Ashish R Mohan

Ashish R Mohan
Ashish R Mohan at 'Mr Beggar Billionaire' book Pre Launch on 27 January 2017
Years active2003 – present
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​

Ashish R Mohan is an Indian film director and actor. His work as a director include Khiladi 786 and Welcome 2 Karachi.

He started his career as an assistant director with Anil Devgan on the film Blackmail starring Ajay Devgn.

During the making of Blackmail, he got in touch with Rohit Shetty and assisted him on his movies including the hits Golmaal, Golmaal Returns, All the Best: Fun Begins and Golmaal 3. Ashish made his directorial debut with Khiladi 786 which was one of the highest grossers of 2012. His second directorial venture Welcome 2 Karachi opened to an average response at the box office and got mixed reviews from the critics.

Personal life

Mohan married costume designer Komal Shahani in February 2012.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director

Year Film Cast Notes
2012 Khiladi 786 Akshay Kumar, Asin, Himesh Reshamiya
2015 Welcome 2 Karachi Arshad Warsi, Jackky Bhagnani
2026 Daadi Ki Shaadi Neetu Singh, Kapil Sharma, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni

As assistant director and chief assistant director

Year Film Cast Genre
2005 Blackmail Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Priyanka Chopra Thriller
2006 Golmaal Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen Comedy
Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris Gurdas Mann, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta Drama
2008 Sunday Ajay Devgan, Ayesha Takia, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Anjana Sukhani Comedy, Thriller
Golmaal Returns Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Amrita Arora, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitley, Tusshar Kapoor, Anjana Sukhani Comedy
2009 All the Best: Fun Begins Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Mugdha Godse
2010 Golmaal 3 Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Kareena Kapoor, Kunal Khemu

References

  1. ↑ "'Welcome to Karachi' satire on global politics: Ashish R Mohan". Mid Day. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Akshay to do a Khiladi act after 12 years". NDTV. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ashish R Mohan: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Ashish R Mohan | The Economic Times". The Economic Times. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Basu, Mohar. "Welcome 2 Karachi Review: A combination of low-brow humour and lazy writing". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Celebs at Komal Shahani's wedding party - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. ↑ KBR, Upala (7 December 2025). "Kapil Sharma, Neetu Kapoor, Riddhima Sahni's film Dadi Ki Shaadi shoot to wrap after end-credit song". Mid-Day. Retrieved 10 December 2025.