Rajan Shahi Age, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajan Shahi

• On 13 April 1993, Rajan Shahi shifted to Mumbai from Delhi to pursue a career in the film industry, at the insistence of actor P. Jairaj, his maternal grandfather.

  Rajan Shahi with his siblings, parents, and maternal grandparents

• During his initial days, he worked as a junior artist for a daily wage of Rs 500 for advertisements.

• He assisted directors Ravi Rai and Mahesh Bhatt from 1993 to 1999.

• He became an independent director in 2000 with the show Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi, written by Pearl Grey and starring Vishal Singh and Rupali Ganguly.

• Some of the other television shows directed by him are Bacha Party (2004) and Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg (2009).

• In 2007, he started his first production house, Director’s Kut Production, with its debut production, Sapna Babul Ka… Bidaai (2007) on StarPlus.

• Director’s Kut Production is the television show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai released in January 2009 with more than 4300 episodes as of June 2024.

  Rajan Shahi with the cast and crew of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Some of the other popular productions are the Hindi television shows Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke (2019) and Anupamaa (2020) and the Marathi television show, Aai Kuthe Kay Karthe! (2019).

  Rajan Shahi with the cast of Anupamaa

• In 2020, Rajan Shahi and his mother started a new production house, Shahi Productions Private Limited.

• He has a YouTube channel called Director’s Kut Productions, where online content such as short films, web series, and shorts related to celebrities are released.

• In March 2024, Rajan Shahi hit the headlines when he terminated the contract with actors Shehzada Dhami and Pratiksha Honmukhe of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.