Dharmesh Darshan is an Indian filmmaker, film director and writer who works in Bollywood. He made his directional debut with Lootere (1993), for which he also wrote the story. The film was produced by his brother Suneel Darshan, and was a hit at the box office nation wide. In 1996, he made his second film in a big way with Raja Hindustani, starring Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor. The movie was the biggest hit of that year as well as one of the biggest blockbusters of the 90s and is also the 4th biggest box office hit of 100 years of Indian cinema as of 2012. It was also much appreciated as Darshan won the Filmfare Best Movie Award and several awards at the Star Screen Awards ceremony.
After a break of four years, he again returned in 2000 with the film 'Mela' starring Aamir Khan in the lead again along with his brother. However, his second releaseDhadkan with Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty did tremendously well at the box office and won him acclaim & cult status as one of the finest romantic directors. It was also critically highly acclaimed and he was nominated for Dhadkan in different award ceremonies in the Best Director, Best Film and the Best Story categories. He is one of the youngest directors in Bollywood making the box office history Raja Hindustani only at the age of 28 and is also widely reputed for being a strong woman's director creating the metamorphosis of top heroines as Juhi Chawla, Karisma Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen and Priyanka Chopra in Andaz 2002. He is the life member of International Film And Television Club Of Asian Academy Of Film & Television. and a major key note speaker at various podiums of media, related to all aspects of cinema and marketing.
- Wishing him a very happy birthday..
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