Vivek Sharma is an Indian

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. He became recognised for his work when

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himself agreed to work with his directorial debut ''

Bhoothnath ''Bhoothnath'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film written and directed by Vivek Sharma, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Aman Siddiqui, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rajpal Yadav and featuring Shah Rukh Khan in an ...

''.

Early life

Vivek Sharma was born in a

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family in

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. He completed his Master Of Science in Physics and topped the Computer Branch. His inclination towards Cinema and writing was inborn and he aspired to become a filmmaker.

Career

In 1992 Vivek Sharma shifted to his dream city Mumbai and joined Mr.

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as assistant director. He continued working with him for long six years and did many big films like

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Tahir Hussain, with screenplay written by Aamir Khan and Robin Bhatt, and with a musical score by Nadeem–Shravan. Based on th ...

Naajayaz ''Naajayaz'' () is a 1995 Indian action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced on a budget of 26.8 million. It was a critical and commercial success. It stars Ajay Devgn, Naseeruddin Shah, Juhi Chawla, Deepak Tijori, Gulshan Grov ...

, Chaahat (1996 film), Duplicate (1998 film),

Angaaray (1998 film) ''Angaaray'' is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film produced by Madhu Ramesh Behl on Rose Movies Combines banner, directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Akshay Kumar, Nagarjuna, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre and music is composed by Anu Malik a ...

etc. He became close to

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and

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and eventually joined their company Dreamz Unlimited which produced many hit films like

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language satirical film directed by Aziz Mirza and produced by Dreamz Unlimited. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. The film's title is derived from the song ...

Aśoka (film) ''As̅oka'' is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan. It is based on the early life of emperor Ashoka, of the Maurya Empire, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century ...

Chalte Chalte (2003 film) ''Chalte Chalte'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aziz Mirza and produced by Dreamz Unlimited. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, marking their first collaboration in leading roles. The narrative centre ...

etc. Vivek Sharma's good command over languages specially Hindi became a big help for actors and he became integral part of their journey. In a very short span of time he became part of 25 films. Directed many ads. Launch ad for Santro car was his big achievement as it was produced by his own banner Filmzone Creations LLP known as Filmzone. In year 2008 Vivek Sharma turned independent filmmaker with one the biggest block buster

which was a very big cast film (

and

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). In Kal Kissne Dekha he launched many new faces Like

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Nushrat Bharucha Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films. After working in television, she made her film debut with ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (2006). She gained recognition for her roles in '' Lov ...

and

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. His latest romantic comedy A Game Called Relationship marked his acting debut also.

Filmography

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Vivek Living people Hindi-language film directors 21st-century Indian people 1969 births