Rajat Arora
Birth date23 July 1975 (age 51)
Birth placeNew Delhi, India
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2004 – present
Birth nameRajat Arora
Alma materAsian Academy of Film & Television[1]

Rajat Arora (born 23 July 1975) is an Indian screenwriter of Hindi-language films and television. He has written numerous screenplays, including Taxi No. 9211 (2006), Chandni Chowk to China (2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010),[2] The Dirty Picture (2011),[3] Kick (2014),[4] Gabbar Is Back (2015), Azhaar (2016) and Baadshaho (2017).[5] He has also written the Indian series CID. 'He has written for the Indian television series CID and Aahat.[6]

Arora collaborates often with director Milan Luthria.

Early life and education

Arora was born in New Delhi, India. He is an alumnus of Asian Academy of Film & Television and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University.

Career

Arora wrote the dialogues for the film Bluffmaster (2005), directed by Rohan Sippy.[7] In 2006, he worked with director Milan Luthria and wrote the film Taxi No. 9211.[8] Luthria and Arora have since worked together for the films Once Upon A Time in Mumbai (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (2013), Baadshaho (2017), Tadap (2021).[2][3] In 2009, he wrote Chandini Chowk to China directed by Nikhil Advani.[9] In 2014, he worked with Sajid Nadiadwala for Kick.[4] In 2015, he wrote the additional screenplay for the film Gabbar Is Back, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.[10] In 2017, he worked with Luthria for the third time for Badshaaho.[11]

In 2019, he wrote the Hindi version of Captain Marvel. In 2021, he wrote the Hindi version of the bilingual film, Thalaivii.[12] In 2022, he co-produced the Netflix Original, Plan A Plan B.[13]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleCredited as
2002-2007CIDScreenwriter

Films

YearFilmCredited as
ScreenplayDialoguesStoryNotes
2005Bluffmaster!
2006Family
Taxi No. 9211
2007Hattrick
2009Chandni Chowk to China
2010Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
2011The Dirty PictureAlso lyricist for the song ''Ishq Sufiyana''
2013Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
2014Kick
2015Gabbar Is Back
2016Azhar
2017Baadshaho
2019Captain MarvelHindi version
2021ThalaiviHindi version[12]
Tadap[14]
2022Heropanti 2[15]
Plan A Plan BProducer[13]

Awards and accolades

In 2004, Arora was awarded 'Best Teleplay Writer' by the Indian Television Academy. He also has an entry at the Guinness Book of World Records for co-writing CID and getting the title of 'Longest Single Shot Episode'.[citation needed]

Arora has also been awarded the Hindi Seva Samman for his literary contribution towards Hindi Language.[16]

YearMovieAwardCategory
2011Once Upon a Time in MumbaaiZee Cine AwardsBest Dialogues
Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Screenplay
Global Indian Film and Television HonoursBest Dialogues
2012The Dirty PictureZee Cine AwardsBest Dialogues
Screen Awards
Producers Guild Film Awards
IIFA Awards
Global Indian Film and Television Honours
The Dirty Picture (Song: Ishq Sufiyana)Mirchi Music AwardsBest Lyrics
People's Choice Awards IndiaFavourite Lyrics

References

  1. ^ "Notable alumni of School of Mass Communication"
  2. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2021-07-30). "11 Years of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai EXCLUSIVE: "I have not written immortal lines. Ajay Devgn has made those dialogues IMMORTAL" – Rajat Arora 11: Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  3. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2021-12-02). "10 Years of The Dirty Picture EXCLUSIVE: "We had approached Kangana Ranaut initially. But she felt that she didn't want to do the film at that point" – Rajat Arora 10: Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  4. ^ "10 Years of 'Kick': Salman Khan's film celebrated with a heartfelt video". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  5. ^ "From Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai to Azhar, 17 film dialogues by Rajat Arora which prove no writer has more swag than him". InUth. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  6. ^ "It is important not to get carried away by a writing style". The Times of India. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Abhishek Bachchan's Bluffmaster: The con film that deserved more love". The Indian Express. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  8. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2024-02-24). "18 Years of Taxi No 9211 EXCLUSIVE: "After Ab Tak Chhappan, no one cast Nana Patekar for 1 ½ years. He was sitting at home. I was the one who thought of him" – Milan Luthria 18: Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  9. ^ "Nikkhil Advani reflects on 'massive disaster' Chandni Chowk To China: 'Studio head was test-driving Mercedes, bought Honda City after release'". The Indian Express. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  10. ^ "Have taken a big commercial leap with 'Gabbar Is Back': Krish". The Indian Express. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  11. ^ Banerjee, Arnab (2017-09-02). "Baadshaho movie review: It doesn't rise above the routine". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  12. ^ "Thalaivii 2 To Focus Jayalalithaa's Post-CM Journey; Writer Confirms Discussion With Kangana" (in en-IN). Indiatimes. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  13. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2021-08-16). "EXCLUSIVE: Riteish Deshmukh, Tamannaah Bhatia and Rajat Arora make their Netflix debut with Plan A Plan B: Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  14. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2018-11-26). "Kick writer Rajat Arora comes on board as the writer of RX100 remake starring debutant Ahaan Shetty: Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  15. ^ "Rajat Arora As Writer For Much Awaited Tiger Shroff Starrer Heropanti 2". Bollywood Hungama. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Malwa Rangmanch Samiti". malwarangmanchsamiti.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.