Producers Guild Film Award for Best Director

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Producers Guild Film Award for Best Director

Awarded for| Best Direction by a Director
Country| India
Presented by| Film & Television Producers Guild
First award| 2004 (for films released around 2003)
Final award| 2016
Currently held by| Sanjay Leela Bhansali,
Bajirao Mastani (2016)
Website| Producers Guild Film Awards

The Producers Guild Film Award for Best Director (previously known as the Apsara Award for Best Director) is given by the producers of the film and television guild as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise the work of a film director. Following its inception in 2004, no one was awarded in 2005 and 2007.

## Superlatives

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Superlative | Best Director

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Director with most awards  | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | 2  | \--
Director with most nominations  | Vishal Bhardwaj
Imtiaz Ali
Prakash Jha
Sanjay Leela Bhansali | 2
Director with most nominations
(without ever winning)  | Vishal Bhardwaj
Imtiaz Ali
Prakash Jha | 2

## Winners

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Year | Director | Film

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2004 | Rakesh Roshan | Koi Mil Gaya
2006 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Black
2008 | Shimit Amin | Chak De India!
2009 | Aamir Khan | Taare Zameen Par
2010 | A. R. Murugadoss | Ghajini
2011 | Karan Johar | My Name Is Khan
2012 | Zoya Akhtar | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2013 | Anurag Basu (tied with) Sujoy Ghosh | Barfi! (tied with) Kahaani
2014 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2015 | Vikas Bahl | Queen
2016[1] | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Bajirao Mastani

## See also

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* Producers Guild Film Awards
* Producers Guild Film Award for Best Film
* Producers Guild Film Award for Best Debut Director
* Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
* Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

## References

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1. ^ Glamsham. "BAJIRAO MASTANI, BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN wins big". www.glamsham.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.