Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.
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Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | Fatima Bazmee |
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 |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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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] |
Year | Film |
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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 |
Year | Film | Notes & ref. |
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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 |