Aditya Dhar | |
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 Dhar in 2019 | |
| Born | 12 March 1983 (age 42) New Delhi, India |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, and producer who works in Hindi films. He is best known for directing the 2019 film Uri: The Surgical Strike .
Dhar was born on 12 March 1983 in New Delhi, India. [1] [2] Dhar is a Kashmiri Pandit. [3] He married Yami Gautam on 4 June 2021. [4] [5] On 10 May 2024, the couple had their first child, a boy named Vedavid Dhar. [6]
In 2019, Dhar made his directorial debut with Uri: The Surgical Strike , an action film based on the 2016 Uri attack, starring Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the RSVP Movies banner. [7] Filmed in Serbia, the film is fictionally dramatised account of the true events of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack. [8] Uri earned ₹2.4 billion (US$28 million) in India, and over ₹3.5 billion (US$41 million) worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing Indian film domestically [ broken anchor ]. [9] [10] Dhar was awarded with the National Film Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.
Dhar launched his own production company, B62 Studios, in 2021. [11] He was set to collaborate with Kaushal in the mythological based superhero film, The Immortal Ashwatthama, co-starring Sara Ali Khan. [12] It was a planned trilogy backed by Ronnie Screwvala. [13] The film was announced on the second anniversary of the release of Uri and was set to start filming in mid-2021, but was delayed and eventually shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and budgetary reasons. [11]
He announced his second feature film, Dhurandhar , starring Ranveer Singh along with an ensemble cast of Sara Arjun, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, and Akshaye Khanna. It is scheduled to release on 5 December 2025.
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boond | Associate | Yes | No | Short film; also casting director |
| 2010 | Aakrosh | No | Dialogues | No | |
| 2012 | Tezz | No | Dialogues | No | |
| 2018 | Kharvas | No | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | Amritsar Junction | No | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2024 | Article 370 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2025 | Dhoom Dhaam | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Dhurandhar † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming [14] | |
| Year | Film | Title | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kabul Express | "Kabul Fiza" | Raghav Sachar |
| "Banjar" | |||
| "Keh Raha Mera Dil" | |||
| "Yeh Main Aaya Kahaan Hoon" | |||
| 2007 | Play it Loud (Album) | All songs | |
| 2008 | Haal-e-Dil | "Rang" | |
| "Khwahish" | |||
| 2009 | Daddy Cool | 5 songs | |
| 2011 | Phhir | 4 songs |
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | 66th National Film Awards | Best Director | Won | [15] |
| Jagran Film Festival | Best Debut Director | Won | [16] | ||
| 26th Screen Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [17] | ||
| Most Promising Debut Director | Won | ||||
| 2020 | 65th Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [18] | |
| Best Debut Director | Won | ||||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Most Promising Director | Won | ||||
| 2021 | 21st IIFA Awards | Best Director | Won | [19] | |
| Best Story | Nominated |
Uri will change that. It is an out and out action film.
