Indian director

Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian director, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Hindi films. He started his career as a writer and lyricist for Kabul Express, Aakrosh and Haal-e-Dil. Dhar made his directorial debut in 2019 with the war film Uri: The Surgical Strike which he also co-wrote. The film received high critical acclaim and ranks among the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time. It won him the National Film Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.

Contents

• 1 Early life and career
• 2 Filmography
• 3 Awards and nominations
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life and career

Dhar receiving the Best Director Award for Uri: The Surgical Strike at 66th National Film Awards

Dhar was born on 12 March 1983 in New Delhi, India. He married Yami Gautam on 4 June 2021. Dhar is a Kashmiri Pandit.

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. Filmed in Serbia, the film is fictionally dramatised account of the true events of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack. Uri earned ₹2.4 billion (US$31:million) in India, and over ₹3.5 billion (US$46:million) worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing Indian film domestically. 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 named Aditya Dhar Films in 2021. He is set to re-team with Kaushal in the mythological based superhero movie The Immortal Ashwatthama co-starring Sara Ali Khan. It is a planned trilogy backed by Ronnie Screwvala. 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 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and budget concerns.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Aditya Dhar at IMDb
• Aditya Dhar on Facebook
• Aditya Dhar on Twitter
• Aditya Dhar at Bollywood Hungama