Sanjay Gadhvi (1965–2023) was an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing the films ‘Dhoom’ (2004) and ‘Dhoom: 2’ (2006). He died of a heart attack on 19 November 2023.
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Sanjay Gadhvi was born on Monday, 22 November 1965 (age 56 years at the time of death) in Mumbai. His zodiac sign was Scorpio. He did his schooling from Campion School, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father, Manubhai Gadhvi, was a prominent figure in Gujarati folk literature.
wife and children
He was married to Jeena and had two daughters. His elder daughter’s name is Sanjeena Gadhvi.
Sanjay Gadhvi with his wife
livelihood
Sanjay Gadhvi started his career as an assistant director in 1991 with Anant Balani’s film ‘Patthar Ke Phool’ (1991) starring Salman Khan. Later, he assisted Balani for two more films.
Poster of the movie ‘Paththar Ke Phool’
He made his directorial debut with the film ‘Tu Hi Bata’ starring Arjun Rampal and Raveena Tandon. But, the film was shelved due to some budget issues. He later directed the film ‘Tere Liye’ (2000), which failed at the box office.
Poster of the movie ‘Tere Liye’
In 2002, he worked as a director and writer for the film ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai’. He rose to fame after directing the film ‘Dhoom’ (2004). Later he also directed the sequel of the film ‘Dhoom: 2’ (2006) starring Hrithik Roshan.
Poster of the film ‘Dhoom: 2’
However, he later left the banner for the second sequel of the film i.e. ‘Dhoom: 3’ (2013). In 2008 he directed the film ‘Kidnap’. He also wrote the dialogues for the film. He worked as a director for the film ‘Ajab Gajab Love’ in 2012. His last film as a director was ‘Operation Parindey’ (2020) starring Amit Sadh. The film was streamed on OTT platform ZEE5.
Poster of the film ‘Operation Parindey’
Apart from film production, he also tried his hand in acting. In 2017, he appeared in the Hindi film ‘Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi’, in which he played the role of Balwinder Tandon.
Controversy
Case against Sanjay Gadhvi
In June 2010, an Indian film company named ‘Studio 18’ filed a case against Sanjay Gadhvi in the Delhi High Court under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The film company claimed that they signed Gadhvi for two films in January 2008, for which they paid him Rs 4 crore as advance. In October 2008, the company approved his first film ‘7 Days in Paris’, but Sanjay Gadhvi failed to deliver the script as per the predetermined schedule. The company claimed that it suffered a loss of Rs 5.2 crore due to the delay caused by Gadhvi.
award
- In 2007, he won the Hottest Young Filmmaker award at the Stardust Awards for the film ‘Dhoom 2’ (2006).
- He was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 52nd Filmfare Awards in 2007 for the film ‘Dhoom 2’ (2006).
Death
Sanjay Ghadavi died of a heart attack on 19 November 2023. According to some reports, Ghadvi’s attack occurred when he was on a morning walk in Lokhandwala, where he felt chest pain. He was taken to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. He was cremated at the Oshiwara crematorium in Mumbai on Monday, 20 November 2023. His death was mourned by many Bollywood celebs including Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra, Hrithik Roshan and Meena Iyer and other eminent personalities from various fields.
I took this picture of Sanjay when we were shooting the climax of Dhoom 2 in South Africa. We made 2 films together – Dhoom and Dhoom 2. Sanju, when I spoke to you last week and we were reminiscing about our shoots and memories, I never would have thought in my madness… pic.twitter.com/zHvoy3FVVl
– Abhishek 19 November 2023
Facts/General Knowledge
- He had a keen interest in film making since childhood.
- In an interview, he revealed that popular industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla was his batchmate, and actor and filmmaker Vivek Vaswani was his senior in school.
- In an interview, he talked about not being a part of the second sequel of the Dhoom film series, ‘Dhoom 3’ (2013). He said,
I’m trying to do every kind of film because the process in itself is so much fun. Every movie gives you a chance to know yourself better, so why repeat it all over again? If that was the idea then I would have made Dhoom 3. I wanted to move on and explore something else.”
- He frequently conducted workshops and masterclasses on film production.
Sanjay Gadhvi during masterclass
- His favorite films are Terminator 2 (1991) and Jurassic Park (1993).
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