Deepak Bahry is a

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active since the mid-1970s. He is perhaps best known for his family-oriented action drama films, in which he often cast actors such as

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throughout the late 1970s and 1980s in films such as ''

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'' (1979) and ''

Ustadi Ustad Se ''Ustadi Ustad Se'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Deepak Bahry, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Mehra, Ranjeeta in lead roles. Summary Young Seema (Sweety) with her grandfather and maternal uncle Kaamdev lives a middle-cl ...

'' (1982) and

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in the leading role in films such as '' Ek Hi Raasta'' in 1993. At one point in his career he had set up his own film company ''Bahry Films''. However his 1991 romantic film '' Kurbaan'' starring

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was successful and '' Parwana'' in 2003, his last film in which once again cast Ajay Devgan as the leading actor. He is maternal uncle of Bollywood character actor

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Filmography

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'' (1974) *'' Agent Vinod'' (1977) *''

'' (1979) *'' Hum Se Badhkar Kaun'' (1981) *'' Gehra Zakhm'' (1981) *''

'' (1982) *''

Hum Se Hai Zamana ''Hum Se Hai Zamana'' is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language film, directed and produced by Deepak Bahry. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Amjad Khan as lead heroes and Zeenat Aman, Kim, Kajal Kiran as their heroines respectively. Ranjeet ...

'' (1983) *''

Woh Jo Hasina ''Woh Jo Hasina'' is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Deepak Bahry, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Pran, Kader Khan, Prema Narayan, Rajendranath, Satyen Kappoo, Madan Puri and Chander. Cast *Mithun Chakraborty *Ranj ...

'' (1983) *''

Deewana Tere Naam Ka ''Deewana Tere Naam Ka'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Deepak Bahry, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Vijayeta Pandit, Danny Denzongpa, Jagdeep and Sharat Saxena. Songs Cast *Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (b ...

'' (1987) *''

Humse Na Takrana ''Hum Se Na Takrana'' is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Deepak Bahry, it stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Mithun Chakraborty, Anita Raj, Kimi Katkar in lead roles. The film faced a delay of 4–5 years bef ...

'' (1990) *'' Patthar'' (1991) *'' Kurbaan'' (1991) *'' Ek Hi Raasta'' (1993) *''

Hum Hain Bemisaal Hum Hain Bemisal (transl. We Are Unique) is a 1994 Indian action thriller film directed by Deepak Bahry. It stars Sunil Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shirodkar and Madhoo. The movie is based on the 1989 Hong Kong movie '' The Killer''. Plot Tut ...

'' (1994) *''

Kaala Samrajya Kaala Samrajya is a 1999 Hindi language Indian film directed by Deepak Bahry, and starring Sunil Shetty, Monica Bedi and Amrish Puri. Plot Mob boss Kaalkeshwar Singh (Amrish Puri) has an issue with a fellow mobster who wants to expand his own s ...

'' (1999) *'' Parwana'' (2003)

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