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American film producer (1960–2005)
Raju Patel
Born1960 (1960)
Nairobi, Kenya
DiedOctober 9, 2005(2005-10-09) (aged 44–45)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican and Kenyan
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseDimple Kumar
Children3
RelativesRajendra Kumar (father-in-law)

Raju Patel (1960–October 9, 2005) was a Hollywood film producer and director. He has produced films like Bachelor Party and The Jungle Book.

Career

Patel was born in Kenya. His father Sharad Patel was in the film business and had produced and directed the film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin. Patel moved to London to study film making and graduated from the London Film School. Patel moved to California at the age of 21. In 1984 he teamed up with his father and at the age 23 he produced the Tom Hanks starter Bachelor Party. It was one of Tom Hanks first films in a comic role. The film went on to be a success and made on a budget of US$6 million, it grossed over US$40 million at the box-office. In 1985 Patel decided to try his hand at direction and directed the film In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro. In 1994 he teamed up with Walt Disney Studios to produce Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. In 1996 he produced The Adventures of Pinocchio. In 1997 he teamed up with Mark Damon to produce The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo. In 1999 he produced The New Adventures of Pinocchio. In 2003 he was an executive producer on the film 11:14. Patel had also co-produced a Bollywood film called Kaante which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and was directed by Sanjay Gupta. Patel also worked with pop singer Michael Jackson and Mark Damon to set up the film company called Neverland Pictures. In 1996 Patel was honoured with membership to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Personal life

Patel was married to Dimple Kumar, the daughter of actor Rajendra Kumar, and the couple had two children.

Death

Patel died on October 9, 2005, at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach after a two-year battle with colon cancer.

Filmography

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes Other notes
1984 Bachelor Party
1993 Cyborg 2
1994 The Jungle Book
1996 The Adventures of Pinocchio
1997 The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1999 The New Adventures of Pinocchio Direct-to-video
2002 Kaante
2003 11:14 Executive producer Final film as a producer
2008 Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation Direct-to-video Posthumous release
As director
Year Film
1985 In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
Thanks
Year Film Role
1989 Jurrat Thanks: For co-operation during the shooting in Los Angeles
2005 Wah-Wah With special thanks to
2006 Zinda In loving memory of

References

  1. ^ "Raju Patel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ Lall, Bhuvan (2 November 2005). "A pioneer producer". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Hollywood Producer Patel Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. "Raju Sharad Patel Hollywood Film Producer". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. III, Harris M. Lentz (2006-05-04). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452101.
  6. "Archives". Los Angeles Times.

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