Goldie Behl is a Hindi filmmaker who has directed films like
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai and
Drona. He also produced films like `Angaaray`, `
London, Paris, New York` and `
I, Me Aur Main`. Apart from producing films, Goldie has also produced and directed TV serials like Reporters.
Early Life
Goldie was born in Mumbai in 1975 to film director Ramesh Behl. He went to Mayo College in Ajmer in Rajasthan and later started working as an assistant in the film industry.
Personal Life
Goldie Behl has a son named Ranveer from his marriage with actress Sonali Bendre in 2002. Ranveer was born in 2005. His sister Shrishti Arya has co-produced films with him.
Movie Career
As a Producer
Goldie began his career in films by co-producing Angaaray (1998) that starred
Akshay Kumar,
Pooja Bhatt and
Sonali Bendre in the lead role. It was an action film directed by
Mahesh Bhatt. After producing Angaaray, Goldie ventured into direction and produced his second movie 14 years later. In 2012, he produced the movie London, Paris, New York. This would be Goldie`s first commercial hit. A romantic comedy written and directed by
Anu Menon, it had
Ali Zafar and
Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead. The story of the movie revolves around a couple, Nikhil and Lalitha, who are attracted to each other and meet for one night each in London, Paris and New York. However, his next venture I, Me Aur Main (2013) failed at the box office.
John Abraham,
Chitrangada Singh and
Prachi Desai appeared in the main roles in the film.
As a Director
Goldie made his directorial debut with the romantic family drama Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001), featuring
Rani Mukherji and
Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role. The film was a major failure at the box office and was panned by the critics. After the failure of his first movie, he made a comeback as a director only after a gap of seven years with the fantasy adventure hero film Drona, released in 2008. The film that incorporated a lot of visual effects had Abhishek Bachchan playing the titular role. However, alike his maiden project, this film, too, was a box office disaster, apart from receiving negative reviews.
Television Career
As a Producer
Goldie Behl also turned producer for TV serials with Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara (2012) which aired on Sony TV. It was a romantic drama starring
Sangeeta Ghosh and
Ruslaan Mumtaz written by
Niranjan Iyengar, Damini K. Shetty, Anantika Sahir and Anjum Abbas. It was directed by Sidharth Sen Gupta and Mohit Hussain.
As a Director
Goldie also turned director for his television production titled Reporters (2015). The show had
Rajeev Khandelwal and Kritika Kamra playing television reporters.