Suneel Darshan is an Indian filmmaker,

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and

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who works in the

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industry.

Biography

Darshan began his career in 1987 as a film producer. He produced the film '' Inteqam'', which starred

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and

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. In 1993, he produced the film '' Lootere'', which was directed by his brother Dharmesh Darshan, who made his directional debut with the film. The movie did well at the box office and the brothers went on to collaborate several times after that. Suneel himself made his directional debut in 1996 with the action movie '' Ajay''. Darshan also produced the film and wrote the dialogue for the film. The movie starred

and

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, and did well at the box office, despite a theatre strike in Maharashtra in January 1997. In 1999, Darshan directed and produced the action drama '' Jaanwar''. The film marked his first collaboration with

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, and the film became a hit. The movie also starred

and

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. Darshan's next film was ''

Ek Rishtaa ''Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Suneel Darshan released on 18 May 2001. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Juhi Chawla, Karishma Kapoor, Mohnish Bahl. It w ...

'' (2001), which was written, directed and produced by him. The film starred

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, Akshay Kumar,

and Juhi Chawla. It was one of the highest grossers of the year. It was well received and critically appreciated. After that he produced '' Andaaz'' (2003), which was a big hit, '' Barsaat'' and '' Dosti: Friends Forever'' (2005) which was one of the year's biggest hits overseas. His most recent film '' Shakalaka Boom Boom'' performed poorly at the box office. After a seven year hiatus Darshan launched his son Shiv Darshan in his film '' Karle Pyaar Karle'' (2014). The film was declared a disaster at the Indian box office. To celebrate Kumar's 50th birthday on September 9, 2017 Zee Cinema hosted the world premiere of ''Shanivaar Ki Raat Akshay Ke Saath''. It showcased four of Kumar's films: ''Jaanwar'', ''Andaaz'', ''Ek Rishtaa'' and ''Dosti: Friends Forever''. All were produced and directed by Darshan.

Filmography

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