

^ a b "Sunny sahab never entertains negative conversations about any other star: Anil Sharma".^ "How Thamizhan helped Priyanka Chopra catch her big break in Bolyywood".The Indian Express gave it a "nil" rating describing it as feeling redundant. Bollywood Hungama gave it 1/5 stars saying "On the whole, GENIUS is an extremely poor and senseless fare." Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India was equally critical of the film giving it 2/5 stars. Reviews were particularly critical of the confusing narrative and the standard of acting. The film received generally poor reviews. For the first time in his career he shot in his hometown, Mathura, for a film. Mithun Chakraborty and Nawazuddin Siddiqui formed the rest of the cast. He also introduced Ishita Chauhan in this film. In Genius (2018), he introduced his son Utkarsh Sharma as the lead, though he had already introduced him as a child artist in Gadar. In this film, Anil introduced Urvashi Rautela. The theme of the film was against corruption in the system and it spread the message of change and not revenge. Īfter this he made Singh Saab The Great with Sunny Deol and Prakash Raj. The movie was much talked-about for its massive scale and depiction of the Indian Rajputana’s war with the British. In 2010, his next Veer, starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff and newcomer Zarine Khan. This film garnered Anil immense critical and box office success and remains as the first film starring all three Deols- Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.

Īpne(2007), his next film was critically praised for its depiction of family emotions and values. This film is remembered for its patriotic fervor. Divya Khosla Kumar was introduced in this film.

This was his first film with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Bobby Deol. Īb Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo was his next directorial. The film went on to be the third highest grosser of the year. The film was considered to be the most expensive film ever made in Bollywood at that time. The film was on the backdrop of espionage and war between India-Pakistan. He also gave Priyanka Chopra her first break with this movie. His next was The Hero: Love Story of a Spy starring Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. The film went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Hindi cinema and till today, it still remains the most successful film of the first decade of the 21st century. The film was a huge commercial success and critically appreciated as well. In 2001, Anil directed Gadar: Ek Prem Katha starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel. Anil then returned to filmmaking with Maharaja. However, the project did not materialize. Then in 2001, the movie, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, turned out to be a milestone in his career as it created history at the box office.Īfter the success of Tahalka Sharma took a break from filmmaking for a few years and dedicated himself to open a Studio City in India on the lines of Universal Studios in LA.

After that, he made a number of films like Hukumat and Tahalka. In 1983, he directed Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka a film based on the intriguing relationships of married life. His first film brought him tremendous recognition and acclaim as the movie proved to be a huge success at the box office. In 1980, at the age of 21 he debuted as a director with film Shradhanjali starring Raakhee. He assisted Baldev Raj Chopra on films such as Pati Patni Aur Woh, The Burning Train and Insaf Ka Tarazu. There he did theater, poetry and wrote for radio, when he finally got his first break in the Hindi film industry at the age of 18 as an Assistant director. He later moved to Mumbai and did his B.Sc. He was brought up in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has worked with various established artists like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Rajnikanth, Sunny Deol, Salman Khan, Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor, Sridevi, Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Manisha Koirala, Katrina Kaif, Amrish Puri, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Ameesha Patel, Naseeruddin Shah, Jeetendra, Bobby Deol, Jaya Prada and Priyanka Chopra. Anil Sharma is a filmmaker of the Indian Cinema.
