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Luv Ranjan is an Indian film director, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He was born in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh.[3] He has directed films such as Pyaar Ka Punchnama, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and Akaash Vani.[4] He is an alumnus of St. Paul's Academy, Ghaziabad and Hindu College, University of Delhi.

Luv Ranjan
Born	(1982-09-29) 29 September 1982 (age 39)[1] Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Film director writer producer
Years active	2011–present
Notable work	Pyaar Ka Punchnama Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
Spouse	Alisha Vaid ​ (m. 2022)​ [2]

Early life

After finishing his schooling from St. Paul's Academy, Ghaziabad, he studied at the Hindu College, Delhi University.[5]

Career

Directing

He began his career as a director in 2011 with the film, Pyaar Ka Punchnama produced by Abhishek Pathak, Panorama Studios and Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The film is a romantic comedy which depicts the life of three young bachelors.[6] In 2013, he wrote and directed Akaash Vani, reuniting him with Aaryan and Bharucha. Two years later, in 2015, he co-wrote and directed the sequel of Pyaar Ka Punchnama, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 starring Aaryan, Bharucha, Sunny Singh, Ishita Raj Sharma, Omkar Kapoor and Sonnalli Seygall. The sequel too received much appreciation and performed well at the box office.[7][8] He directed the film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety in 2018. The film performed exceedingly well at the box office,[9] although it holds a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews.[10]

Upcoming Project

In December 2019, it was announced that Ranjan will direct a romantic-comedy movie which is yet to be titled. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in lead role. The untitled rom-com went on floors in January 2021. It is all set to release on 8 March 2023, Holi.

Producing

He turned to production in 2012 with his childhood friend and co-producer, Ankur Garg and founded their company Luv Films. In 2016, he produced Life Sahi Hai, an Indian coming of age comedy web-series created by Tarun Jain. He directed and co-produced comedy film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety along with Ankur Garg and in collaboration with T-Series starring Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Sunny Singh.[11] It emerged as a commercial success and ranks as one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2018. His 2019 film is Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rakul Preet Singh starrer urban romcom film De De Pyaar De.[12][13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
2011	Pyaar Ka Punchnama	Yes	No	Yes
2013	Akaash Vani	Yes	No	Yes
2015	Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2	Yes	No	Yes	Also lyricist for 1 song
2016	Life Sahi Hai	No	Yes	No	Web series
2018	Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety	Yes	Yes	Yes
2019	De De Pyaar De	No	Yes	Yes
2020	Jai Mummy Di	No	Yes	No
	Malang	No	Yes	No
	Chhalaang	No	Yes	Yes	Amazon Prime Video film
2023	RK19	Yes	Yes	Yes	Completed[14]

References

External links

• Luv Ranjan on Twitter

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