- Anil Sharma
Anil Sharma is an
India nfilm director and producer.Biography
He made his directional debut with "Shradhanjali" with
Raakhee Gulzar . He had directed several unsuccessful and unnoticed films and started also to produce films with "Elaan-E-Jung" (1989) which was also directed by him. During the 90s, he has directed films like "Farishtay " (1991) and "Maharaja" (1998), and produced two films. Despite of working with very well known artists likeDharmendra ,Sridevi ,Akshay Kumar ,Karisma Kapoor ,Govinda ,Manisha Koirala and others, he did not achieve neither Box-Office success, nor critical acclaim.In 2001, his years in the industry paid off, as he directed the film "" starring
Sunny Deol andAmisha Patel . The film was a huge commercial success, and critically appreciated as well. Sharma received his first award nominations for "Best Director" and "Best Film" in different award ceremonies. At the box office, the film was the biggest hit of that year, as well as the biggest hit of the 2000s so far. In that same year, he produced the film "Aashiq", directed byIndra Kumar , starringKarisma Kapoor andBobby Deol . The movie failed to do well at the box office.In 2003, Sharma tried to repeat the success of "Gadar", and collaborated once again with
Sunny Deol in the film "" starringPreity Zinta . The film is considered to be the most expensive film ever made inBollywood with the biggest film budget ever. The film went on to be the third highest grosser of the year. However, it did not cover its high costs, and flopped.In 2004, he produced a romantic thriller - "
Madhoshi " (2004) with John Abraham andBipasha Basu , which was unnoticed. He also directed and produced theWar film "Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo " starringAmitabh Bachchan andAkshay Kumar . The year was not a good year for him, as both the films failed.Recently in 2007, he directed the family Drama "
Apne " which genarated good reviews from critics, and performed fairly well at the box office.Filmography
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