Atul Agnihotri

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Atul Agnihotri
File:Atul-agnihotri.jpg
Born Atul Agnihotri
(1970-07-08) 8 July 1970 (age 54)
Delhi, India[1]
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Punjabi
Occupation Producer, director, actor
Years active 1983, 1993–present
Spouse(s) Alvira Khan Agnihotri
Children Alizeh Agnihotri
Ayaan Agnihotri

Atul Agnihotri is an Indian film producer, director and former actor. He started his Bollywood career as an actor but found success as a producer.

He is best known for his debut film Sir (1993), which emerged as a commercial and critical success. He could not gain much success in his acting career and shifted to direction in 2004. In 2011 he produced Bollywood blockbuster Bodyguard.

Career

Agnihotri's career stretches back to 1983 when he made a brief appearance as a child artist in Pasand Apni Apni. He started his film career as an adult in 1993 with Mahesh Bhatt's Sir.[2] He went on to act in several other films throughout the 1990s and early 2000s with his most notable films being Krantiveer (1994),[3] Aatish (1994)[4] and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002).[5] He made his directorial debut with the 2004 film Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa which starred his brother-in-law Salman Khan, Bhoomika Chawla, and Preity Zinta in lead roles.[3] In 2007 he started work on his second directorial film Hello which starred his brother-in-law Sohail Khan, Isha Koppikar and Sharman Joshi and was released on 10 October 2008.[6]

Atul's 1st release of 2014, Jai Ho entered 100 crore club. O Teri was his 2nd release of 2014, starring Pulkit Samrat and Sarah Jane Dias, and directed by debutant Umesh Bhisht. [7]

Personal life

Atul was born into a Punjabi Brahmin family. Atul is married to Alvira Khan who is scriptwriter Salim Khan's daughter. His brothers-in-law are actors Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan.[8] His cousin is actress Rati Agnihotri. He has two children - Ayaan and Alizeh.[9]

Filmography

As actor

Director

Producer

References

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