Anees Bazmee

Indian filmmaker (born 1962)

Anees Bazmee

Bazmee in 2011

Born|  (1962-11-01) 1 November 1962 (age 61)

Modasa, Gujarat, India

Occupations|

* Film director
* screenwriter
* film producer

Years active| 1982–present
Spouse| Fatima Bazmee

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

## Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Key  †  | Denotes films that have not yet been released

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### As director[edit]

Year | Title | Notes | Ref.

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1995 | Hulchul |  |
1998 | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha |  |
2002 | Deewangee |  |
2005 | No Entry |  | [6]
2006 | Sandwich |  |
2007 | Welcome |  | [6]
2008 | Singh Is Kinng |  |
2010 | No Problem |  | [6]
2011 | Thank You |  |
Ready |  |
2015 | Welcome Back |  | [6]
2017 | Mubarakan |  | [6]
2019 | Pagalpanti |  | [6]
2020 | It's My Life |  |
2022 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 |  |
2024  | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 †  | In Devlopment  |

### As writer[edit]

Year  | Film

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2009 | Shortkut
2004 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2002 | Karz
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 | Gundaraj
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 Raaj
1992 | Apradhi
1992 | Shola Aur Shabnam
1992 | Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
1990 | Pratibandh
1990 | Swarg

### As actor[edit]

Year  | Film  | Notes & ref.

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1981 | Naseeb | As a child actor [7]
1992 | Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj |
1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |
1995 | Angrakshak |
2015 | Care of Footpath 2 | Kannada film

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b c d e f "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.

## External links[edit]

* Anees Bazmee at IMDb
* Official website

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Films directed by Anees Bazmee

* Hulchul (1995)
* Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998)
* Deewangee (2002)
* No Entry (2005)
* Sandwich (2006)
* Welcome (2007)
* Singh Is Kinng (2008)
* No Problem (2010)
* Thank You (2011)
* Ready (2011)
* Welcome Back (2015)
* Mubarakan (2017)
* Pagalpanti (2019)
* It's My Life (2020)
* Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022)

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* ISNI
* VIAF

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* France
* BnF data
* United States

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