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Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. Santoshi started his career as an assistant director and worked with Govind Nihalani during the filming of Ardh Satya He is known to be one of the most versatile directors as he has directed films of all genres except sci-fi. Santoshi made his directorial debut in 1990, with the action flick Ghayal. Starring Sunny Deol and Meenakshi Sheshadri in lead roles, the film tells the story of a person in search of his missing brother and the events that follow. It was critically and commercially successful, and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director, Best film, and Best screenplay. Ghayal also won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Santoshi's followup was D
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