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Rajat Arora(I)

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Rajat Aroraa (born July 23rd, 1975) is an Independent Screenwriter who has been with the Indian Film and Television Industry for over two decades. His speciality lies in punch-packed dialogues and he has delivered a spate of hit movies like Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Kick (2014), Gabbar Is Back (2015) and Taxi No. 9211 (2006). His versatile writing pans most genres including action, comedy-drama, super hero stories, romantic musicals as well as biopics. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) is a critically acclaimed gangster movie. This blockbuster gained a cult status, especially for its powerful, motivational and insightful dialogs that have become street-speak for Indian audience. Another cultish movie The Dirty Picture (2011) is loosely based on the life and times of a South Indian actor. Rajat Aroraa's script for The Dirty Picture riled up a feminist discourse and shook the conservatives of Indian society. "The naughty dialogues (Rajat Aroraa) of the film which add immense flavour to the proceedings. It's a no-holds-barred screenplay which rightly refuses to treat sex as a three letter word. The Dirty Picture is definitely not only your film for the week, but is a seminal work that will be studied in feminist discourses." (review by The Times of India) Baadshaho (2017), a period action-thriller was directed by Milan Luthria and starred Hindi Film superstar Ajay Devgn. The movie did well and the dialogues received audience appreciation. Azhar (2016), a biographical sports drama based on life of the most controversial Indian Cricket Captain was produced by Sony Pictures and Balaji Telefilms. International blockbuster Captain Marvel's (2019) Hindi dubbed version was scripted by Rajat Aroraa. It retained the core essence and emotions of the original and was yet relatable for Hindi speaking audience. As Aroraa said in a statement, "It is a very significant film being the first Marvel female superhero film and I am thrilled to be a part of the project!". In making is Thalaivi, a trilingual biopic based on life and times of J. Jayalalithaa, late politician and film actress who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, with Kangana Ranaut playing the lead. In production is the Hindi remake of Telugu super hit film RX 100 to mark the debut of Ahan Shetty, son of veteran actor Suneil Shetty.
BornJuly 23, 1975
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      • 8 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, and Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    The Dirty Picture
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 2011
    Salman Khan in Kick (2014)
    Kick
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 2014
    Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
    7.4
    • Writer(as Rajat Aroraa)
    • 2010
    Akshay Kumar in Gabbar Is Back (2015)
    Gabbar Is Back
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Nayak 2
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • Sanjay Dutt, Harnaaz Sandhu, Tiger Shroff, and Sonam Bajwa in Baaghi 4 (2025)
      Baaghi 4
      2.5
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi
      6.5
      • writer
      • 2025
    • Salman Khan, Sharman Joshi, Sathyaraj, Anjini Dhawan, Kajal Aggarwal, Prateik Patil Babbar, and Rashmika Mandanna in Sikandar (2025)
      Sikandar
      3.6
      • dialogue
      • 2025
    • Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff in Heropanti 2 (2022)
      Heropanti 2
      2.2
      • screenplay / dialogue
      • 2022
    • Ahan Shetty and Tara Sutaria in Tadap (2021)
      Tadap
      5.1
      • screenplay
      • dialogue
      • 2021
    • Kangana Ranaut in Thalaivi (2021)
      Thalaivi
      5.9
      • screenplay: Hindi version
      • dialogue: Hindi version
      • 2021
    • Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Mishra, Emraan Hashmi, Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta, and Vidyut Jammwal in Baadshaho (2017)
      Baadshaho
      4.9
      • story
      • 2017
    • Emraan Hashmi and Nargis Fkhri in Azhar (2016)
      Azhar
      5.7
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Akshay Kumar in Gabbar Is Back (2015)
      Gabbar Is Back
      7.1
      • additional screenplay
      • dialogue
      • 2015
    • Salman Khan in Kick (2014)
      Kick
      5.9
      • screenplay
      • dialogue
      • 2014
    • Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, and Sonakshi Sinha in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara (2013)
      Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara
      4.5
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, and Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
      The Dirty Picture
      6.5
      • Writer
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
      Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
      7.4
      • written by (as Rajat Aroraa)
      • 2010
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar, Chia-Hui Liu, Roger Yuan, Ranvir Shorey, and Deepika Padukone in CC2C (2009)
      CC2C
      4.4
      • dialogue
      • 2009
    • Shivaji Satam, Aditya Srivastav, and Dayanand Shetty in C.I.D. (1998)
      C.I.D.
      7.1
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • story
      • Writer (as Rajat Aroraa, as Rajat Aroraa, as Rajat Aroraa) ...
      • 2002–2007

    Music Department



    • Madhuri Dixit, Ravi Kishan, Dharna Durga, and Triptii Dimri in Maa Behen (2026)
      Maa Behen
      5.5
      • writer song lyrics
      • 2026
    • Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, and Sonakshi Sinha in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara (2013)
      Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara
      4.5
      • lyricist
      • 2013
    • Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, and Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
      The Dirty Picture
      6.5
      • lyricist
      • 2011
    • Blue (2009)
      Blue
      3.8
      • lyricist
      • 2009

    Producer



    • Riteish Deshmukh and Tamannaah Bhatia in Plan A Plan B (2022)
      Plan A Plan B
      4.7
      • producer
      • 2022

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    • Alternative name
      • Rajat Aroraa
    • Born
      • July 23, 1975
      • Delhi, India

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      Alumni Of Asian Academy Of film and Television.

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