There have been many such producers and directors in the Hindi cinema world who were successful in leaving an impression on the hearts of the audience due to special stories and amazing direction. One such producer is Sooraj Barjatya, who keeps family drama and love of relationships at the top in his films.

Barjatya, who won the hearts of the audience through marriage, lush family and clean-hearted characters in his films, is also called the ‘master of family drama’. The director’s birthday is on 22 February. The name of the lead actor in most of his films was ‘Prem’, which is still present in the minds of the audience.

Gave ‘love’ to Bollywood
Sooraj Barjatya started his journey with ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ and created the character named ‘Prem’ with Salman Khan. After this, the lead actor of many of his films was named Prem. In an interview, he had told, “At the time of ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, Salman Bhai and I thought that this is a boy who is a family boy – he laughs and talks with aunts and uncles, has a clean heart, has not seen the ups and downs of the world. The name was kept ‘Prem’ coincidentally, but a lot of credit for the love and popularity it received goes to Salman Bhai. Later, the same goodness was seen in other characters too, so they were also named ‘Prem’.

Family values ​​shown in films
His film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ showed family values ​​and marriage rituals so beautifully that even today it is considered a classic. After this, marriage and family remained the main theme in films like ‘Vivah’, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, ‘Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi’. Barjatya’s films not only entertain but also teach the importance of relationships, respect and love.

Sooraj Barjatya is afraid of animals
Sooraj Barjatya had shared a funny incident related to Hum Aapke Hain Kaun in the TV show ‘Indian Idol’. He told that he is very afraid of animals in real life. He told that animals are as important as humans, but he feels scared around them. ‘Tuffy’ the dog in ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ had two separate units – for morning and evening shooting. During the elephant scene in ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, I stood at a distance, afraid of going near the actors.

Sooraj Barjatya’s career
Let us tell you that Sooraj Barjatya started his film journey as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt. He started direction in 1989 with his first film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, which became the highest-grossing romantic drama film of that time. His next big film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ broke records. After this, he got huge commercial success with films like ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, ‘Vivah’ and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’. He received the National Film Award for Best Direction for the film ‘Unchai’ released in the year 2022.