Aditya Dhar Explained
Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing and writing military action film (2019).
Personal life
Dhar was born on 12 March 1983 in New Delhi, India.[1] [2] Dhar is a Kashmiri Pandit.[3] He married Yami Gautam on 4 June 2021.[4] [5] On 10 May 2024, the couple had their first child, a boy.[6]
Career
In 2019, Dhar made his directorial debut with , an action film based on the 2016 Uri attack, starring Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the RSVP Movies banner.[7] Filmed in Serbia, the film is fictionally dramatised account of the true events of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack.[8] Uri earned in India, and over worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing Indian film domestically.[9] [10] Dhar was awarded with the National Film Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.
Dhar launched his own production company named Aditya Dhar Films in 2021.[11] He is set to re-team with Kaushal in the mythological based superhero movie The Immortal Ashwatthama co-starring Sara Ali Khan.[12] It is a planned trilogy backed by Ronnie Screwvala.[13] The film was announced on the second anniversary of the release of Uri and was set to start filming in mid-2021 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and budget concerns.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Notes |
|---|
| 2009 | Boond | | | | Short film; |
| 2010 | Aakrosh | | | | |
| 2012 | Tezz | | | | |
| 2018 | Kharvas | | | | Short film |
| 2019 | | | | | |
| 2020 | Amritsar Junction | | | | Short film |
| 2024 | Article 370 | | | | |
| 2025 | Dhurandhar | | | | Filming[14] |
| Dhoom Dhaam | | | | Post-production[15] | |
Discography
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- News: Aditya Dhar profile on Times f India . The Times of India . 26 January 2019.
- News: Chakraborty . Juhi . 12 March 2021 . Uri director Aditya Dhar's birthday wish: We are really frustrated; I want to have a normal life again . Hindustan Times . 26 February 2022.
- News: Sinha . Seema . 15 January 2019 . Uri director Aditya Dhar on telling the story of surgical strikes and why it's an army film, not propaganda . Firstpost . 15 April 2022.
- News: Yami Gautam ties the knot with Aditya Dhar . The Indian Express . 4 June 2021 . 4 June 2021.
- News: 4 June 2021. Yami Gautam marries Uri director Aditya Dhar in intimate wedding. India Today. 4 June 2021.
- News: Yami Gautam, Aditya Dhar welcome baby boy, name him Vedavid . The Hindu . PTI . 0971-751X . 20 May 2024 . 20 May 2024 .
- Web site: Raazi for any role. Telegraph India. Uri will change that. It is an out and out action film..
- News: Vicky Kaushal: 'Uri' was physically the most challenging film for me . Dubey . Rachna . The Times of India . 28 September 2018 . 18 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929100907/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vicky-kaushal-uri-was-the-most-physically-challenging-film-for-me/articleshow/65992703.cms . 29 September 2018 . live.
- News: Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide . Bollywood Hungama . 2 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174446/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2019/ . 4 February 2019 . live.
- Web site: Tuteja, Joginder . Uri Box Office Collection: Vicky Kaushal's movie nearing Rs 250 crore in India; first blockbuster of 2019 . . 7 March 2019 . 20 March 2019 . 7 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190307143311/https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/uri-box-office-collection-vicky-kaushals-movie-nearing-rs-250-crore-in-india-first-blockbuster-of-2019/story/325410.html . live.
- Web site: PeepingMoon Exclusive: Uri director Aditya Dhar turns producer; to revive his debut film Raat Baki with Yami Gautam and Pratik Gandhi. 11 March 2022. 11 January 2019 . en.
- Web site: 1 January 2021. New Year special Vicky Kaushal: I wish for the world to get rid of coronavirus in 2021. 8 February 2022. Hindustan Times. en.
- Web site: First Look: Vicky Kaushal reunites with 'Uri' director for 'The Immortal Ashwatthama'. 8 February 2022. Free Press Journal. en.
- News: 26 July 2024 . CONFIRMED! Ranveer Singh teams up with Aditya Dhar for his next backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studio; exciting details out!. 27 July 2024 . Bollywood Hungama .
- Web site: Pratik Gandhi and Yami Gautam next titled DHOOM DHAAM film to be shot across Mumbai in march . OTTPlay . 5 February 2022 . 14 February 2024.
- Web site: National Film Awards: Vicky Kaushal And Ayushmann Khurrana Share Best Actor. NDTV. 9 August 2019.
- Web site: 10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated. currentaffairs.gktoday.in. 25 January 2021. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720151001/https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/10th-jagran-film-festival-inaugurated-delhi-07201970998.html. dead.
- News: Kerner . Lou . Star Screen Awards 2019 Winners List – Who won Star Screen Awards this year?. 23 December 2019 . . 9 December 2019.
- News: Filmfare Awards 2020 winners list: Gully Boy makes history, wins 13 awards including Best Film, Actor and Actress. 16 February 2020. Firstpost. 16 February 2020.
- News: IIFA Awards 2020 – Popular Award Winners . 28 November 2021 . . 25 November 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211126055921/https://iifa.com/blog/blog-details/iifa-awards-2020---popular-award-winners . 26 November 2021 .
