Anees Bazmee is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, film writer, Screenplay writer who works in the Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film industry.

Career

Bazmee started his career in 1988, as a dialogue writer for the film Hum Farishte Nahin. He then took a year break, and returned in 1990 as a writer for the film Swarg

Swarg

Swarg is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film directed by David Dhawan, released on 18 May 1990...

, which was directed by David Dhawan

David Dhawan

David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...

 and starred Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

 and Govinda

Govinda (actor)

Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...

. He would subsequently collaborate with Dhawan several times.

In 1995, after having written over ten scripts for ten films, including hits such as Aankhen

Aankhen (1993 film)

Aankhen is a 1993 Bollywood comedy directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda in a double role and Chunky Pandey. It is a remake of the hit Kannada movie Kittu Puttu, starring Vishnuvardhan which is copied from hit Hindi movie Do Phool, starring Vinod Mehra and Mehmood, released in 1973...

, Bazmee made his directorial debut with the film Hulchul

Hulchul (1995 film)

Hulchul is a 1995 Bollywood action film directed and written by Anees Bazmee. It stars Vinod Khanna, Ajay Devgn and Kajol. The film premiered on August 4 1995 in Mumbai.The role of Sharmili was originally offered to Divya Bharati but her sudden death called for Kajol to replace her.-Cast:*Vinod...

. Starring Ajay Devgan

Ajay Devgan

Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

 and Kajol

Kajol

Kajol Devgn , better known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented female actors....

, the film went unnoticed critically and commercially as well. However, his attempt to cast Devgan and Kajol once again in 1998 for his second directorial venture, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha

Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha

Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha is a 1998 Bollywood film starring Kajol and Ajay Devgan. The film is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood film French Kiss, starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.- Synopsis :...

, proved successful. The film was both a major critical and commercial success, and turned out as one of the industry's biggest hits that year.

After the success of Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Bazmee took a five years break from directing. He returned in 2002, with the thriller Deewangee

Deewangee

Deewangee is a 2002 Indian Bollywood film directed by Anees Bazmee. The film stars Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna and Urmila Matondkar in leading roles. The film premiered on 25 October 2002...

, which performed above average business at the box office. In 2005 Bazmee directed the multi-starrer comedy film, No Entry

No Entry

No Entry is a Hindi comedy film released in 2005. It was directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Boney Kapoor. The films stars Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitley, Esha Deol and Bipasha Basu. Sameera Reddy makes a special appearance...

. The film became the biggest hit of the year, earning over Rs 430 million in its domestic box office. He had a great success with Welcome and Singh Is Kinng

Singh Is Kinng

Singh is Kinng is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the film also featured a music video with Snoop Dogg. About 75% of the movie was shot in Australia, around the Gold Coast region and Brisbane using an Australian production...

. Starring Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

 and Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...

 in the lead roles, the films were commercially successful.

In 2009 Firoz A. Nadiadwala

Firoz A. Nadiadwala

Firoz A. Nadiadwala is a Hindi film producer. Many of his relatives such as A.A. Nadiadwala and A.K. Nadiadwala have been producers in the industry for over 4 decades. His father is producer A.G Nadiadwala. Sajid Nadiadwala, another successful film producer is his cousin. Firoz is known for...

 acquired the rights of the film The Hangover

The Hangover

The Hangover is the second solo album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1997.-Track listing:All tracks by Clarke unless otherwise stated.# "Wasn't Yesterday Great" – 2:45# "It's Good Enough for Rock N' Roll" – 3:12...

and announced that Bazmee was to direct a Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 language remake of the film, making this project the first time Bazmee would make a legitimate version of a Hollywood movie.

Director

Year	Film
1995	Hulchul Hulchul (1995 film) Hulchul is a 1995 Bollywood action film directed and written by Anees Bazmee. It stars Vinod Khanna, Ajay Devgn and Kajol. The film premiered on August 4 1995 in Mumbai.The role of Sharmili was originally offered to Divya Bharati but her sudden death called for Kajol to replace her.-Cast:*Vinod...
1998	Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha is a 1998 Bollywood film starring Kajol and Ajay Devgan. The film is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood film French Kiss, starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.- Synopsis :...
2002	Deewangee Deewangee Deewangee is a 2002 Indian Bollywood film directed by Anees Bazmee. The film stars Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna and Urmila Matondkar in leading roles. The film premiered on 25 October 2002...
2005	No Entry No Entry No Entry is a Hindi comedy film released in 2005. It was directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Boney Kapoor. The films stars Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitley, Esha Deol and Bipasha Basu. Sameera Reddy makes a special appearance...
2006	Sandwich Sandwich (film) Sandwich is a 2006 Bollywood comedy film starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Mahima Chaudhary. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee who is famously known for directing the blockbuster comedy films No Entry and Welcome . This film was completed in 2003 but was delayed for three years and finally...
2007	Welcome
2008	Singh Is Kinng Singh Is Kinng Singh is Kinng is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the film also featured a music video with Snoop Dogg. About 75% of the movie was shot in Australia, around the Gold Coast region and Brisbane using an Australian production...
2010	No Problem No Problem (film) No Problem is a 2010 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Anil Kapoor who also stars as the main character. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Sushmita Sen, Paresh Rawal, Kangana Ranaut, Neetu Chandra and Suniel Shetty. The shooting of the film began in July...
2011	Thank You Thank You (2011 film) Thank You is a 2011 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. It features Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Irrfan Khan, Celina Jaitley and Rimi Sen. The film was released on April 8, 2011. Thank You is about three married men...
2011	Ready Ready (2011 film) Ready is a 2011 Indian comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee, starring Salman Khan and Asin in the lead roles. It also features Paresh Rawal, Arya Babbar and Mahesh Manjrekar in supporting roles, while Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut, Zarine Khan and Arbaaz Khan make cameo appearances...
2011	It's My Life It's My Life (film) It's My Life is an upcoming Hindi film directed by Anees Bazmee. It stars Harman Baweja and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The movie is a remake of the successful Telugu movie Bommarillu which was already remade in several Indian languages. The film is set to release on 13 January...
2012	No Entry Mein Entry
2012	Hera Pheri 4 Hera Pheri 4 Hera Pheri 4 is an upcoming Bollywood comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala. It is the third movie in the Hera Pheri series, after Hera Pheri, which was directed by Priyadarshan and Phir Hera Pheri, which was directed by Neeraj Vora...

Writer

Year	Film
2010	Shortkut - The Con is On
1997	Deewana Mastana Deewana Mastana Deewana Mastana is a 1997 Bollywood romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Govinda, Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in pivotal roles. Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher, Reema Lagoo, Shakti Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Kader Khan have supporting roles, while Salman Khan makes a special appearance....
1995	Andolan
1994	Mr. Azaad
1994	Ladla
1994	Andaz Andaz (1994 film) Andaz is 1994 Hindi Movie directed by David Dhawan and starring Anil Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Kader Khan.Other cast members include Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Ishrat Ali, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand, Tej Sapru.-Plot:...
1994	Gopi Kishan Gopi Kishan Gopi Kishan is 1994 Hindi Movie directed by Mukesh Duggal and starring Suniel Shetty in a double role, supported by Shilpa Shirodkar and Karishma Kapoor. Other cast include Suresh Oberoi, Aruna Irani, Mohan Joshi, Shammi, Satyendra Kagoor, Mushtaq Khan. The film is the remake of K...
1993	Aankhen Aankhen (1993 film) Aankhen is a 1993 Bollywood comedy directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda in a double role and Chunky Pandey. It is a remake of the hit Kannada movie Kittu Puttu, starring Vishnuvardhan which is copied from hit Hindi movie Do Phool, starring Vinod Mehra and Mehmood, released in 1973...
1993	Police Wala
1992	Aaj Ka Goonda Raj Aaj Ka Goonda Raj Aaj Ka Goonda Raj is a Hindi film starring Chiranjeevi and Meenakshi Seshadri in the lead roles-Plot:Raja though being righteous, honest, tough -a daredevil and educated was unemployed young man.With no work on hand he squanders his time with his four friends. This naturally upsets his family...
1990	Pratibandh
1990	Swarg Swarg Swarg is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film directed by David Dhawan, released on 18 May 1990...

External links