Anil Sharma (director)
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Anil Sharma is an Indian
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and producer. He is known for films like (2001), and ''
Gadar 2 ' (), subtitled on-screen with ''The Katha Continues'', is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language period action drama film directed by Anil Sharma and written by Shaktimaan Talwar. It is a sequel to the iconic cult film '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' (2001 ...
'' (2023)


Biography

Sharma was born and brought up in
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, Uttar Pradesh, India. His grandfather, Pt. Dalchand, was an astrologer. He later moved to
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and did his B.Sc. at Khalsa College. He got his first break in the Hindi film industry at the age of 18 as an assistant director. He assisted
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on '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (1978), ''
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'' (1980), and '' Insaf Ka Tarazu'' (1980). In 1980, at the age of 21, he debuted as a director with ''Shradhanjali'', starring
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. In 1983, he directed ''
Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka () is a 1983 Indian Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. It stars Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman and Raakhee in pivotal roles. Plot Prem Kapoor is a businessman who lives in a small town with his wife, Bhavna, who is a Judge, and two chi ...
'', and followed it up with ''
Hukumat () is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Anil Sharma, starring Dharmendra and Rati Agnihotri, while Swapna and Sadashiv Amrapurkar play supporting roles. The film became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1987. It also ...
'' (1987) and ''
Tahalka ''Tahalka '' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action adventure film directed by Anil Sharma, featuring an ensemble cast including Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Aditya Pancholi, Javed Jaffrey, Shammi Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Mukesh Khanna, Ekta So ...
'' (1992). After the success of ''Tahalka'', Sharma took a break from filmmaking for a few years and dedicated himself to open a studio in Mumbai on the lines of
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in
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. However, it did not materialize and Sharma returned to filmmaking with ''
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''. In 2001, Sharma directed , starring
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and
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. It was a huge commercial success and went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of
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and the most successful film of the 2000s. He subsequently directed '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'' (2003), starring Sunny Deol and
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. At that point, It was considered to be the most expensive film ever made in Hindi at that time and went on to become the third highest grosser of the year. ''
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language war film directed by Anil Sharma. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Divya Khosla Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Ashutosh Rana, Sandali Sinha, Nagma and Aarti Chabaria. was released w ...
'' was his next directorial. It is remembered for its patriotic fervor. ''
Apne ''Apne'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Anil Sharma. It is the first film to feature Dharmendra and his real-life sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol together. Previously Sunny and Bobby had worked together in '' D ...
''(2007), his next film, was critically praised for its depiction of family emotions and values. It garnered Anil critical and box office success, and was the first film starring all three Deols- Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. In 2010, his next ''
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'', starring Salman Khan,
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and
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. The movie was much talked-about for its massive scale and depiction of the Indian Rajputana's war with the British. After this, he made ''
Singh Saab The Great ''Singh Saab the Great'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Anil Sharma. The film stars Sunny Deol, Amrita Rao, Urvashi Rautela and Prakash Raj as main characters. The film marks the return of Sunny Deol to the acti ...
'' with Sunny Deol and
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. In ''
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'' (2018), he introduced his son
Utkarsh Sharma Utkarsh Sharma is an Indian actor. The son of director Anil Sharma, he made his first screen appearance as a child in the 2001 Blockbuster film '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'', which starred Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel. As an adult, he made his debut ...
as the lead, though he had already introduced him as a child artist in ''Gadar''. For the first time in his career he shot in his hometown, Mathura. Upon release, it received overwhelmingly negative reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. It became a huge disaster at the box-office. Five years later in 2023, he made a huge career comeback with ''
Gadar 2 ' (), subtitled on-screen with ''The Katha Continues'', is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language period action drama film directed by Anil Sharma and written by Shaktimaan Talwar. It is a sequel to the iconic cult film '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' (2001 ...
'', the sequel to ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha''. He reunited with Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma. Though it received mixed reviews, it had a tremendous opening weekend and became the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Anil Film directors from Uttar Pradesh Hindi-language film directors Living people 20th-century Indian people Hindi film producers 21st-century Indian people 1960 births