Dharmendra "Tinu" Suresh Desai (born 28 August 1974) is an Indian film director. Tinu Suresh Desai was born on 28 August 1974 in

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in a Gujarati-speaking family, his birth name is Dharmendra. He is a son of production manager Suresh Desai, who is known for films like ''

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'', ''Shaan'' and ''Seeta aur Geeta''. Tinu Desai has started his career in the film industry as assistant director with 1997 film '' Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul'', later he worked as the chief assistant and associate director for films like '' Arjun Pandit'', '' Anari No. 1'' and '' Players''. In 2016, Desai made his directorial debut with ''

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'' starring

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and Meera Chopra. Tinu Desai is known for the

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starrer film '' Rustom'' released in 2016, was reportedly based on K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra's 1959 court case."Akshay Kumar begins 'Rustom' with a strong ensemble cast"
/ref> The film featured

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, and

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. In 2016, he was felicitated with

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and ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2016 "Most Promising Debut Director" for Rustom.

won his 1st

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for Rustom. Tinu Desai has directed '' Mission Raniganj'', a

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Starrer film based on the chief mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill, who evacuated 65 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in Raniganj,

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, in 1989.https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-amicable-settlement-for-ajay-devgn-and-tinu-suresh-desai-2585390

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