Top Celeb100 Bollywood Directors
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Farhan Akhtar spent three years in ad production in a firm called Script Shop before directing his first film Dil Chahta Hai, which catapulted him to the big league. Over the years, he’s evolved into a versatile artiste, dabbling in direction, production, writing, acting and singing. At present, he’s shooting for sports biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in which he plays the protagonist Milkha Singh
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For someone who was dismissed by critics early in his career, Anurag Kashyap has come a long to achieve cult status among the youth. Consistently breaking out of established formulas and exploring new territories, he has often straddling art house and commercial themes. Some of his stellar projects include Black Friday, Dev D, Gulaal and Gangs of Wasseypur
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Imtiaz Ali began his career in TV. He made his first feature film Socha Na Tha with Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia in 2005. It was critically acclaimed despite being a box office failure. His next film Jab We Met made him a household name. Ali is a self-admitted “rebel” and someone who’s “obsessed with love” which he feels finds a voice through his films. His following two films Love Aaj Kal and Rockstar became critical and commercial successes and established him as a filmmaker of repute
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From Chandni Bar and Page 3 to Corporate and Fashion, Madhur Bhandarkar has consistently delivered women-centric films with burning social issues in the backdrop. Known for his realistic portrayal of characters who often lie in the fringes of society (homosexuals, street children and prisoners), he is one of the many new-age filmmakers of Bollywood who shy away from formula films
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Rohit Shetty has churned out one blockbuster after the other. Some of his big successes include the Golmaal trilogy, Singham and Bol Bachchan. Not known for any distinctive style of filmmaking, and often dissed by elite cine-goers, Shetty is unabashed about catering to the masses and doesn't intend to dilute his genre
