Kunal Kohli is a Hindi film director based in Mumbai. He has made four movies for
Yash Raj Films owned by famed director and producer
Yash Chopra. His first film under the Yash Raj banner was
Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) which did not fare too well at the box office. The film starred
Hrithik Roshan,
Rani Mukerji and
Kareena Kapoor.
After two years he came back with his second venture
Hum Tum (2004), the film was one of the biggest hits of 2004 and established him as a known director. The film won five
Filmfare awards including
Best Director for Kohli. He won against his own mentor
Yash Chopra who was nominated for
Veer-Zaara.
His film
Fanaa, starred
Aamir Khan and
Kajol who made her comeback after a four year break from the industry and earned her a Filmfare Best Actress award. The film was released in May 2006.
Fanaa became one of the biggest hits of 2006. This film was found controversial, and was banned in the state of
Gujarat due to protests against the lead actor
Aamir Khan.
He also wrote, directed and co-produced the Yash Raj film
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, starring
Saif Ali Khan,
Rani Mukerji,
Rishi Kapoor and
Amisha Patel.
Biography
Born in Mumbai,Kunal Kohli is a true Indian director. He is a "family man" as he claims on a video interview.
He started out as a film critic in the late nineties and hosted the show "Chalo Cinema" on
Zee TV. He also directed some music videos:
Bally Sagoo's 'Mera Laung Gawacha',
Bali Brahmabhatt's 'Tere Bin Jeena...
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