Mumbai, March 21 – Subhash Ghai has directed several notable films, but did you know he has also acted in a few noteworthy films?
In his latest post on Instagram, he reminisced about his first film as an actor, "Taqdeer," which was released in 1967, alongside Bharat Bhushan, Shalini Mardolkar, Farida Jalal, and Johnny Walker.
Directed by A. Salaam, "Taqdeer" tells the story of a destitute widow who is forced to marry a man she dislikes for the well-being of her children.
Ghai recalled that he and Jalal Agha, young actors from The Pune Film Institute, were given short roles in the film.
Ghai even shared a black-and-white photo from the film and asked his followers to identify him.
He wrote in the caption, "THIS WAS MY FIRST FILM AS AN ACTOR IN 1967... Yes. It was produced by RAJSHREE production and me and Jalal agha, the two actors from pune film institute, were chosen for brief young roles in a movie #TAQDEER Can you recognize me in this picture? I never knew where my career would take me in the film industry... I feel blessed today. And thank you all (sic)".
After starting his acting career with "Taqdeer," he went on to be a part of "Aradhana" in 1969. He also starred in two films as a lead in the 1970s - "Umang" and "Gumraah".
In 1976, Ghai made his first film as a director, "Kalicharan."
Some of his other notable directorial works include "Vishwanath" (1978), "Gautam Govinda" (1979), "Karz" (1980), "Krodhi" (1981), "Hero" (1983), "Meri Jung" (1985), "Karma" (1986), "Ram Lakhan" (1989), "Trimurti" (1995), "Pardes" (1997), "Taal" (1999), and "Yaadein" (2001).
He took a break from directing after "Yaadein," but returned in 2008 to direct "Black & White," followed by "Yuvvraaj."