Rajkumar Kohli (born 14 September 1930 in Lahore, British India) is an Indian film director. He was famous for directing several popular Bollywood films in the 1970s like Lootera starring Dara Singh and Nishi, who married Rajkumar Koli and 1980s with ensemble cast such as Nagin (1976), Jaani Dushman (1979) and Raaj Tilak (1984). His films frequently featured actors like Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha and actresses Reena Roy and Anita Raj.
In the early 1990s, he introduced his son Armaan Kohli in the multi-starrer action film Virodhi (1992) which was a average at box office. He directed his son again in Aulad Ke Dushman (1993) and Qahar (1997) which also failed to help his son's career. After a hiatus he returned in 2002 and relaunched his son in another multi-starrer film in the style of his classic 1970s films Nagin and Jaani Dushman titled Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani. However, upon release it was a box office disaster and was heavily criticised. As well as copying his own 1970s films, the film copied scenes from The Matrix, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mission: Impossible 2 and The Mummy. He has not directed any film since then.
Filmography
1972 - Gora Aur Kala
1973 - Kahani Hum Sab Ki
1976 - Nagin
1979 - Muqabla
1979 - Jaani Dushman
1982 - Badle Ki Aag
1983 - Naukar Biwi Ka
1984 - Raaj Tilak
1984 - Jeene Nahi Doonga
1987 - Insaniyat Ke Dushman
1988 - Inteqam
1988 - Saazish
1988 - Bees Saal Baad
1992 - Virodhi
1990 - Pati Patni Aur Tawaif
1993 - Aulad Ke Dushman
1997 - Qahar
2002 - Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
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