K. C. Bokadia
K.C. Bokadia Kistur Chand Bokadia is an Indian filmmaker. He has produced successful films such as Pyar Jhukta Nahin, Teri Meherbaniyan, Naseeb Apna Apna, Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam and Main Tera Dushman. He has directed successful films like Phool Bane Angaaray, Police Aur Mujrim, Insaaniyat Ke Devta, Aaj Ka Arjun, Kudrat Ka Kanoon.
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Born | February 10, 1949 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Director, producer, screenwriter |
Children | Pramod Bokadia, Rajesh Bokadia |
The Deccan Chronicle called him "the fastest producer to make 50 films".[1] He made unconventional films such as 'Teri Meherbaniya' in which the main protagonist was a dog. He has also made films based on animals like Teri Meherbaniyan, Main Tera Dushman, Kundan.
He made his debut as producer with Rivaaj in 1972. He directed Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) starring Amitabh Bachchan which was a runaway hit, it was his debut as a director. Amitabh Bachchan was the first Indian actor then to charge 1 crore for this film. The song of the film - 'Gori hai kalyian' was nonstop on the top of binaca sangeetmala for 22 weeks.
He dominated as a producer in the late 80s and early 90s releasing three films in a year continuously, which were mostly remakes of Tamil or Telugu films. He was dubbed as film factory .he was the fastest to reach 50 films in a non corporate era.
After the sudden demise of K Asif, he helped in completing and releasing K Asif's last film "Love and God".
He has worked with Rajnikanth, Jackie Shroff, & Aditya Pancholi as well as other actors including Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Saif Ali Khan Raaj Kumar, Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Shahrukh Khan, Vinod Khanna, Ajay Devgan, Dharmendra, Akshay Kumar & Mithun Chakraborty.
Filmography
Producer
Biwi ho toh aisi ( presenter )
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Director
References
- Subramanian, Anupama (18 September 2018). "B-Town's Bokadia makes Tamil debut with Rockky". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 December 2018.