Vashu Bhagnani Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Bollywood Film Producer, Realtor
Famous For	Producing a series of "No. 1" movies like, Coolie No 1, Hero No 1, Biwi No 1, and Shaadi No 1
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut (as producer)	Film: Coolie No. 1 (1995)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 April 1961 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Kolkata, India
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata, India
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian [1]YouTube
Controversy	Accused of Non Payment of Fees In September 2024, Ali Abbas Zafar filed an FIR against Vashu Bhagnani with whom he worked on producing the Hindi film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. In his FIR, he claimed that Vashu had not paid him Rs 7.30 crore, which he had promised. Vashu's production house, later, in its defence, said, "The dues claimed do not constitute a legitimate claim and are subject to various set-offs, as communicated to us by BMCM Films Ltd." Later, Vashu and Jackky lodged an FIR against Ali accusing him of using the funds for the production of the film inappropriately. The complaint claimed that Ali had siphoned the money which was given by the Abu Dhabi authorities. [2]The Indian Express
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	6 February
Family
Wife	Pooja Bhagnani
Children	Son- Jackky Bhagnani Daughter- Deepshikha Deshmukh
Siblings	He has a younger brother.
Parents	Father- Lilaram Bhagnani Mother- Name Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vashu Bhagnani

• Vashu Bhagnani had to quit his school when he was in the sixth standard because of some financial crisis. After this, Vashu traveled by train to visit different cities and sold clothes in those cities to earn a livelihood.

• In 1989, Vashu moved to Mumbai to start his own business. Before becoming a producer, he got involved in businesses like manufacturing parts of TV, clothing, etc. He also worked as a builder for certain projects in the construction business. In 1995, he produced his first movie, ‘Coolie No. 1’ with director David Dhawan. The lead actors of the movie were Govinda and Karishma Kapoor.
  

• Vashu Bhagnani signed Govinda and David Dhawan for Rs. 5 lakhs each for ‘Coolie No. 1.’ The movie turned out to be a superhit, and this encouraged Vashu Bhagnani to produce more movies. After this movie, he made ‘Hero No. 1’, ‘Biwi No. 1’, ‘Shaadi No. 1’, and many other movies that did well at the movie box-office.

Team ‘Hero No. 1’ – Govinda, director David Dhawan, producer Vashu Bhagnani & #KaderKhan

@govindaahuja21 @Varun_dvn @vashubhagnani pic.twitter.com/eVDp3VgkyL

— Film History Pics (@FilmHistoryPic) January 3, 2019

• In 1995, Vashu launched his own production company named “Pooja Entertainment India Limited.” The production banner has produced more than a dozen films under the guidance of Vashu Bhagnani.

• Vashu Bhagnani took a break from movie production after 1995. In 1997, he made a comeback with the movie “Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan’ starring Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Anupam Kher, and Raveena Tandon. This was the third movie that was produced by Vashu Bhagnani and turned out to be a hit at the box-office.

• Vashu Bhagnani was working hard and trying his best to produce the next super hit movie for the audience. However, in 2002, things changed for him when he produced ‘Om Jai Jagadish.’ The movie didn’t do well at the box-office and caused a huge financial loss for Vashu.
  

  Vashu Bhagnani (in circle) on the set of Om Jai Jagadish with the star cast

• After a year, Vashu decided to change his field of work and entered the line of real estate to start afresh. After spending three years in the real estate industry, Vashu earned enough money to plan his comeback in the Bollywood industry.

• In 2009, Vashu decided to launch his son, Jackky Bhagnani as an actor. He produced the movie ‘Kal Kissne Dekha’ and launched Jackky. The film was a romance science fiction and received a decent response from the audience in theatres.
  

  Poster of ‘Kal Kissne Dekha’

• Vashu Bhagnani considers his daughter, Deepshikha Deshmukh, as ‘Junior Vashu’ because she has always seen her parents as her teacher. Deepshikha worked with him in his real estate business.

• On 25 December 2020, Vashu has worked with David Dhawan to release the remake of their first movie together, Coolie No. 1. The remake of the movie is titled ‘Coolie No. 1’ and the cast of the movie is Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie will be released on the online streaming platform, Amazon Prime. Along with Vashu, Jackky and Deepshikha have also worked as producers on this movie.

Presenting to you #CoolieNo1trailer with a heart full of love, joy & gratitude. #CoolieNo1OnPrime @PrimeVideoIN https://t.co/xGo7RnIk5z@Varun_dvn #SaraAliKhan #DavidDhawan @vashubhagnani @jackkybhagnani @poojafilms @rumyjafry @ZeeMusicCompany @tipsofficial @SirPareshRawal

— Vashu Bhagnani (@vashubhagnani) November 28, 2020

• In June 2024, he sold his production house Pooja Entertainment’s Mumbai office to repay debt worth Rs. 250 crore after most of his movies, including Bade Miya Chote Miya, and Bell Bottom, failed to perform well at the box office.