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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name =
|image = Anees Bamee.jpg
| caption = Bazmee at the studio release of ''Ready''
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|11|1}}
| birth_place = [[Modasa]], [[Gujarat]], India
| occupation = [[Film Director]], [[Screenplay writer]]
| birthname =
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1988 – present
| spouse =
| homepage = {{URL|www.aneesbazmee.net}}
}}

'''Anees Bazmee''' (born 1 November 1962) is an Indian film director, writer and producer who
is known for his works in [[Hindi cinema]]. In a career spanning over three and a half decades,
he has written and directed more than 60 films in [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] across varied genres.

==Early life==
Anees Bazmee was born in a remote town of [[Modasa]] in [[Gujarat]], India to a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet
Abdul Hameed "Nerang" Bazmee and housewife Khatoon Begum. He came to [[Mumbai]] in
1976 and worked as a child artist. He later also dabbled in a number of jobs like art direction,
editing and sound recording.

== Career ==
Bazmee did his directorial debut with ''[[Hulchul (1995 film)|Hulchul]]'' in 1995, however his first commercial success in came in 1998 with the film ''[[Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha]]'', one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/anees-bazmee-on-sustaining-a-career-as-a-comedy-writer-and-why-one-mans-comedy-is-another-mans-tragedy-7473691.html|title=Anees Bazmee on sustaining a career as a comedy writer, and why one man's comedy is another man's tragedy- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2019-10-09|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref> He achieved further success as well as recognition by directing the top-grossing comedies including ''[[No Entry]]'' (2005), ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]'' (2007), ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]'' (2008), ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' (2011) and ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]'' (2015), and also received praise for directing the moderately successful romantic thriller ''[[Deewangee]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/anees-bazmee/2651|title=Anees Bazmee - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos|website=BookMyShow|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/anees-bazmee/biography.html|title=Exclusive biography of #AneesBazmee and on his life.|website=FilmiBeat|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Director===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year !! Film!!Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]''||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Hulchul (1995 film)|Hulchul]]''||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha]]''||The film was nominated for 4 [[Filmfare Awards]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for [[Jaspinder Narula]]
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Deewangee]]''||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[No Entry]]''||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sandwich (2006 film)|Sandwich]]''||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]''||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]''||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[No Problem (2010 film)|No Problem]]''||
|-
|rowspan=2|2011 || ''[[Thank You (2011 film)|Thank You]]''||
|-
| ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]''||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]''||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Mubarakan]]''||
|-2018 simmba remake but not released
| 2019 || ''[[Pagalpanti (2019 film)|Pagalpanti]]''||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[It's My Life (film)|It's My Life]]'' ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]''||Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anees-bazmee-reveals-some-interesting-facts-about-bhool-bhulaiyaa-2/articleshow/73427994.cms|title=Anees Bazmee reveals some interesting facts about 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref>
|}

===Writer===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Shortkut - The Con is On]]''
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]''
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Karz: The Burden of Truth|Karz]]''
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao]]''
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Raju Chacha]]''
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sirf Tum]]''
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Deewana Mastana]]''
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Prithvi (1997 film)|Prithvi]]''
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Sanam (1997 film)|Sanam]]''
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Army (1996 film)|Army]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Andolan (1995 film)|Andolan]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Hulchul (1995 film)|Hulchul]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Gunda Raaj]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Angrakshak]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Mr. Azaad]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[The Gentleman (1994 film)|The Gentleman]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Andaz (1994 film)|Andaz]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Gopi Kishan]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Eena Meena Deeka (film)|Eena Meena Deeka]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Raja Babu (film)|Raja Babu]]''
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''
|-
| 1993 || ''[[King Uncle]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Bol Radha Bol]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Aaj Ka Goonda Raj]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Apradhi (1992 film)|Apradhi]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film)|Shola Aur Shabnam]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Yaad Rakhegi Duniya]]''
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Pratibandh]]''
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Swarg]]''
|-
|}

===Actor===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film!! Notes and ref.
|-
| 1992 ||''[[Aaj Ka Goonda Raj]]''||
|-
| 1995 ||''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]''||
|-
|1995
|Angrakshak
|
|-
| 2015.||''[[Care of Footpath 2]]''||[[Kannada language|Kannada]] film
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|63357}}

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