Shaad Ali

Shaad Ali Sehgal is an Indian film director. He is the son of Muzaffar Ali (a noted film producer and director) and Subhashini Ali Sehgal (an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)). He studied at Welham Boys' School.

Career

Ali started his career as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam, and assisted him on the film "Dil Se" (1998).

He made his directorial debut under Yash Raj Films, with "Saathiya" (2002), starring Rani Mukerji. The film was a remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil film "Alaipayuthey" (2000). "Saathiya's" script was written by Ratnam. The film did well and established Shaad Ali in the industry. [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2002.htm]

His second film was "Bunty Aur Babli" (2005) which for the first time brought together real-life father and son Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan alongside Rani Mukerji. The film was one of the biggest hits of the year. [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2005.htm]

Shaad Ali's third film released on 15 June 2007. The film, titled "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" stars Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta in leading roles. This film failed to do well and was critically panned.

Filmography

Director

* "Saathiya" (2002)
* "Bunty Aur Babli" (2005)
* "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" (2007)
* " Tevar" (2008) Announced

Assistant Director

* "Dil Se" (1998)
* "Guru" (2007)

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