Anees Bazmee
Bazmee in 2011
Born (1962-11-01) 1 November 1962
Modasa, Gujarat, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active1982–present
SpouseFatima Bazmee

Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director

YearTitleNotesRef.
1995Hulchul
1998Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
2002Deewangee
2005No Entry[6]
2006Sandwich
2007Welcome[6]
2008Singh Is Kinng
2010No Problem[6]
2011Thank You
Ready
2015Welcome Back[6]
2017Mubarakan[6]
2019Pagalpanti[6]
2020It's My Life
2022Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Director

As writer

Year Film
2009Shortkut
2004Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2002Karz
2001Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao
2000Raju Chacha
1999Sirf Tum
1997Deewana Mastana
1997Prithvi
1997Sanam
1996Army
1995Andolan
1995Hulchul
1995Gundaraj
1995Angrakshak
1994Mr. Azaad
1994The Gentleman
1994Laadla
1994Andaz
1994Gopi Kishan
1994Eena Meena Deeka
1994Raja Babu
1993Aankhen
1993King Uncle
1992Bol Radha Bol
1992Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
1992Apradhi
1992Shola Aur Shabnam
1992Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
1990Pratibandh
1990Swarg

As actor

Year Film Notes & ref.
1981NaseebAs a child actor [7]
1992Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
1995Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995Angrakshak
2015Care of Footpath 2Kannada film

References

  1. Sharma, Bulbul (11 May 2019). "'Writing comic films comes naturally to me'". The Sunday Guardian.
  2. "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.
  3. "Anees Bazmee - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Exclusive biography of #AneesBazmee and on his life". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pagalpanti first-look: John Abraham, Anil Kapoor bring brainless fun". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. "Anees Bazmee acted in 'Naseeb' as a child". The Statesman. 13 September 2019.
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