Atul Agnihotri Bio, Wiki, Age, height, Networth, Family and More

Career

Acting

His career stretches back to 1983 when he made a brief appearance as a child artist in Pasand Apni Apni (1983) in which his cousin Rati Agnihotri was the heroine. Inspired by her success, and by the memory of his father's brief stint as an actor, he made his acting debut with Mahesh Bhatt's Sir (1993), which emerged as a commercial and critical success. He went on to act in several other films throughout the 1990s and early 2000s with his most notable hits being Krantiveer (1994), Naaraz (1994), Aatish (1994), Chachi 420 (1997), Yeshwant (1997), and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002).

As film director

After being restricted to supporting and second lead roles, he abandoned acting and turned to film direction. He made his directorial debut with the 2004 film Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa which starred his brother-in-law Salman Khan along with Bhoomika Chawla and Preity Zinta in the lead roles.

He persisted with direction, and began work in 2008 on the film Hello. He was both producer and director of this film, which starred his other brother-in-law Sohail Khan, along with Isha Koppikar and Sharman Joshi. The film was released on 10 October 2008 to a poor reception at the box office and proved to be a flop.

As film producer

His second directorial venture, Hello (2008) had been the first film produced by him. His second film as a producer was Bodyguard, starring his brother-in-law Salman Khan with Kareena Kapoor. The film was directed by Siddique, who is otherwise active in Malayalam cinema and who had directed the original Malayalam version of the same film.

In 2014, Agnihotri produced his next film, O Teri starring relative newcomers Pulkit Samrat, Bilal Amrohi and Sarah Jane Dias. The film was directed by debutant director Umesh Bisht; thus, it gave an opening to a large number of newcomers.

His next project was producing Ali Abbas Zafar's Bharat starring Salman Khan, which released on Eid 2019. Bharat was an official adaptation of 2014 Korean film, ‘Ode to My Father’ which depicted modern Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man. Agnihotri confirmed: "It’s the journey of a country and also a person, both of whom go by the name of Bharat."

Filmography

As actor

• Pasand Apni Apni (1983) – Anil
• Sir (1993) – Karan
• Aasoo Bane Angaarey (1993) - Chanda's Brother
• Aatish (1994) – Avi (Baba's Brother)
• Krantiveer (1994) – Atul Dhayal
• Naaraaz (1994) – Ajay Pandit
• Gunehgar (1995) – Rohit
• Veergati (1995) – Shlok
• Bambai Ka Babu (1996) – Amit
• Yeshwant (1997) – Inspector John Frank
• Jeevan Yudh (1997) – Rohit Rai
• Chachi 420 (1997) – Himself (in song "Gare Dore")
• Yeh Aashiqui Meri (1998) – Shekhar Choudhry
• Khote Sikkey (1998) – Rohit
• Hote Hote Pyaar Ho Gaya (1999) – Atul (Bunty)
• Kohram (1999)
• Piyo Gayo Pardesh (2000)
• Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002) – Prashant
• Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) – Man driving red car
• Sanam Teri Kasam (2009) – Gopal
• Vaada Raha... I Promise (2009)
• Champak Lal ki Shaadi babulal ke sath (2019)

Director

• Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004)
• Hello (2008)

Producer

• Hello (2008)
• Bodyguard (2011)
• O Teri (2014)
• Bharat (2019)
• Radhe (2021 film)