Sooraj R. Barjatya

Biography

Sooraj Barjatya is a film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the chairman of Rajshri Productions. All of his films are released under Rajshri Productions, which was founded by his grandfather Tarachand Barjatya in 1947.

Barjatya attended St. Mary's School in Mumbai and The Scindia School in Gwalior during his schooling years. After finishing college, he started working on his debut film, Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), which was released in 1989. He worked on this film with his father.

Maine Pyar Kiya was also Salman Khan's debut film, and it was highly successful. It won seven Filmfare awards for Best Film, Music Director, Male Debut, Female Debut, Music Director, Male Playback Singer, and Lyricist. The film holds the record for winning the maximum number of Filmfare awards.

After his first success with Salman Khan, Barjatya continued to team up with him for multiple high-grossing films like Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999).

Hum Aapke Hain Koun is the most commercially successful Indian film after Sholay (1975). The movie sold over seven crore tickets at the box office.

He won the Filmfare Best Director award in 1995 for Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994). He also won the Golden Lotus Award under the category Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment in 1995 for Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994).

Barjatya's film Vivaah (2006) was nominated for more than 15 awards. Some of his other popular films are Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003), Vivah (2006), Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi (2008), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015).

Barjatya returned to directing movies with Uunchai (2022), a movie based on a friendship with Amitabh Bachchan playing the lead role, after a seven-year-long break.

All of Barjatya's films have been greatly appreciated for celebrating family values, friendship, and Indian culture. He is known for making films without action or vulgarity.