Rajat Arora (Born 23 July 1975) is an independent writer in the Indian film and television industry; widely known for his films The Dirty Picture (2011), Kick (2014) and Taxi No. 9211 (2006).Rajat's first break in Bollywood was as a dialogue writer for Bluffmaster (2005). The film was written by Sridhar Raghavan and directed by Rohan Sippy. Th...
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Rajat Arora (Born 23 July 1975) is an independent writer in the Indian film and television industry; widely known for his films The Dirty Picture (2011), Kick (2014) and Taxi No. 9211 (2006).Rajat's first break in Bollywood was as a dialogue writer for Bluffmaster (2005). The film was written by Sridhar Raghavan and directed by Rohan Sippy. The dialogues of the movie were termed to be fantastic by veteran film critic Taran Adarsh. While the movie received a warm response at the box office, critics described the dialogues as quotable. Some went on say the dialogues were the highlight of the movie and were outstanding.He then collaborated with director Milan Luthria on Taxi No. 9211 (2006). The slice-of-life story, high on drama and action, written by Rajat was applauded by many and described as impeccable by critics. Taxi No. 9211 went on to become one of the highest grossing films of 2006.After Hattrick (2007) and Chandni Chowk to China (2009), Rajat teamed up with Luthria again for Once upon a time in Mumbaai (2010). He muscled the single-screens' melodrama into multiplexes by channeling the '70s dialoguebaazi. The movie won Rajat many awards and accolades recognised by the Indian film fraternity.Komal Nahta quotes 'Rajat Arora has penned an interesting story and padded it up with a highly engrossing screenplay that doesn't let the viewer lose grip for even a moment. Arora's dialogues, of course, are absolutely fantastic, many of them clapworthy.'His next film, The Dirty Picture (2011) saw him double up as a lyricist for the chart-buster 'Ooh La La Tu Hai Meri Fantasy'. The movie was an instant blockbuster hit and was widely accepted by the masses and appreciated by critics alike.The writer-director combo of Rajat and Milan who had achieved tremendous success with Once Upon A Time In Mumbai and The Dirty Picture, teamed up again to deliver another blockbuster success - Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Doobara! (2013). The dialogues of the movie were said to be applause worthy and were the cherry on the cake.His next was as a script and screen play writer for Salman Khan starrer Kick (2014). As a Eid release, Kick received an overwhelming response at the box office. The total worldwide collection crossed INR 300 crores and was the highest grosser of 2014.Kick was followed by Akshay Kumar starrer Gabbar is Back (2015). His contribution to the movie was well received by critics and fans alike.
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