Gulshan Rai

Who was Gulshan Rai?

Gulshan Rai was a producer and distributor for Hindi films. He produced successful films in the 1970s directed by Yash Chopra and in the 1990s directed by his son Rajiv Rai.

Gulshan Rai was born in Srilanka, Colombo and moved to Bombay in 1947. He started off his career in the film industry as a distributor. In 1970, he started his production company Trimurti Films and the first film produced was Johny Mera Naam which was a success.

In the 1970s, his Yash Chopra-directed films made Amitabh Bachchan a superstar and launched successful careers for script writers Salim-Javed. The notable films were Deewar and Trishul.

In the 1980s and 90s, he produced films in the action genre directed by his son Rajiv Rai, and were notable for their music. They were Tridev, Vishwatma, Mohra and Gupt.

However, Trimurti Films suffered failures with Rajiv's movies in 2000s, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat and Asambhav, both were attempts to launch Arjun Rampal as a hero but flopped and were unable to make Rampal, a successful hero.