Published 13:44 IST, June 26th 2020
Radhika Rao-directed movies have shades of love, tragedy and happiness; see list
Radhika Rao has directed many movies alongside her partner Vinay Sapru. One of these is Salman Khan's movie Lucky: No Time For Love. Here is a list.
Salman Khan's movie Lucky: No Time For Love was one of the most popular movies of the year 2005. The movie was directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. Radhika started her journey as a Bollywood director with Salman Khan's movie and has sat down on the director's seat multiple times since then. Here is a list of movies directed by Radhika Rao.
Radhika Rao's directed movies
Lucky: No Time For Love
The movie Lucky: No Time For Love was released in the year 2005. It starred Salman Khan and debutant Sneha Ullal in lead roles. The movie traces the journey of a 17-year-old, Lucky, who goes through a series of unfortunate events, and is each time saved by one man, Aditya. Lucky narrowly escapes an attempted rape, gets caught up in a terrorist attack and then drinks contaminated water that poisons her. All this while, Aditya keeps saving her life and the two fall in love. The movie also stars Mithun Chakraborty, Kader Khan, and Vikram Gokhale.
I Love NY
The movie I Love NY is directed by the same director duo, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. The movie stars Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut. I Love NY is based on a Russian romantic comedy The Irony of Fate. In the movie, the narrative is set on one night, the New Year's Eve. Two strangers meet by the hand of fate and it becomes a comedy of errors as the two decide to patch up each other's crumbling lives. The directors came back to the director's seat after 10 years.
Sanam Teri Kasam
Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru got together for another project in the year 2016. They released the movie Sanam Teri Kasam. It starred Harshvardhan Rane, Mawra Hocane, Vijay Raaz, Murli Sharma, Manish Chaudhary, and Anurag Sinha. The movie is a modern rendition of the novel Love Story by Eric Segal. It is a romantic tragedy film and is also partly inspired by American film A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks. The movie traces the journey of two lovers who go through a lot of troubles for their love.
Afghan: In Search of a Home
The movie Afghan: In Search of a Home is an upcoming movie directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. It stars singer Adnan Sami in an acting project as a protagonist. The movie shows Adnan as an Afghani musician who flees his country and comes to India. He not only finds love in India but also acceptance. Still, there are troubles that follow him.
(Source: Radhika Rao Instagram and snips from Lucky and Sanam Teri Kasam)
Updated 13:44 IST, June 26th 2020