Vivek Sharma is an Indian

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. He became recognised for his work when

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himself agreed to work with his directorial debut ''

Bhoothnath ''Bhoothnath'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film written and directed by Vivek Sharma, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Aman Siddiqui, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rajpal Yadav and features Shah Rukh Khan in a c ...

''.

Early life

Vivek Sharma was born in a Brahmin family in

Jabalpur Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...

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. He completed his Master Of Science in Physics and topped the Computer Branch. His inclination towards Cinema and writing was inborn and he aspired to become a filmmaker.

Career

In 1992 Vivek Sharma shifted to his dream city Mumbai and joined Mr.

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as assistant director. He continued working with him for long six years and did manny big films like

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Tahir Hussain, with screenplay written by Aamir Khan and Robin Bhatt, and with a musical score by Nadeem-Shravan. It stars Aamir ...

Naajayaz ''Naajayaz'' () is a 1995 Indian action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced on a budget of 26.8 million. It was a critical and commercial success. It stars Ajay Devgn, Naseeruddin Shah, Juhi Chawla, Deepak Tijori, Gulshan Grover, ...

, Chaahat (1996 film), Duplicate (1998 film) , Angaaray (1998 film) etc. He became close to

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and

Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla (born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress, film producer and entrepreneur. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and v ...

and eventually joined their company Dreamz Unlimited which produced manny hit films like

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language satirical film released by Dreamz Unlimited (now Red Chillies Entertainment). The producers derived the title from lines of the song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" from '' Shree 420'' ...

Aśoka (film) ''Aśoka'' is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan. It is a dramatized version of the early life of emperor Asoka, of the Maurya Empire, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in t ...

Chalte Chalte (2003 film) ''Chalte Chalte'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, directed by Aziz Mirza. The film was screened at the Casablanca Film Festival. It marked the last production venture of Dreamz Un ...

etc Vivek Sharma's good command over languages specially Hindi became a big help for actors and he became integral part of their journey. In a very short span of time he became part of 25 films. Directed Manny ads. Launch ad for Santro car was his big achievement as it was produced by his own banner Filmzone Creations LLP known as Filmzone. In year 2008 Vivek Sharma turned independent filmmaker with one the biggest block buster

which was a very Big cast film (

and

Shahrukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

). In Kal Kissne Dekha he launched many new faces Like

Jackky Bhagnani Jackky Bhagnani (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian actor, film producer and entrepreneur. Early life Bhagnani was born in Kolkata, West Bengal in India to a Sindhi family. After schooling, he got a degree in commerce from H.R. College of Comm ...

Nushrat Bharucha Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She has appeared in films like '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'', '' Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', '' ...

and

Vaishali Desai Vaishali Desai is an Indian model and actress. She won the Indian title of Miss International. She debuted in the film ''Kal Kissne Dekha''. Early life Vaishali Desai is a Gujarati. She is the grandniece of filmmaker Manmohan Desai. Vaishali w ...

. His latest romantic comedy A Game Called Relationship marked his acting debut also.

Filmography

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