Rumi Jaffery

Biography

Rumi Jaffery is an Indian scriptwriter and filmmaker who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. He is popular for penning scripts for successful Bollywood films like Coolie No. 1, Biwi No.1, and Hero No.

1 in association with David Dhawan. He wrote scripts for around 50 films before turning into a director with God Tussi Great Ho and went on to make films like Life Partner, Gali Gali Chor Hai, and Chehre.

Rumy Jaffery was born in Bhopal to renowned poet Kausar Siddiqui and later moved to Bombay to pursue his career in Bollywood before working in theater from the age of 10.

Rumy debuted as a writer with the 1992 Bollywood film Paayal and went on to write for over 54 films. He's popular for his works in collaboration with David Dhawan. He also directed films like God Tussi Great Ho Life Partner, Gali Gali Chor Hai, and Chehre.