Sajid Nadiadwala
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Sajid Nadiadwala (born 1966)[1]is an Indian film producer
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[edit] Career
Nadiadwala started as an AC Technician and than later worked as spot boy and graduated to become production assistant in his uncle's production house before establishing his own production company-Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The production company have churned out many hits including Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), Jeet (1996), Judwaa (1997), Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004).
His 2006 released film Jaan-E-Mann was a box office failure.[2]. His latest 2007 release Heyy Babyy has taken a fantastic start and looks set to be one of 2007's biggest hits.[3]
Sajid, as he claimed in an interview, is a certified Chartered Account but sources close to him say he had failed in his XII exams.
[edit] Personal life
His family including A.A Nadiadwala and A.K Nadiadwala were successful film producers in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Firoz A. Nadiadwala is his cousin who is also a successful producer.
Sajid secretly married Bollywood actress Divya Bharti on 20 May, 1992. Their marriage was tragically short lived when Divya fell to her death from her apartment building on 5 April, 1993. The circumstances surrounding her death was suspicious but nothing was proved. Her death remains a mystery to this day. It is alleged that her death was not a suicide but a homicide. One source believes Sajid had links with the Mumbai Mafia and was involved in Divya's mysterious death but this has never been proven.[4].According to news reports Sajid had fainted when he found out about her death the very next day. He fainted again soon after he lit her funeral pyre.[5]He has since dedicated some of his films to Divya's memory.
He has since remarried to Wardha Khan, a former journalist. [6] They have a son together. [7]
His father Suleiman Nadiadwala died on Tuesday 11 September, 2007 of a prolonged illness.[8]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Producer
- Hey Baby (2007)
- Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
- Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)
- Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000)
- Judwaa (1997)
- Jeet (1996)
- Andolan (1995)
- Waqt Hamara Hai (1993)
[edit] References
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1420008.cms
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com
- ^ http://www.hinduunity.org/articles/islamicmafia/mafiaterronet3.html
- ^ http://www.soniya.net/Divya/Divya%20Bharati%27s%20death%20news.htm
- ^ http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/742/breaking-news.html
- ^ http://www.bollywoodpremiere.com/movies/news/05/nov/sajid-7.php
- ^ http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/09/12/10097
