Deeply saddened and shocked by the passing of K. Bhagyaraj sir.
It feels especially unreal because I had the opportunity to meet him recently at Khushbu’s daughter’s wedding and spend some time with him.
Bhagyaraj sir was a creative genius whose contributions to Indian cinema go far beyond what many people know. He was the original creator behind stories that went on to become landmark Hindi films and career-defining milestones for so many of us.
Woh Saat Din, adapted from his work, became one of the most important films of my career. Mohabbat, with its story, screenplay and dialogues by Bhagyaraj sir, not only gave us a memorable film but also helped launch the journey of Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria as producers through Maruti International.
Later, Beta, another adaptation of his brilliant writing, became a blockbuster and remains one of the defining films of its era. Boney and I had acquired the rights and passed them on to Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria during a difficult phase in their journey. The film went on to become a massive success, with all of us receiving tremendous recognition.
Another remarkable example of Bhagyaraj sir’s brilliance was Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. Directed by David Dhawan, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, and starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra, the film’s story and screenplay were by Bhagyaraj sir and adapted into Hindi by Anees Bazmee. The film became a major success and marked another important milestone in Akshay Kumar’s career.
The seeds of all these successes were planted by Bhagyaraj sir. We adapted his stories for Hindi audiences, but the true creator was always him. His writing touched countless lives and careers, mine included. He helped shape the journeys of actors, filmmakers and producers across generations, often without receiving the recognition he truly deserved.
I will always remain grateful for what he contributed to my career and to Indian cinema as a whole. His legacy will live on through the stories he created and the countless people he inspired.
My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and loved ones. He will be deeply missed.
Rest in peace, Bhagyaraj sir. 🙏
I don't think people outside TN understand the scale of what Vijay has managed to achieve today. Most people in Tamilnadu themselves are shocked with the kind of numbers Vijay has pulled out of his sheer cinematic popularity .
They said Vijay was no MGR and he proved them right. Even the mighty MGR with decades of prior political experience took 5 years after starting ADMK to become CM. Vijay did it in 2 years.
They said you needed booth level agents, an organizational cadre strength, and last mile campaigning across 234 constituencies. Vijay gave 15 minute speeches that were emotional, rhetorical and repetitive. He barely covered 50% of constituencies.
They said he won't even find 233 candidates. He did. Except for KAS, almost all of them were debut candidates.
They said no party has won without making coalitions with caste or religion based or communist parties. Not even smaller parties allied with him. But Vijay went all alone.
They said he was a WFH politician whose fandom was merely a social media illusion. His fans made a celebration out of the voting day, moving mountains and crossing oceans to cast their vote.
They said he can never breach the Chennai fortress of DMK. He pitted a nobody against sitting CM MKS and made him won. Entire Chennai has been breached
They said he won't even cross double digits in seats. He now has won three digit seats.
They trolled him as Anil, a comment he made about being a squirrel that helped ADMK win long back. But now he has become a giant slaying dragon that breathes fire.
Many things that were considered impossible were made possible today, just because of VIJAY and his popularity. Rules are being rewritten. Expert psephologists are being humbled. Sitting ministers are being taken down by unknown debutantes.
A lot remains to be seen in terms of Vijay's policymaking and governance and if he can remain truly secular. The criticisms can wait. But for today, we can all wish him well for SINGLEHANDEDLY putting a full stop to the Dravidian megafactory that had all the money and the muscle.
For today. we can all breathe in this fresh air of change, where our sacred Tamilnadu shall be ruled by a non-Dravidian party after 50 long years. V for Valiant. V for Victory. V for Vaagai. V for Vijay.
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Now his younger brother is fighting for justice. Please support him to ensure justice.
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