Bollywood directors who have left a mark in the film industry

Transforming a movie script into a full movie is a difficult task. It requires a vision and directing every shot to make it perfect is important. A movie director is a person behind guiding, providing a vision and shooting a particular shot for every movie. This also involves guiding the cast on how to act and how the scene actually should be. Here are a few directors who have given some amazing masterpieces to Indian cinema.

Yash Chopra

Yash Raj Chopra was an Indian director and film producer who has worked in Hindi films. He is the owner of the renowned film production company, Yash Raj Films. He is labelled as the eternal romantic and with one of the best musical senses in the business, Yash Chopra is considered as India’s most successful director of romantic films. His top-rated movies are Deewar (1975), Mujhse Dosti Karoge (2002), Hum-Tum (2004), Dhoom 2 (2006), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), and Ek Tha Tiger (2012).

Rajkumar Hirani

Rajkumar Hirani is an Indian film director and editor. He is known for movies like Munna Bhai M.B.B.S and 3 Idiots. He made his directorial debut with the movie Munna Bhai M.B.B.S in 2003. He has received awards like Filmfare Awards and Zee Cine Awards in the category of best director. His top-rated movies are Munnabhai M.B.B.S (2003), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009), and Sanju (2018).

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Imtiaz Ali

Imtiaz Ali is an Indian film director, actor, and writer. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the film Socha Na Tha. However, it was his second film Jab We Met (2007) that brought him success and fame. His 2009 film Love Aaj Kal gained much critical success and was declared a super hit at the box office. His movie Rockstar (2011) was also a commercial and critical success. His top movies are Jab We Met (2007), Rockstar (2011), Highway (2014), Tamasha (2015). He is working on an upcoming movie, Aaj Kal 2 with Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan.

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Rohit Shetty

Rohit Shetty is an Indian film director and producer. His work as a filmmaker includes the Golmaal film series, the Singham film series, Bol Bachchan and Chennai Express. He has also been nominated for the best director in awards like Filmfare Awards and BIG Star Entertainment Awards. 

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