| Birth Date: | 1962 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Modasa, Gujarat, India |
| Years Active: | 1982–present |
| Spouse: | Fatima Bazmee |
Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.
Born to Urdu poet Abdul Hameed 'Nerang' Bazmee into a Gujarati Muslim family, Bazmee began as a child actor in movies like Kitaab (1977) before becoming an assistant director for Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog (1982) and then a screenwriter with Swarg (1990).[1]
Bazmee did his directorial debut with 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.[2] He achieved further success as well as recognition by directing the top-grossing comedies including No Entry (2005), Welcome (2007), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Ready (2011), Welcome Back (2015), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and also received praise for directing the moderately successful romantic thriller Deewangee (2002).[3] [4] His film which he completed in 2004, titled Naam was set to be released in 2022.[5]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hulchul | ||
| 1998 | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | ||
| 2002 | Deewangee | ||
| 2005 | No Entry | ||
| 2006 | Sandwich | ||
| 2007 | Welcome | ||
| 2008 | Singh Is Kinng | ||
| 2010 | No Problem | ||
| 2011 | Thank You | ||
| Ready | |||
| 2015 | Welcome Back | ||
| 2017 | Mubarakan | ||
| 2019 | Pagalpanti | [6] | |
| 2020 | It's My Life | ||
| 2022 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Director | |
| 2024 | [7] | ||
| Year | Film | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shortkut | |
| 2004 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | |
| 2002 | Karz | |
| 2001 | Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao | |
| 2000 | Raju Chacha | |
| 1999 | Sirf Tum | |
| 1997 | Deewana Mastana | |
| 1997 | Prithvi | |
| 1997 | Sanam | |
| 1996 | Army | |
| 1995 | Andolan | |
| 1995 | Hulchul | |
| 1995 | Gundaraj | |
| 1995 | Angrakshak | |
| 1994 | Mr. Azaad | |
| 1994 | The Gentleman | |
| 1994 | Laadla | |
| 1994 | Andaz | |
| 1994 | Gopi Kishan | |
| 1994 | Eena Meena Deeka | |
| 1994 | Raja Babu | |
| 1993 | Aankhen | |
| 1993 | King Uncle | |
| 1992 | Bol Radha Bol | |
| 1992 | Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj | |
| 1992 | Apradhi | |
| 1992 | Shola Aur Shabnam | |
| 1992 | Yaad Rakhegi Duniya | |
| 1990 | Pratibandh | |
| 1990 | Swarg |
| Year | Film | Notes & ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Naseeb | As a child actor [8] | |
| 1992 | Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj | ||
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | ||
| 1995 | Angrakshak | ||
| 2015 | Care of Footpath 2 | Kannada film |