Mohit Suri
Mohit Suri
Born/Date of Birthday: 11 April 1981
Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality: Indian
Occupation: Film director, producer
Spouse(s): Udita Goswami (m. 2013)
Children: 2 (Included Devi Suri)
Parents: Heena Suri, Daksh Suri
Mohit Suri is an Indian film director. Born into the Bhatt family, he is well known for directing films such as the suspense thriller Murder 2 (2011), the musical romance Aashiqui 2 (2013) and the romantic thrillers Awarapan (2007), Ek Villain (2014) and Malang (2020). He has been married to Udita Goswami since 2013. He is the cousin of Alia Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt and Emraan Hashmi.
Early life
Suri was born and brought up in Mumbai. His father worked for Dunlop in Chennai and his mother was an air hostess. He has one sister, former actress Smiley Suri.
Career
After working as an office assistant for T-Series as well as assistant director in Vikram Bhatt's films Kasoor (2001), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Footpath (2003), Suri made his directorial debut with the moderately successful Zeher (2005) and then had involvement with movies like Kalyug (2005), Woh Lamhe (2006), Awarapan (2007), Raaz: The Mystery Continues (2009) and Crook (2010).
Suri's breakthrough period begun with the unexpected earnings of his psychological thriller Murder 2 (2011) followed by the highly successful musical love stories Aashiqui 2 (2013) and Ek Villain (2014), with the latter being a revenge drama too and entering 100 Crore Club in India. Post the debacle of his majorly anticipated dramas Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015) and Half Girlfriend (2017), he garnered critical and commercial success via the romantic suspense thriller Malang (2020).
Suri's upcoming and forthcoming directorials include Ek Villain Returns, Aashiqui 3 and Malang 2.
Other works
Apart from his occupation as a director, Suri was the judge of Star Plus's dance reality series Nach Baliye 8 and formed EMI Records India, one of the best musical platforms in India, which produced singers like Yash Narvekar, Anushka Shahaney etc.
Personal life
Suri married actress Udita Goswami in 2013 and they have a son and daughter.
