Suneel Darshan
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Suneel Darshan is an Indian filmmaker, film director, producer writer who works in the Bollywood industry.
[edit] Biography
Dharshan began his career in 1986 as a film producer. He produced the film Inteqam which starred Sunny Deol and Anil Kapoor. 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 dialogues for the film. The movie starred Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor, and failed to do well at te box office.
In 1999, he directed and produced the action drama Jaanwar. Darshan collaborated with Akshay Kumar for the first time in this film, and this collaboration resulted in a hit. The movie also starred Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty.
His next film was Ek Rishtaa (2001), which was written, directed and produced by him. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla. Despite this fact, and despite of being one of the highest grossers of the year, the movie flopped. However, it was well received and was critically appreciated.
Since then, he has directed and produced several films, most of them performed poorly at the box office except Andaaz (2003) which was a big hit, 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.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Inteqam | Producer |
| 1993 | Lootere | Producer |
| 1996 | Ajay | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1999 | Jaanwar | Director, Producer |
| 2001 | Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2002 | Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya | Producer |
| 2003 | Talaash: The Hunt Begins... | Director, Writer |
| 2003 | Andaaz | Producer |
| 2005 | Barsaat | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2005 | Dosti: Friends Forever | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2006 | Mere Jeevan Saathi | Director, Writer |
| 2007 | Shakalaka Boom Boom | Director, Producer, Writer |
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