Rajiv Gulshan Rai (born 18 July 1955) is an Indian film director,
screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of the producer Gulshan
Rai. He has directed all his films under his father's production
company Trimurti Films.He made his debut as a director with the 1985
action film Yudh. He went on to write and direct several hit films in
the action and thriller genres: Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Mohra
(1994), and Gupt (1997). His films are also notable for their hit
music composed by Kalyanji-Anandji (in Tridev) and Viju Shah in all
his subsequent films.He married Bollywood actress Sonam, whom he had
directed in Tridev and Vishwatma in 1989 and 1992 respectively. He has
one child with her. They divorced in 2016. In 1997, he had to leave
India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by
hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbai underworld leader Abu
Salem.
screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of the producer Gulshan
Rai. He has directed all his films under his father's production
company Trimurti Films.He made his debut as a director with the 1985
action film Yudh. He went on to write and direct several hit films in
the action and thriller genres: Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Mohra
(1994), and Gupt (1997). His films are also notable for their hit
music composed by Kalyanji-Anandji (in Tridev) and Viju Shah in all
his subsequent films.He married Bollywood actress Sonam, whom he had
directed in Tridev and Vishwatma in 1989 and 1992 respectively. He has
one child with her. They divorced in 2016. In 1997, he had to leave
India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by
hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbai underworld leader Abu
Salem.
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