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{{Infobox person
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| name = Ayan Mukerji
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Ayan M Jio-MAMI-Film-Club.jpg
| caption = At the premiere of ''Moonlight'' at the Jio MAMI Film Club, 2017
| birth_name= Ayan Mukherjee
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| years_active = 2005–present
| occupation = Director
| parents = [[Deb Mukherjee]] <br/> Amrit Devi Mukherjee
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] (brother-in-law)
* [[Kajol]] (cousin)
* [[Tanishaa Mukerji]] (cousin)
* [[Tanuja]] (aunt)
* [[Kishore Kumar]] (grand-uncle)
}}
| family = [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]]
}}
'''Ayan Mukerji''' (born 15 August 1983) is an Indian film director who works in [[Hindi cinema]]. Mukerji made his directorial debut at the age of 26 with the coming-of-age comedy ''[[Wake Up Sid]]'' (2009), produced by [[Karan Johar]]. The film opened to strong reviews and box-office returns.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wake Up Sid wows critics and masses alike! |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Wake-Up-Sid-wows-critics-and-masses-alike/H1-Article1-461517.aspx |date=5 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028043609/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-EntertainmentSectionPage-Bollwood/Wake-Up-Sid-wows-critics-and-masses-alike/Article1-461517.aspx |archive-date=2 October 2013 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxoffice_update/index.html|title=B.O. update: 'Wake Up Sid', 'Do Knot Disturb' bring cheer|author=Taran Adarsh|date=3 October 2009|access-date=3 October 2009|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|archive-date=12 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212201812/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxoffice_update/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> His next release, the 2013 musical romantic comedy-drama, ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'', ranks among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#highest-grossing Hindi films|highest-grossing Hindi films]] ever.

Mukerji is from the prominent [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]] of [[Bollywood]].

==Early life and background==
Mukerji was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family in [[Kolkata]], India, the son of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film actor [[Deb Mukherjee]]. His family was steeped in the Indian film industry since the 1930, when his grandfather, [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]], first ventured by chance into the field. Sashadhar Mukherjee was a pioneering film producer who was one of the founding partners of [[Filmistan|Filmistan Studio]] in [[Mumbai]], and produced films like ''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]'' (1959), ''[[Love in Simla]]'' (1960), ''[[Ek Musafir Ek Hasina]]'' (1962) and ''[[Leader (1964 film)|Leader]]'' (1964). The studio is still run by Ayan's extended family.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news | title = Ayan Mukherjee wants to remake grandpa's 'Love in Simla' | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-17/news-interviews/39334996_1_simla-satyajit-ray-sashadhar-mukherjee | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002416/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-17/news-interviews/39334996_1_simla-satyajit-ray-sashadhar-mukherjee | url-status =dead | archive-date =5 October 2013 | date =17 May 2013 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref><ref name="mid-day"/>

Ayan's grandmother, Satidevi Mukherjee (née Ganguly), wife of Sashadhar Mukherji, was the sister of pioneer actor [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Anoop Kumar|Anup Kumar]] and singer [[Kishore Kumar]]. Ayan's grandfather's brothers were film producer Prabodh Mukherjee, director [[Subodh Mukherjee]] and Ravindra Mohan Mukherjee, grandfather of actress [[Rani Mukherjee]]. Ayan's father's brothers were actors [[Joy Mukherjee]], [[Deb Mukherjee]], Subir Mukherjee and [[Shomu Mukherjee]], who is the husband of actress [[Tanuja]] and father of actresses [[Kajol]] and [[Tanisha Mukherjee]].<ref name="ibnlive">{{cite web| title = In pics: Bollywood's Mukherjee-Samarth family tree| url = http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/5704.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120127111703/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/5704.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 27 January 2012 | publisher =CNN-IBN | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/film/film_details.asp?code=266&source=5|title=Forever young|work=Time Out Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615170204/http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/film/film_details.asp?code=266&source=5 |date=15 June 2010|archive-date=15 June 2010}}</ref>

Mukerji studied at [[Jamnabai Narsee School]] in [[Vile Parle]], Mumbai. He later attended [[Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai|Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology]] but dropped out after the first year to become an assistant director to [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] on ''[[Swades]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ayan-mukerji-bollywood-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani/1/278971.html|title=The Pulp Prodigy|work=intoday.in}}</ref>

==Career==
Mukerji started his career as an assistant to [[Ashutosh Gowariker]], his brother-in-law, ''[[Swades]],'' and later to [[Karan Johar]] on ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006). After taking a short break from filmmaking, Mukerji wrote the screenplay for ''[[Wake Up Sid]]'' and gave it to Johar who decided it should become a film.<ref name="mid-day">{{cite news| title = Waking up Ayan | url = http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/aug/120809-Ayan-Mukerji-Karan-Johar-Wake-up-Sid-Entertainment.htm | newspaper =MiD DAY | date =12 August 2009 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref> The film released in 2009, starring [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] and [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in the lead roles and went on to become a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trade Report Wake Up Sid wows critics and masses alike! |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Wake-Up-Sid-wows-critics-and-masses-alike/Article1-461517.aspx |access-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606112319/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Wake-Up-Sid-wows-critics-and-masses-alike/Article1-461517.aspx |archive-date=6 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> The film earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] at [[Filmfare]].

Mukerji's next film, also under Johar's banner [[Dharma Productions]], was ''[[Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani|Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'', with [[Deepika Padukone]] and [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in lead roles. It was a huge commercial success. The movie grossed Rs. 1 billion at the box-office in just 7 days. It became the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of all time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Iyer|first=Meena|title=Deepika, Ranbir together again|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/news-interviews/30180706_1_ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-karan-johar-ayan-mukerji|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710133706/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/news-interviews/30180706_1_ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-karan-johar-ayan-mukerji|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2012|access-date=28 September 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ranbir, Deepika share amicable equation: Ayan Mukerji |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110184715&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood&nid=135887 |access-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926150930/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110184715&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood&nid=135887 |archive-date=26 September 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> The film earned him a second Best Director nomination at Filmfare.

Currently, Mukerji is involved in his next film, a superhero trilogy titled ''[[Brahmāstra (film)|Brahmastra]]'', starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Ranbir Kapoor]], [[Alia Bhatt]], [[Mouni Roy]] and [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2013/ranbir-kapoor-to-play-superhero-in-ayan-mukerji-next-123345.html|title=Ranbir Kapoor To Play A Superhero in Ayan Mukerji's Next|work=filmibeat.com}}</ref>

Although Mukerji belongs to a Bengali family, he said he will never make a Bengali film because it would not reach many people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/ayan-mukerji-would-love-to-make-a-superman-film-612066|title=Ayan Mukerji: Would love to make a Superman film|work=NDTVMovies.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Year !! Film !!Director!!Writer!! Notes
|-
| 2009
| style="rowspan" |''[[Wake Up Sid]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director]] (Shared with [[Zoya Akhtar]] for ''[[Luck by Chance]]'')
|-
| 2013
| style="rowspan" | ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" !style="rowspan" |''[[Brahmāstra (film)|Brahmāstra]]'' {{dagger}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Filming<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/brahmastra-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-150-drones-reveal-first-logo-of-ayan-mukerji-s-ambitious-film/story-PeJ3qzd64TtVcwidQo0y0I.html|title=Brahmastra: Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, 150 drones reveal first logo of Ayan Mukerji's ambitious film at Kumbh 2019|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|}

===Actor===
*''[[Home Delivery]]'' (2005) - Cameo Appearance
*''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006) - Cameo Appearance
*''[[Luck by Chance]]'' (2009) – Special Thanks Credit
*''[[Gippi]]'' (2013) – Special Thanks Credit
*''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' (2013) - Cameo Appearance
*''[[Besharam (2013 film)|Besharam]]'' (2013) – Special Thanks Credit

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Award !! Category !!Result !!Ref
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Wake Up Sid]] || rowspan=2|[[55th Filmfare Awards]] ||[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || {{Nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=3 Idiots shines at Filmfare Awards|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-27/news-interviews/28113706_1_popular-choice-awards-idiots-team-sri-devi-and-boney|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811050755/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-27/news-interviews/28113706_1_popular-choice-awards-idiots-team-sri-devi-and-boney|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2011-08-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]] || {{Won}}
|-
|[[Screen Awards]] |||Most Promising Debut Director || {{Nom}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/31/5807/index.html|title=Nominations for Nokia 16th Annual Star Screen Awards 2009|date=5 March 2010|access-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305210636/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/31/5807/index.html|archive-date=5 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Stardust Awards]] ||Hottest New Director || {{Won}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/stardust-awards-2010-winners-list/15794640.shtml|title=Stardust Awards 2010: Winners List|website=www.merinews.com|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]] ||{{Won}}
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/about/Hindi/awards/star-guild-awards-2010|title=Hindi Awards Star Guild Awards 2010 {{!}} Nettv4u|work=nettv4u|access-date=29 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Best Director ||{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Story || {{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] ||[[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || {{Nom}}
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/10/may/07-iifa-awards-2010-nominations-announced-051012.asp|title=IIFA Awards 2010 Nominations announced - bollywood news : glamsham.com|website=www.glamsham.com|language=en|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Story|Best Story]] || {{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]
|[[59th Filmfare Awards]] ||Best Director|| {{Nom}} ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/filmfare-awards-2014-nominations-will-shahrukh-khan-lose-best-actor-to-dhanush-6942/ |title=Filmfare Awards 2014 nominations: Will Shahrukh Khan lose Best Actor to Dhanush? |last=Parande |first=Shweta |date=21 January 2014 |work=India.com|access-date=2 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]] ||Most Entertaining Director || {{Nom}} ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-4th-big-star-entertainment-awards/ |title=Nominations for 4th Big Star Entertainment Awards – Bollywood Hungama |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=12 December 2013 |work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=2 February 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Star Screen Awards]] ||Best Director || {{Nom}}||<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/20th-annual-screen-awards-2014-the-complete-list-of-nominees/444093-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301031113/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/20th-annual-screen-awards-2014-the-complete-list-of-nominees/444093-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2014 |title=20th Annual Screen Awards 2014: The complete list of nominees |date=1 March 2014|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]] || Best Director || {{Nom}}
| rowspan=2 |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/9th-edition-renault-star-guild-awards-deepika-padukone-amitabh-bachchan-shah-rukh-khan-bollywood-177126-2014-01-16 |title=9th Renault Star Guild Awards releases list of nominees |date=16 January 2014 |website=India Today |language=en-US|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
|Best Screenplay ||{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|Best Director ||{{won}}
|rowspan=4|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/zee-cine-awards-2014/zee-cine-awards-2014-winner-s-list_151176.html |title=Zee Cine Awards 2014: Winner's List |date=24 February 2014 |work=Zee News|access-date=2 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Best Screenplay ||{{won}}
|-
|Best Story ||{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Dialogues ||{{Nom}}
|-
|}

==References==
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*[http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/aug/120809-Ayan-Mukerji-Karan-Johar-Wake-up-Sid-Entertainment.htm Waking up Ayan]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111107000859/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/10/29/5621/ "Somewhere in Wake up Sid, are bits and pieces of my life" – Ayan Mukerji]

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