Anees Bazmee
Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, writer and producer who
is known for his works in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over three and a half decades,
he has written and directed more than 60 films in Hindi, Tamil and Marathi across varied genres.
Early life
Anees Bazmee was born in a remote town of Modasa in Gujarat, India to an Urdu poetAbdul Hameed 'Nerang' Bazmee and housewife Khatoon Begum. He came to Mumbai in
1976 and worked as a child artist. He later also dabbled in a number of jobs like art direction,
editing and sound recording.
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. He achieved further success as well as recognization by directing the top-grossing comedies including No Entry, Welcome, Singh Is Kinng, Ready and Welcome Back, and also received praise for directing the moderately successful romantic thriller Deewangee.Filmography
Director
| No. | Year | Film | Notes |
| 1. | 1995 | Hulchul | |
| 2. | 1998 | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | The film was nominated for 4 Filmfare Awards and won Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Jaspinder Narula |
| 3. | 2002 | Deewangee | |
| 4. | 2005 | No Entry | |
| 5. | 2006 | Sandwich | |
| 6. | 2007 | Welcome | |
| 7. | 2008 | Singh Is Kinng | |
| 8. | 2010 | No Problem | |
| 9. | 2011 | Thank You | |
| 10. | 2011 | Ready | |
| 11. | 2015 | Welcome Back | |
| 12. | 2017 | Mubarakan | |
| 13. | 2019 | Pagalpanti | |
| 14. | 2020 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Filming |
Writer
| Year | Film |
| 2009 | Shortkut - The Con is On |
| 2002 | |
| 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 | Gunda Raaj |
| 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 Raj |
| 1992 | Apradhi |
| 1992 | Shola Aur Shabnam |
| 1992 | Yaad Rakhegi Duniya |
| 1990 | Pratibandh |
| 1990 | Swarg |
Actor
| Year | Film | Notes and ref. |
| 1992 | Aaj Ka Goonda Raj | |
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | |
| 1995 | Angrakshak | |
| 2015. | Care of Footpath 2 | Kannada film |