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Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla are a Hindi Bollywood director duo. They are known for directing films in the thriller and action genres. They have frequently cast Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna in their films. Since Khiladi, the brothers have cast Johnny Lever in every single one of their movies except Naqaab.
Personal life
Abbas, Mustan, and their third brother Hussain (last name Burmawalla) are from Surat. Their family was in the furniture business, but Abbas-Mustan wanted to do something different in life. They met their uncle S.D Kura who used to do film editing in Hindi movies. He advised them to first do film editing then go for film direction. Gradually they joined Sultan Ahmad as assistant director who was directing Saugandh movie 1978, and they also joined as assistant director with Govindbhai Patel. They did few films, and then when Patel refused Gujarati film "Sajan Tara Sambharana" (1985), Abbas-Mustan got chance to do their first film as director, and it was a hit. After Abbas-Mustan's film journey began as director, they made some Gujarati movies and then stepped into Hindi Cinema.and at that time Patel told him to work to gather and did so The first Hindi movie they did was "Agnikaal" with Jeetendra, Raj Babbar & Madvi in 1990. They have since done 14 Hindi movies as directors. They also started their own production house called "Burmawalla Partners".
Filmography
Director
- Gajrann (2011)
- Race 2 (2011)
- Players (2011)
- Race (2008)
- Naqaab (2007)
- 36 China Town (2006)
- Aitraaz (2004)
- Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)
- Humraaz (2002)
- Ajnabee (2001)
- Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
- Baadshah (1999)
- Soldier (1998)
- Daraar (1996)
- Baazigar (1993)
- Khiladi (1992)
- Agnikaal (1990)
Producer
- Life Partner (14 August 2009)
- Evano Oruvan (7 December 2007)
Film Adaptations
Several of their movies are inspired by successful Hollywood films. The following is a list of Abbas-Mustan's films and their sources.[1]
- Players - The Italian Job
- Race - Goodbye Lover
- Naqaab - Dot the i
- 36 China Town - Once Upon a Crime
- Aitraaz - Disclosure
- Taarzan: The Wonder Car - Christine
- Humraaz - Perfect Murder
- Ajnabee - Consenting Adults
- Baadshah - If looks could kill
- Daraar - Sleeping with the Enemy
- Baazigar - A Kiss Before Dying
References
- ^ BollywoodSpice. "Abbas-Mustan set to remake yet another Hollywood flick..." bollywoodspice.com. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
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