
Mohit Suri
Indian film director
Date of Birth | : | 11 April, 1981 (Age 44) |
Place of Birth | : | Mumbai, India |
Profession | : | Film Director, Screenwriter |
Nationality | : | Indian |
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Mohit Suri (মোহিত সুরি) is an Indian film director. He directed the films Murder 2 (2011), the romantic action-thrillers Awarapan (2007), Ek Villain (2014) and Malang (2020). He also directed the musical romance films Aashiqui 2 (2013) and Saiyaara (2025), the latter becoming the highest grossing film of his career. He has been married to Udita Goswami since 2013 and has two children.
Early life
Mohit Suri was born and brought up in Mumbai. His father Daksh Suri worked for Dunlop in Chennai and his mother, Heena, was an air hostess. He has one sister, former actress Smilie Suri.
Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt and Robin Bhatt are his maternal uncles whereas Nanabhai Bhatt was his maternal grandfather. Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Vishesh Bhatt and Alia Bhatt are his first cousins and Emraan Hashmi is his second cousin.
Career
After working as an office assistant for T-Series as well as assistant director in Vikram Bhatt's films Kasoor (2001), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Footpath (2003), Suri made his directorial debut with the moderately successful Zeher (2005) and then directed movies like Kalyug (2005), Woh Lamhe (2006), Awarapan (2007), Raaz: The Mystery Continues (2009) and Crook (2010).
Suri's breakthrough period begun with the unexpected earning of his psychological thriller Murder 2 (2011). It is one of the highest grossing Hindi film of 2011. Followed by the highly successful musical love stories Aashiqui 2 (2013) and Ek Villain (2014), with the latter being a revenge drama too and entering 100 Crore Club in India.
Post the release of his majorly anticipated dramas Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015) and Half Girlfriend (2017), he garnered critical and commercial success via the romantic suspense thriller Malang (2020). In 2022, he released Ek Villain Returns starring John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria. Unlike the prequel, it opened to mixed reviews and underperformed at the box-office.
Other works
Apart from his occupation as a director, Suri was the judge of Star Plus's dance reality series Nach Baliye 8 and formed EMI Records India, one of the best musical platforms in India, which produced singers like Yash Narvekar, Anushka Shahaney etc.
Personal life
In 2013, Suri married former Indian actress Udita Goswami. The couple have a son (b. 2015) and daughter (b. 2018).
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