Intrepid Director Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar is a three-time National Award winning filmmaker. He grew up facing rough times. He is a school drop out who used to work as an errand boy at a video store where he would drop of cassettes to people from different walks of life. He was an assistant to [...]

International Director, Shekhar Kapoor Shekhar Kapoor is a man we can all be proud of. He is an Indian film director and producer, who has gained international recognition. Being the son of a doctor and journalist, his father never wanted him to get into the entertainment industry like his uncles, Vijay Anand and Dev Anand. [...]

The Extraordinary Director Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt is one of India’s diverse director, producer and screenwriter. Direction was perhaps in his blood; his father and uncle were both Hindi film directors. Bhatt started his career as an assistant director.  His directorial debut was with Sakat but it was not until films like Arth that he [...]

All-rounder Farhan Akhtar Farhan Akhtar is a man of many facets. He is director, producer, scriptwriter, actor, playback singer, lyricist and television host. He comes for a family of creative individuals. No wonder he turned out to be a maestro himself! He started his career by working as an apprentice with cinematographer-director Manmohan Singh for [...]

A different director… Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma is an out of the ordinary film director and producer. He was a college drop out with no formal background and training in films expect for owning a video shop. This Hyderabadi started his career in the Telugu film industry as an assistant director and worked [...]

Virtuoso Vidhu Vinod Chopra He is an academy award nominated Indian producer and filmmaker. He heads Vinod Chopra Productions, which is one of the busiest production houses in India. One of his brothers, Ramanand Sagar, was an eminent filmmaker. He was fascinated by his brother’s movies and soon started dreaming of making his own movies. [...]

The Maestro Aditya Chopra Being the son the legendary Bollywood director Yash Chopra has its benefits. Aditya Chopra started his career by assisting his father with many movies like Chandni, Lamhe and Darr. After gaining considerable experience, eventually his father gave him the opportunity to direct his own film, which he offered to produce. Aditya [...]

Sanjay Leela Bhansali: A detailed craftsman Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a talented Bollywood director who has shown his passion, talent and creativity in all the movies that he has directed. He is a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India. He is sure of about his movies and the idea that he wants [...]

Priyadarshan from Mollywood to Bollywood Priyadarshan is known for his popular Hindi films, which are remakes of his previous Malayalam films. He father was a dramatist who also worked in the University library. He developed the habit of reading and by the time he was out of college, he read almost all the works of [...]

Kohli’s Journey to Great Heights Kunal Kohli came from a middle class family who started his career as a film critic. He had his own show, "Chalo Cinema" on Zee TV. He had directed several music videos before he came into mainstream film direction. Some of his better known music videos are Bally Sagoo’s ‘Mera [...]