Cinemaazi wishes Atul Agnihotri a very happy birthday
8 Jul 1964
Cousin of actress Rati Agnihotri, he appeared as a child artiste in Pasand Apni Apni (1983). He debuted as an actor with Mahesh Bhatt's Sir in 1993, a commercial and critical success. He went on to feature in lead and parallel lead roles in several films including Aatish (1994), Krantiveer (1994), Yeshwant (1997), Chachi 420 (1997), and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002). Switching gears, he went on to direct his first film, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004), starring Salman Khan—Atul is married to Khan’s sister, Alvira. Directing Hello (2007), he then concentrated on producing films such as the superhit Bodyguard (2011), a Salman-starrer which became the highest-grossing film of the year. It was followed by his next production, O Teri (2014), and the Salman-starrers Bharat (2019), and Radhe (2021).
