created the highly acclaimed political drama MAHARANI for SONYLIV with Huma Qureshi in the main lead, MAHARANI Season-1 was released during COVID on 28 May 2021 and went on to become a benchmark for OTT shows, subsequently SEASON-2 & 3 were also loved by the audiences making MAHARANI as one of the top shows of the country. His upcoming movie is the much-awaited JOLLY LLB 3 slated to release on April 10th 2025, featuring both Arshad Warsi and Akshay Kumar with other stellar actors making it one of the most anticipated movies of next year.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 2007 | Say Salaam India | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Phas Gaye Re Obama | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Jolly LLB | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Guddu Rangeela | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Madam Chief Minister | Yes | Yes | |
| 2025 | Jolly LLB 3 † | Yes | Yes | Filming [8] |
| Year | Title | Creator | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2024 | Maharani | Yes | Yes | 3 seasons |
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