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Sabbir Khan

Indian film director


Summary

Indian film director

Sabbir Khan is an Indian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

His father Noor Dewasi was a lyricist in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

He made his directorial debut with Kambakkht Ishq, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film was based on the 2002 Tamil film, Pammal K. Sambandam. It featured Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, along with Aftab Shivdasani and Amrita Arora in supporting roles. Hollywood actors Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards, Brandon Routh, and Holly Valance appeared in cameos, playing themselves. The film was released on 3 July 2009.

Sabbir Khan then directed Heropanti. It was a remake of the 2008 Telugu romantic drama, Parugu. It starred Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in their Hindi film debuts, alongside Prakash Raj in a supporting role. The film was released Worldwide on 23 May 2014.

Sabbir Khan's next was Baaghi. It was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It was third successive film with Khan. It starred Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, and Sudheer Babu, in his Hindi debut. Khan reunited with Tiger Shroff, for the third time, for Munna Michael, starring Nidhi Agerwal and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead roles. It was produced by Viki Rajani and Eros International. The film was released on 21 July 2017.

Khan's next film was Nikamma, is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film starring Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia, and Shilpa Shetty. It was a remake of Middle Class Abbayi.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2009Kambakkht IshqDebut
2014Heropanti
2016Baaghi
2017Munna Michael
2022Nikamma
2024Adbhut

References

References

  1. Singh, Raghuvendra. (12 May 2016). "Baaghi director Sabbir Khan talks about his journey".
  2. (24 June 2009). "'My film is not like Chandni Chowk or Singh is Kinng'". [[Rediff.com]].
  3. (25 May 2014). "'Hope Tiger Shroff gets the audience love his father got'". Rediff.com.
  4. (29 April 2016). "'Baaghi is a wholesome film'". Rediff.com.
  5. (24 July 2017). "'Tiger is a far better actor now'". Rediff.com.
  6. (17 June 2022). "'Nikamma' Director Sabbir Khan Believes Art Is Hardwired With Commerce".
  7. (24 August 2024). "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's next film 'Adbhut' announced, to release in September".
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