Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu

director, writer, producer

Anurag Basu was born on May 08, 1974 in Chhattisgarh. Anurag Basu's big-screen debut came with Kucch To Hai directed by Anurag Basu in 2003. Anurag Basu is known for Ludo directed by Anurag Basu, Pankaj Tripathi stars as Rahul Satyendra 'Sattu Bhaiya' Tripathi and Abhishek Bachchan as Batukeshwar 'Bittu' Tiwari. Anurag Basu has got 14 awards and 21 nominations so far. The most recent award Anurag Basu achieved is Awards of the International Indian Film Academy. The upcoming new movie Anurag Basu plays is Ludo which will be released on Nov 12, 2020.

Anurag Basu, a Bollywood director and writer explores relationships and adversity on reel. He had his share of tough times when he was diagnosed with leukemia.Basu directed television serials among which is Tara (1993), which became one of the first soap operas on Indian television. He also directed Balaji Telefilms' Koshish Ek Aasha (1997) and Miit (2002), which was based on Rabindranath Tagore's Noukadubi.He made his debut in movies with Kucch Toh Hai (2003). It starred Tusshar Kapoor and Esha Deol. The movie wasn't anywhere near a major success. He made movies under the Vishesh Films banner. Saaya (2003) belonged to the supernatural genre about a doctor who communicates with his dead wife through his patients. It starred John Abraham and Tara Sharma.Murder (2004) was based on Hollywood's hit Unfaithful. It starred Emraan Hashmi and Mallika Sherawat. The movie along with it's soundtrack became a big success. During the filming of his next movie Tumsa Nahin Dekhan (2004), Basu was diagnosed with blood cancer. The movie was later completed by Mohit Suri and Mahesh Bhatt.In 2006, Anurag Basu came back to make Gangster with Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja. It was supposed to be based on Abu Salem's real life affair with actress Monica Bedi. The movie did well.It was followed by the critically acclaimed Life in a Metro.He wrote the screenplays for Gangster, Life in a Metro and Kites and won the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award for Life in a Metro.

  • Birthday

    May 08, 1974
  • Place of Birth

    Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
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Awards

14 wins & 21 nominations

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
2022
Best Story - Original
Winner - IIFA Award
2022
Best Director
Winner - IIFA Award
2013
Best Director
Winner - Popular Award
2013
Best Story
Winner - Popular Award
Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
2021
Best Director
Winner - Dada Saheb Phalke Award
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