Bollywood has seen many iconic directors and Subhash Ghai is one among them. He was the best director of Bollywood in the ‘80s and ‘90s era. His golden touch enriched the Bollywood movie industry and he mentored many stars in that time. The Box office in India also shows brilliant records of his movies. Many stars found a stronghold in the soil of Bollywood through his movies. Any Subhash Ghai movie is extravagant, classy, dreamy, and hardcore commercial. Subhash Ghai movies were perhaps the last ones that were equally loved by the masses as well as the critics.
On his 76th birthday, here are some unknown facts about Subhash Ghai: -
Subhash Ghai is a graduate in Cinema from the prestigious Film & Television Institute of India situated in Pune.
He participated in United Producers Filmfare talent contest. Out of the 5000 participants, only 3 people were selected and they were, Rajesh Khanna, Dheeraj Kumar, and Subhash Ghai. While Mr. Khanna received a role soon, Ghai had to wait for a year for a role.
Subhash Ghai has a habit of peeking into his directorial ventures. Maybe he considers that lucky for him and the movie. You will find him passing by, waving to the camera, or simply seated in songs of Ram Lakhan, Yaadein, Pardes, etc.
If you look closely, you will see that his movie titles Kalicharan, Vishwanath, Iqbal, and Yuvvraaj are names of successful cricketers.
He acted in two films - Aradhana and Umang as a supporting actor.
After Raj Kapoor, it was Subhash Ghai who was given the title of “The Showman” by popular media and industry people. Because he delivered back to back blockbusters in his time (Hero - 1983, Meri Jung - 1985, and Karma - 1986).
Bollywood and controversy or ban on movies or political unrest due to a movie subject or song is nothing new. Subhash Ghai directed Khal Nayak was the Biggest Bollywood Hit of 1993 but with the release of Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai song, there was fury. At least 40 political parties opposed those lyrics and a huge uproar was created.
Subhash Ghai considers Raj Kapoor as his guru. While asked about Raj Kapoor he said, “You would find 3 things in his films that I learned. Even though my films were not like that, they were Subhash Ghai films. But he was a guru and I learned a lot from him, which I tried to translate into my own cinema. So the three things that are a must in a film are Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram. A film should have honesty, shiv or divinity, and beauty. Cinema is a celebration.”
After almost three decades of work in Bollywood as a writer, producer, and director, Subhash Ghai established his ambitious school for filmmaking named Whistling Woods International.
Whistling Woods International is a film, communication, and creative art institute located in Goregaon, Mumbai. It was ranked among the top 10 “best film schools in the world" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2010.
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