Personal details
- Birth Date: 1962-11-01
- Birth Location: Modasa, Gujarat, India
- Parents: Abdul Hameed Bazmee
- Professions: Writer, Director, Actor
Anees Bazmee, born November 1, 1962, in Modasa, Gujarat, kinda had movies in his blood from the get-go. His dad was an Urdu poet, so, honestly, words and storytelling were just part of the family DNA. Bazmee jumped into acting as a kid—like, twelve years old—showing up in films like 'Bhayanak' and 'Kitab', and even got some love for playing young Shatrughan Sinha in 'Naseeb.' But acting was just the start. By thirteen, he’d landed in Mumbai, hungry for more. He hustled through all sorts of film jobs—art direction, editing, sound, you name it—to soak up everything about the business. He even ghostwrote scripts for big-time writers, picking up the craft piece by piece. By 1982, he was working right alongside legends like Raj Kapoor on 'Prem Rog,' kinda wild for a guy barely out of his teens. The first big punch as a writer hit in 1990 with 'Swarg,' which seriously killed it at the box office and opened the floodgates for more hits. He kept churning out scripts for films like 'Aankhen,' 'Deewana Mastana,' and 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'—over sixty films across Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi. Not bad, huh? Directing was always the dream, and in 1995, he finally got his shot with 'Hulchul.' After that, it was just banger after banger—'Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha,' 'No Entry,' 'Welcome,' 'Singh is Kinng,' and 'Ready.' Bazmee’s worked with a ton of Bollywood royalty and kept solid ties with the biggest studios. Decades in, he’s still at it, shaping what Indian blockbuster entertainment looks like.
So, here’s a fun bit for film nerds—someone actually kicked off their Bollywood journey as a clapper boy in Prem Rog, way back in 1982. Not exactly the kind of credit you’d brag about at parties, but hey, everyone’s gotta start somewhere, right? Imagine being that teen at the edge of the set, probably sweating buckets in the summer heat, just waiting for someone to shout, “Action!” and then snapping that clapperboard. Honestly, most people don’t even notice the clapper boys, but without them, the whole movie magic thing falls apart. Prem Rog itself? Huge deal at the time—Raj Kapoor directing, all that melodrama, the works. So, working behind the scenes on a classic like that? It’s the kind of oddball movie trivia that makes you wonder where half the people on set ended up years later. Some probably still remember that first clap echoing through those old studio halls.
November 1, 1962
Konidela Ram Charan
Modasa, Gujarat, India
Yes, Saba Shaikh
Abdul Hameed Bazmee and Surekha
62 years old