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Ali Abbas Zafar is an Indian
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, producer and
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. He is known for directing ''
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar in his directorial debut and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ali Zafa ...
'' (2011), ''
Gunday ''Gunday'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film features Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles. Set in ...
'' (2014), ''
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'' (2016), '' Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and '' Bharat'' (2019).


Personal life

Zafar is a graduate of
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, New Delhi. He married Alicia Zafar, an
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based in
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, on 4 January 2021.


Career

Zafar entered the film industry as an assistant director, with multiple projects for the production company
Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios ...
(YRF). He then made his own directorial and screen-writing debut with the romantic comedy ''
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar in his directorial debut and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ali Zafa ...
'' (2011). The film revolved around a young man (
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) who finds a bride (
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) for his elder brother (
Ali Zafar Ali Zafar ( pa, ; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, model, actor, producer, screenwriter and painter. Zafar started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician. He later also established a career in Bol ...
), but then finds that he himself has fallen in love with her. His next film was the action drama ''
Gunday ''Gunday'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film features Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles. Set in ...
'' (2014), set in
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in the 1970s and 1980s. The film starred
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and
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as powerful bandits,
Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...
as a cabaret dancer whom they both fall in love with, and
Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020), also known simply as Irrfan, was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in In ...
as a police officer pursuing them. Gunday received mostly positive reviews from critics. Zafar's next film was the blockbuster sports drama ''
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'' (2016) starring
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as a wrestling champion from
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, with
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as a female wrestler who becomes a love interest for Khan's character. The film received positive reviews from critics and has emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films. His next film is the action thriller '' Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) the sequel to YRF's '' Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012). The film stars
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as a RAW agent and
Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Turquotte; 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, in a ...
as an ISI spy reprising their roles from the first film and is about the both of them accepting a rescue mission to free 40 nurses, 25 Indian and 15 Pakistani, from a ruthless militant. The film released in December 2017 and received generally positive reviews from critics, and became a major commercial success emerging as the highest-grossing films of the year and one of the highest-grossing Indian films. In May 2018, he began pre-production of the film '' Bharat'', which is slated to be released on Eid, 2019. The trailer of this film was released on 22 April 2019 It stars
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,
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, Disha Patani,
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and
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, and is an official adaptation of the Korean film, Ode to My Father. It marks the third collaboration between Khan and Ali. In 2020, Zafar made his debut as the producer for ''
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'', an action-comedy directed by debutante Maqbool Khan that starred
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and
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in lead roles. Zafar's first web series '' Tandav'', which is a political drama that stars
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who will be portraying the role of a powerful politician will be streaming by 15 January 2021 on
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. This 9-episode series will also star
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, Kumud Misra,
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, Gauahar Khan,
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, Dino Morea,
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. He has also announced ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' with
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, which will be produced by
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under Pooja Entertainment. It is intended to release in
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of 2023.


Filmography


As director

As assistant director


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zafar, Ali Abbas Living people Hindi-language film directors Artists from Dehradun Delhi University alumni Indian male screenwriters Film directors from Uttarakhand 20th-century Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people)