Abbas–Mustan | |
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.jpg')) Abbas–Mustan at the 61st Filmfare Awards | |
| Occupation | directors, writers, producers |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla are brothers known for directing stylish suspense, action and romantic thrillers in Bollywood with dark-lighted themes.[1] The duo directed Bollywood films like Khiladi, Baazigar, Soldier, Ajnabee, Baadshah, Aitraaz, Humraaz, 36 China Town, Race, Race 2 and comedian Kapil Sharma's debut movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon. They have prominently worked with the production house Venus Worldwide Entertainment and Tips Films.
History
The duo began their career with Gujarati films. In 1990, the duo made their Hindi directorial debut with the film Agneekaal, starring Raj Babbar, Jeetendra, Madhavi and Sonu Walia.
Early life and career
Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla, and their brother Hussain Burmawalla are from Surat in Gujarat state. Abbas–Mustan wanted to do something different from their family business of furniture, which led them to seek guidance from their Hindi film editor uncle, S.D. Kura, who advised them to undertake film editing to learn the craft and then progress to their goal of film direction. They joined Sultan Ahmed as assistant director who was directing the movie Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978). They later joined as assistant director with Govindbhai Patel to do several films. When Patel refused an opportunity to direct Gujarati film Sajan Tara Sambharana (1985), Abbas–Mustan received their first break to direct the movie, launching their career.
After Abbas–Mustan's film journey began as director, they initially stuck to directing Gujarati movies, before moving onto directing Hindi movies. Their first Hindi movie as directors was Agneekaal starring Jeetendra, Raj Babbar, and Madhavi in 1990. Since then, they have directed more than 14 Hindi movies. They eventually launched their own production house called Burmawalla Partners. In most of their films, name of the lead actor is Raj and lead actress is Priya. On 2020 both brothers revealed that they are working for Netflix untitled suspense thriller series.
Asian Academy of Film & Television honored both of them with the Life Membership of International Film And Television Club.
Filmography
Directors
| Year | Title | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Agneekaal | Jeetendra, Raj Babbar, Madhavi | |
| 1992 | Khiladi | Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Jhulka | Based on Khel Khel Mein (1975) |
| 1993 | Baazigar | Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Kajol | Remake of A Kiss Before Dying[2] |
| 1996 | Daraar | Juhi Chawla, Arbaaz Khan, Rishi Kapoor | Based on Sleeping with the Enemy |
| 1998 | Soldier | Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta | |
| 1999 | Baadshah | Shah Rukh Khan, Twinkle Khanna | Based on Nick of Time |
| 2001 | Chori Chori Chupke Chupke | Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta | Inspired by Avan Aval Adhu,Doosri Dulhan and pretty woman |
| 2001 | Ajnabee | Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor | Based on Consenting Adults |
| 2002 | Humraaz | Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Amisha Patel | Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Director Based on A Perfect Murder |
| 2004 | Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Vatsal Sheth, Ayesha Takia | Based on Christine |
| 2004 | Aitraaz | Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor | Based on Disclosure |
| 2006 | 36 China Town | Akshaye Khanna, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Isha Koppikar, Tanushree Dutta | Based on Once Upon a Crime |
| 2007 | Naqaab | Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Urvashi Sharma | Inspired by Dot the i |
| 2008 | Race | Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor, Sameera Reddy | Adaptation of Goodbye Lover |
| 2012 | Players | Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu | Remake of The Italian Job |
| 2013 | Race 2 | Saif Ali Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Ameesha Patel | Some place recorded in Turkey |
| 2015 | Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon[3] | Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram, Manjari Phadnis, Simran Kaur Mundi, Arbaaz Khan | Based on Kannada film Nimbehuli[4][5] |
| 2017 | Machine[6] | Mustafa Burmawalla, Kiara Advani |
Producers
- Evano Oruvan (7 December 2007)
- Life Partner (14 August 2009)
- Players (6 January 2012)
- Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (25 September 2015)
- Machine (17 March 2017)
References
- ^ "Abbas-Mustan haven't spent a single day apart in 54 years".
- ^ "10 'Iconic' Indian movies that were actually copied". Deccanchronicle.com. 30 June 2014.
- ^ "KAPIL SHARMA GETS FIT FOR DEBUT FILM KIS KISKO PYAR KARU". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyar Karoon, Review: Odd Kapils". www.filmfestivals.com.
- ^ "Kapil Sharma's debut film served with legal notice citing similarities to a Kannada film – Times of India".
- ^ "Mustafa on working with Abbas-Mustan after failure of Machine: I think I should also work with others". 4 July 2018.