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'''Indra Kumar''' is an Indian film director and producer.<ref name ="Indiawest">{{cite web| url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/interviews/director-indra-kumar-i-want-to-do-a-romantic-film/article_3e5b086a-488c-11e6-a36a-db3b6611e35e.html | title=Director Indra Kumar: I Want to Do a Romantic Film After 'Great Grand Masti' | last=VIJAYAKAR | first =R.M. | publisher = Indiawest | access-date = June 16, 2018 | date = July 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-21/news-interviews/42271879_1_grand-masti-movie-masti-indra-kumar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924044900/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-21/news-interviews/42271879_1_grand-masti-movie-masti-indra-kumar|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2013| title='Grand Masti 3' to go on floors in next six months|last=Singh|first=Singh|date= 21 September 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> He had five [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]] nominations, has also appeared in number of [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. Kumar's real name is Indra Irani. His latest film produced as Total Dhaamal in 2019.
{{Infobox person
| name = Indra Kumar
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| caption = Kumar at [[Kangana Ranaut]]'s birthday party in 2011
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| birth_place = [[Botad]]{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}, [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
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| occupation = [[Film director|Director]], [[Film producer|producer]]
| relatives = Actress
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Kumar debuted into direction as well as production with ''[[Dil (1990 film)|Dil]]'' (1990) and then directed the different concept-based drama films ''[[Beta (film)|Beta]]'' (1992), ''[[Raja (1995 film)|Raja]]'' (1995) and ''[[Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq]]'' (1997); all four being among the highest-grossing Hindi films of respective years and critically as well as commercially successful. He received two [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] nominations for ''Beta'' and ''Raja''. He followed this with a number of average grossers or commercial failures, causing a setback, except the comedy ''[[Masti (2004 film)|Masti]]'' (2004), which ended with ''[[Dhamaal]]'' (2007). Kumar went on to make commercially successful comedy film sequels including ''[[Double Dhamaal]]'' (2011), ''[[Grand Masti]]'' (2013) and ''[[Total Dhamaal]]'' (2019). The latter ranks among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Hindi films]] and remains his highest-grossing release till date.

==Personal life==
He is the brother of actress [[Aruna Irani]].<ref name ="Indiawest" /> He is father of actress Shweta Kumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-21/news-interviews/30425567_1_indra-kumar-second-film-masti|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034554/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-21/news-interviews/30425567_1_indra-kumar-second-film-masti|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2013| title=Indra Kumar to re-launch his daughter|last=Shah|first=Kunal M|date= 21 November 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

==Career==

===1990–97: Directorial debut and wider success===
In 1990, Kumar made his directorial debut with the romance ''[[Dil (1990 film)|Dil]]'' starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]]. The film, which was co-produced by him and based on a tale of parental opposition of teenage love, emerged as a major commercial success, and finished up as India's [[List of Bollywood films of 1990|highest-grossing Indian film of the year]], with domestic gross earnings of {{INRConvert|180|m}}. The film was nominated for eight awards at the [[36th Filmfare Awards]], including a nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] category for Kumar.

The drama ''[[Beta (film)|Beta]]'' (1992), based on the concept of how greediness overtakes family values, was Kumar's next directorial venture. The film starred Madhuri Dixit, [[Anil Kapoor]], and Kumar's elder sister [[Aruna Irani]], and proved to be a major commercial success as well as the [[List of Bollywood films of 1992|highest-grossing Indian film of the year]] just like ''Dil''. For directing the film, Kumar received his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] nomination at Filmfare.

In 1995, Kumar once again collaborated with Dixit in the romantic action film ''[[Raja (1995 film)|Raja]]'', which also starred [[Sanjay Kapoor]]. The film, which narrated the story of a man and woman who were about to get married in their childhood but fall in love and get married in their youth, proved to be the [[List of Bollywood films of 1995|3rd highest-grossing Indian film of the year]]. Kumar received a second Best Director nomination at Filmfare.

In 1997, Kumar directed the action romantic comedy ''[[Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq]]'' starring [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Kajol]], and [[Juhi Chawla]]. The film, based on the subject of true love, received negative reviews from critics but proved to be one of the year's top-grossing productions with grossing revenues of {{INRConvert|500|m}} worldwide.

===1999–2006: Commercial failures and ''Masti''===
From 1999 to 2006, Kumar continued to direct a number of films but experienced a setback. These films were ''[[Mann (1999 film)|Mann]]'', ''[[Aashiq (2001 film)|Aashiq]]'', ''[[Rishtey (film)|Rishtey]]'', ''[[Masti (2004 film)|Masti]]'' (the first film of the ''[[Masti (film series)|Masti franchise]]''), and ''[[Pyare Mohan]]''. With the exception of ''Masti'' which was moderately successful, all these films were commercial failures, despite being critical successes.

===2007–present: Resurgence and expansion into comedies===
Kumar's directorial career prospects briefly improved when he directed the ensemble comedy ''[[Dhamaal]]'' (2007), the first film of the ''[[Dhamaal (film series)|Dhamaal franchise]]'', starring [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Riteish Deshmukh]], [[Aashish Chaudhary]], [[Arshad Warsi]], and [[Javed Jaffrey]]. The film received unfavourable reactions from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over {{INRConvert|800|m}} worldwide.

After a four-year absence from directing films, Kumar directed ''[[Double Dhamaal]]'' (2011). A sequel to ''Dhamaal'' (2007), it retained the five previous lead actors, and also added [[Kangana Ranaut]] and [[Mallika Sherawat]] in the roles of Sanjay Dutt's sister and wife respectively. Collecting totally {{INRConvert|710|m}} worldwide, ''Double Dhamaal'' proved to be a box office hit, despite being critically panned unlike its [[Dhamaal|predecessor]]

Kumar's next directorial venture was yet another comedy film sequel–''[[Grand Masti]]'' (2013)–a sequel to ''Masti''. It saw Riteish Deshmukh, [[Aftab Shivdasani]], and [[Vivek Oberoi]], reprising their roles from ''Masti'', with [[Karishma Tanna]], [[Manjari Fadnis]], and [[Sonali Kulkarni]] entering the cast as the new female leads. The film received positive response from critics and became the most successful entry in the ''Masti franchise'', with a gross revenue of more than {{INRConvert|1.3|b}}.

The following year, Kumar directed the drama ''[[Super Nani]]'' (2014), which starred [[Sharman Joshi]], [[Rekha]], [[Randhir Kapoor]], [[Anupam Kher]], and Kumar's daughter Shweta Kumar. It failed to do well at the box office. He next directed the third installment of the ''Masti franchise'', titled ''[[Great Grand Masti]]'' (2016), again starring the previous three male leads. Unlike the success of the previous two films, ''Great Grand Masti'' was a major financial failure grossing {{INRConvert|190|m}} worldwide on a budget of {{INRConvert|390|m}}.

In 2019, Kumar directed the third installment of the ''Dhamaal franchise'', titled ''[[Total Dhamaal]]'', which was not a sequel to ''Double Dhamaal'' and was a reboot to it, having a different story and a different genre of adventure comedy. [[Ajay Devgn]], Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Boman Irani]], and [[Esha Gupta]] played the lead roles (Deshmukh, Jaffrey, and Warsi reprised their roles). ''Total Dhamaal'' proved to be Kumar's highest-grossing film release, collecting {{INRConvert|2|b}} within 12 days of its release, thus attaining a super hit status.

Kumar will next direct ''[[Hera Pheri (film series)|Hera Pheri 3]]'', the third installment of the comedy franchise ''[[Hera Pheri (film series)|Hera Pheri]]'', starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Paresh Rawal]], and [[Suniel Shetty]]. Kumar announced to direct the film after the death of [[Neeraj Vora]], who directed the [[Phir Hera Pheri|second installment]] and was to direct ''Hera Pheri 3'' too. Later, reports suggested that Kumar will not direct ''Hera Pheri 3'', so [[Priyadarshan]], who was the director of the [[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|first installment]], will return for ''Hera Pheri 3''. But it was later finally confirmed by Kumar that he will direct the film. Furthermore, Kumar will also direct the fourth installment of the ''Dhamaal franchise'', titled ''[[Dhamaal (film series)|Full on Dhamaal]]'', which will feature Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, and Arshad Warsi reprising their roles, with Sanjay Dutt and Aashish Chaudhary returning to play the lead roles in this installment though they did not were seen in ''Total Dhamaal''.

==Filmography==
===As director===
* ''[[Dil (1990 film)|Dil]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Beta (film)|Beta]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Raja (1995 film)|Raja]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Mann (1999 film)|Mann]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Aashiq (2001 film)|Aashiq]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Rishtey (film)|Rishtey]]'' (2002)
* ''Simhachalam'' (2003)
* ''[[Masti (2004 film)|Masti]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Pyare Mohan]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Dhamaal]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Double Dhamaal]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Grand Masti]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Super Nani]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Great Grand Masti]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Total Dhamaal]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Thank God (film)|Thank God]]'' (2022)

===As producer===
* ''[[Mohabbat (1985 film)|Mohabbat]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Mohabbat (1985 film)|Kasam]]'' (1988)
* Daddy Cool: Join the fun (2009)

=== Frequent actor collaborations ===
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!Actors
!''[[Dil (1990 film)|Dil]]''
!''[[Beta (film)|Beta]]''
!''[[Raja (1995 film)|Raja]]''
!''[[Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq]]''
!''[[Mann (1999 film)|Mann]]''
!''[[Aashiq (2001 film)|Aashiq]]''
!''[[Rishtey (film)|Rishtey]]''
!''[[Masti (2004 film)|Masti]]''
!''[[Pyare Mohan]]''
!''[[Dhamaal]]''
!''[[Double Dhamaal]]''
!''[[Grand Masti]]''
!''[[Super Nani]]''
!''[[Great Grand Masti]]''
!''[[Total Dhamaal]]''
!''[[Thank God (film)|Thank God]]''
!''[[Kyaa Total Kool Hain Hum]]''
!''[[Full On Dhamaal]]''
!''[[Masti 4]]''
!Total
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|[[Aamir Khan]]
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|4
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|[[Madhuri Dixit]]
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|5
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|[[Anil Kapoor]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|5
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|[[Ajay Devgn]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Karisma Kapoor]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Ritesh Deshmukh]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
|8
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|[[Vivek Oberoi]]
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|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
|5
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|[[Aftab Shivdasani]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
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|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|3
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|[[Arshad Warsi]]
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|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|4
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|[[Javed Jaffrey]]
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|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|[[Ashish Chaudhary]]
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|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Ya}}
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|3
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|[[Esha Gupta]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Sanjay Kapoor]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Juhi Chawla]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Kajol]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Manisha Koirala]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Bobby Deol]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Shilpa Shetty]]
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|[[Lara Dutta]]
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|[[Amrita Rao]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Genelia Deshmukh]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Tara Sharma]]
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|[[Fardeen Khan]]
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|{{Ya}}
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|[[Esha Deol]]
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|{{Ya}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0409791}}

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[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
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