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Abbas Burmawalla
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Abbas–Mustan.
Early life and career
Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla, and their brother Hussain Burmawalla began their career as editors in films. They later joined as assistant director of Govindbhai Patel to do several films. When Patel refused an opportunity to direct the Gujarati film Sajan Tara Sambharana (1985), Abbas–Mustan received their first break to direct the movie, launching their career.