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Biography

He made his directional debut with Shradhanjali with Raakhee Gulzar

Raakhee Gulzar

Raakhee is an Indian film actress, who has primarily appeared in Hindi films, as well as several Bengali films. She is popularly known as Raakhee Gulzar after her marriage with lyricist-director Gulzar ....

. He had directed several unsuccessful and unnoticed films in the early 1980s before he started also to produce films with Elaan-E-Jung (1989) which was also directed by him and became the first production film of his to become a resounding success. During the 90s, he has directed films like Farishtay
Farishtay
-Plot:Gayetri lives with two close male friends, who she considers her brothers by the names of Veeru and Dheeru, who are small-time thieves, and con men, and are known to the local police. When Gayetri meets and falls in love with Police Inspector Arjun Thanghe , the duo are delighted and arrange...

(1991) and Maharaja
Maharaja (1998 film)
Maharaja is a 1998 Indian film directed by Anil Sharma. It tells the story of Kohinoor who was forced from his kingdom as a child who returns 20 years later to reclaim his rightful place. He had lived in the Himalayas for 20 years because Ranvir Singh had murdered his whole family. The family's...

(1998), and produced two films. He has worked with various established artists like Mega star Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

, Sridevi, 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",...

, Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...

, Govinda

Govinda

' and ' are names of Krishna, referring to his youthful occupation as a cowherd. He is regarded as the Supreme Godhead in the Vaishnava tradition and also by much of the pan-Hindu tradition...

, Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala

Manisha B. Koirala is a Nepali-Indian actress who works in Indian films, as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well...

and a host of others. Despite this, he did not achieve neither Box-Office success, nor critical acclaim. The only actor who proved to be his lucky star was the Famous Hindi star, Dharmendra

Dharmendra

Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...

. His first liaison with Dharmendra

Dharmendra

began in the year 1987 when he directed Hukumat
Hukumat
Hukumat is a 1987 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, Jayaprada, Swapna and Sadashiv Amrapurkar....

. This film became the Highest Grossing Film of the year and became Anil Sharma's First official hit film. Hukumat

Hukumat

Hukumat is a 1987 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, Jayaprada, Swapna and Sadashiv Amrapurkar....

was also noted for being one of the biggest money spinners of the 1980s decade and was a come back for Dharmendra

Dharmendra

at the time, who was brimming from a quite unsuccessful spell the year before. The film had the popular song "Pyar ha han han Karega" which became a Chart-buster of its time. From then on, the Dharmendra

Dharmendra

-Anil Sharma team delivered several successful projects from Elaan-E-Jung
Elaan-E-Jung
Elaan-E-Jung is a 1989 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....

(1989), Farishtay
Farishtay
-Plot:Gayetri lives with two close male friends, who she considers her brothers by the names of Veeru and Dheeru, who are small-time thieves, and con men, and are known to the local police. When Gayetri meets and falls in love with Police Inspector Arjun Thanghe , the duo are delighted and arrange...

(1991), Tahalka
Tahalka
Tahalka is a 1992 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....

(1992) and most recently, the critically acclaimed film, Apne
Apne
Apne is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. This is the first and one of the two films to feature real life father and sons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol together. Sunny and Bobby have worked together before in Dillagi. Kiron Kher, Shilpa Shetty and Katrina Kaif play the female...

(2007). In the mid 1980s, Anil Sharma was one of only two directors that had a special working relationship with Dharmendra

Dharmendra

, The other being J.P. Dutta. His working relationship with Dharmendra

Dharmendra

yielded a record of sorts since having not to have delivered a single flop film with him till date.

In 2001, his years in the industry paid off, as he directed the film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
The music is composed by Uttam Singh. The song listing is as follows:- Awards :Winner:*Filmfare Best Action Award - Tinnu Verma*Filmfare Special Performance Award - Amisha Patel*Sansui Best Actress Award - Amisha Patel...

starring Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...

who happened to be the son of his favorite actor, Dharmendra

Dharmendra

and Amisha Patel

Amisha Patel

Ameesha Patel is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood movies. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai , Patel won critical praise for her performance in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha , which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema, earning her a ...

as the heroine. The film was a huge commercial success, and critically appreciated as well. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
The music is composed by Uttam Singh. The song listing is as follows:- Awards :Winner:*Filmfare Best Action Award - Tinnu Verma*Filmfare Special Performance Award - Amisha Patel*Sansui Best Actress Award - Amisha Patel...

went on to become one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema and till today, it still remains the most successful film of the first decade of the 21st century. Sharma received his first award nominations for Best Director and Best Film in different award ceremonies. In that same year, he however produced the film Aashiq, directed by Indra Kumar, starring Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor

and Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry....

, the second son of Dharmendra

Dharmendra

. The movie failed to do well at the box office. Unlike his glorious association with Dharmendra

Dharmendra

and Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

, he was not lucky with Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry....

.

In 2003, Sharma tried to repeat the success of Gadar, and collaborated once again with Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

in the film The Hero: Love Story of a Spy starring Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...

and then a newcomer Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

. The film, at its time, was considered to be the most expensive film ever made in 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...

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
Madhoshi
Madhoshi is a 2004 Bollywood film. It is directed by Tanveer Khan and stars Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Shweta Tiwari and Priyanshu Chatterjee.- Cast :* Bipasha Basu ... Anupama Kaul* John Abraham ... Aman* Priyanshu Chatterjee ... Arpit Oberoi...

(2004) with John Abraham

John Abraham (actor)

John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...

and Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...

, which was unnoticed. He also directed and produced the War film

War film

War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...

Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo starring Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

, Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry....

and Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

. The year was not a good year for him, as both the films failed.

Recently in 2007, he made a comeback of sorts when directed the family Drama Apne
Apne
Apne is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. This is the first and one of the two films to feature real life father and sons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol together. Sunny and Bobby have worked together before in Dillagi. Kiron Kher, Shilpa Shetty and Katrina Kaif play the female...

. This film generated extremely good reviews from critics, and performed very well at the box office. The film was also noted for the enormous success it enjoyed in the overseas market most notably in countries like Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, UK and Australia
Australia
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. It was the first ever film that brought the famous deol family of Dharmendra

Dharmendra

-Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

-Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry....

together and Anil Sharma was praised for his perfect timing. The film became his 5th Straight hit with Dharmendra

Dharmendra

as Main lead completing a remarkable 100% record with the Actor Icon.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role(s)
1981	Shradhanjali	Director
1983	Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka	Director
1987	Hukumat	Director
1989	Elaan-E-Jung	Director, Producer
1991	Farishtay Farishtay -Plot:Gayetri lives with two close male friends, who she considers her brothers by the names of Veeru and Dheeru, who are small-time thieves, and con men, and are known to the local police. When Gayetri meets and falls in love with Police Inspector Arjun Thanghe , the duo are delighted and arrange...	Director
1992	Tehelka	Director
1994	Suhaag	Producer
1998	Maharaja Maharaja (1998 film) Maharaja is a 1998 Indian film directed by Anil Sharma. It tells the story of Kohinoor who was forced from his kingdom as a child who returns 20 years later to reclaim his rightful place. He had lived in the Himalayas for 20 years because Ranvir Singh had murdered his whole family. The family's...	Director
1999	Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet	Producer
2001	Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Gadar: Ek Prem Katha The music is composed by Uttam Singh. The song listing is as follows:- Awards :Winner:Filmfare Best Action Award - Tinnu VermaFilmfare Special Performance Award - Amisha Patel*Sansui Best Actress Award - Amisha Patel...	Director
2001	Aashiq Aashiq Aashiq, a word meaning love in Hindi, may refer to:Aashiq Aashiq...	Producer
2003	The Hero: Love Story of a Spy	Director
2004	Madhoshi Madhoshi Madhoshi is a 2004 Bollywood film. It is directed by Tanveer Khan and stars Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Shweta Tiwari and Priyanshu Chatterjee.- Cast :* Bipasha Basu ... Anupama Kaul* John Abraham ... Aman* Priyanshu Chatterjee ... Arpit Oberoi...	Producer
2004	Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo	Director, Producer
2005	Time Pass	Producer
2007	Apne Apne Apne is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. This is the first and one of the two films to feature real life father and sons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol together. Sunny and Bobby have worked together before in Dillagi. Kiron Kher, Shilpa Shetty and Katrina Kaif play the female...	Director
2010	Veer Veer (film) Veer is a 2010 Hindi film directed by Anil Sharma, and starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Sohail Khan, Jackie Shroff and Zarine Khan. The film, written by Salman Khan, set during the 1825 Pindari movement of Rajasthan, when India was ruled by the British.Veer was released on 22 January 2010...	Director

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