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Anees Bazmee
Indian filmmaker (born 1962)
Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.
Born to Urdu poet Abdul Hameed 'Nerang' Bazmee into a Gujarati Muslim family, Bazmee began as a child actor in movies like Kitaab (1977) before becoming an assistant director for Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog (1982) and then a screenwriter with Swarg (1990).[1]
Bazmee did his directorial debut with Hulchul in 1995, however his first commercial success in came in 1998 with the film Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year.[2] He achieved further success as well as recognition by directing the top-grossing comedies including No Entry (2005), Welcome (2007), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Ready (2011), Welcome Back (2015), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and also received praise for directing the moderately successful romantic thriller Deewangee (2002).[3][4] His film which he completed in 2004, titled Naam was set to be released in 2022.[5]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As director
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hulchul | ||
| 1998 | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | ||
| 2002 | Deewangee | ||
| 2005 | No Entry | [6] | |
| 2006 | Sandwich | ||
| 2007 | Welcome | [6] | |
| 2008 | Singh Is Kinng | ||
| 2010 | No Problem | [6] | |
| 2011 | Thank You | ||
| Ready | |||
| 2015 | Welcome Back | [6] | |
| 2017 | Mubarakan | [6] | |
| 2019 | Pagalpanti | [6] | |
| 2020 | It's My Life | ||
| 2022 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Director | |
| 2024 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 † | [7] | |
As writer
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Shortkut |
| 2004 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi |
| 2002 | Karz |
| 2001 | Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao |
| 2000 | Raju Chacha |
| 1999 | Sirf Tum |
| 1997 | Deewana Mastana |
| 1997 | Prithvi |
| 1997 | Sanam |
| 1996 | Army |
| 1995 | Andolan |
| 1995 | Hulchul |
| 1995 | Gundaraj |
| 1995 | Angrakshak |
| 1994 | Mr. Azaad |
| 1994 | The Gentleman |
| 1994 | Laadla |
| 1994 | Andaz |
| 1994 | Gopi Kishan |
| 1994 | Eena Meena Deeka |
| 1994 | Raja Babu |
| 1993 | Aankhen |
| 1993 | King Uncle |
| 1992 | Bol Radha Bol |
| 1992 | Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj |
| 1992 | Apradhi |
| 1992 | Shola Aur Shabnam |
| 1992 | Yaad Rakhegi Duniya |
| 1990 | Pratibandh |
| 1990 | Swarg |
As actor
| Year | Film | Notes & ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Naseeb | As a child actor [8] |
| 1992 | Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj | |
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | |
| 1995 | Angrakshak | |
| 2015 | Care of Footpath 2 | Kannada film |
- Sharma, Bulbul (11 May 2019). "'Writing comic films comes naturally to me'". The Sunday Guardian.
- "Anees Bazmee on sustaining a career as a comedy writer, and why one man's comedy is another man's tragedy". Firstpost. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Anees Bazmee - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Exclusive biography of #AneesBazmee and on his life". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- Bureau, ABP News (27 April 2022). "Ajay Devgn's Thriller Movie 'Naam' Is Ready To Release After 18 Years". ABP Live. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Pagalpanti first-look: John Abraham, Anil Kapoor bring brainless fun". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- "Madhuri Dixit Joins Vidya Balan, Kartik Aaryan in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3; To Play THIS Role: Report". News18. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- "Anees Bazmee acted in 'Naseeb' as a child". The Statesman. 13 September 2019.