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Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla

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Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla is an Indian filmmaker. He co-directs films with his brother Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla. Together they are known as the Abbas-Mustan duo, recognised for directing action, suspense, and thriller films.

Burmawalla started his career with Gujarati films. He and his brother Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla worked as assistant directors before getting their first break to direct a film.

Burmawalla's directorial debut in Hindi was Agneekaal (1990), which he co-directed with his brother. Since then, he has co-directed 14 Hindi films.

His repertoire of films includes superhit movies like Khiladi (1992), Baazigar (1993), Baadshah (1999), Ajnabee (2001), Aitraaz (2004), and Race (2008), among others.

Burmawalla is the recipient of the Life Membership of the International Film and Television Club, conferred by the Asian Academy of Film & Television.
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    Baazigar (1993)
    Baazigar
    7.6
    • Director(as Abbas-Mustan)
    • 1993
    Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Ameesha Patel, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, and Jacqueline Fernandez in Race 2 (2013)
    Race 2
    5.4
    • Director(as Abbas)
    • 2013
    Soldier (1998)
    Soldier
    6.3
    • Director(as Abbas)
    • 1998
    Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Ameesha Patel in Humraaz (2002)
    Humraaz
    6.4
    • Director(as Abbas)
    • 2002

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    • Untitled Sunny Deol/Abbas/Mustan Project
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • 3 Monkeys
      • Director
      • In Production



    • Machine (2017)
      Machine
      2.8
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015)
      Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Ameesha Patel, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, and Jacqueline Fernandez in Race 2 (2013)
      Race 2
      5.4
      • Director (as Abbas)
      • 2013
    • Mr Fraud
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Sonam Kapoor in Players (2012)
      Players
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, and Katrina Kaif in Race (2008)
      Race
      6.7
      • Director (as Abbas-Mastan)
      • 2008
    • Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Urvashi Sharma in Naqaab (2007)
      Naqaab
      5.5
      • Director (as Abbas-Mastan)
      • 2007
    • 36 China Town (2006)
      36 China Town
      5.8
      • Director (as Abbas Burmawalla, Abbas-Mustan)
      • 2006
    • Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Aitraaz (2004)
      Aitraaz
      6.6
      • Director (as Abbas)
      • 2004
    • Ayesha Takia and Vatsal Sheth in Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)
      Taarzan: The Wonder Car
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Ameesha Patel in Humraaz (2002)
      Humraaz
      6.4
      • Director (as Abbas)
      • 2002
    • Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, and Akshay Kumar in Ajnabee (2001)
      Ajnabee
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Preity G Zinta, Salman Khan, and Rani Mukerji in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
      Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Twinkle Khanna and Shah Rukh Khan in Baadshah (1999)
      Baadshah
      6.9
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Soldier (1998)
      Soldier
      6.3
      • Director (as Abbas)
      • 1998

    Producer



    • Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2
      • producer
      • In Production



    • Machine (2017)
      Machine
      2.8
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015)
      Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Fardeen Khan, Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor, Genelia Deshmukh, and Prachi Desai in Life Partner (2009)
      Life Partner
      5.3
      • producer (as Abbas - Mustan)
      • 2009
    • Madhavan and Devadarshini Chetan in Evano Oruvan (2007)
      Evano Oruvan
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Ambika in Neela Thamara (1979)
      Neela Thamara
      7.3
      • producer (as Abbas)
      • 1979

    Actor



    • Shivaji Satam, Aditya Srivastav, and Dayanand Shetty in C.I.D. (1998)
      C.I.D.
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Abbas Burmawalla
      • 2017

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    • Alternative names
      • Abbas-Mastan
    • Children
      • Mustafa Burmawala
    • Relatives
      • Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla(Sibling)

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      Since Khiladi, he and his brother ,Mustan, have cast Johnny Lever in every single one of their movies except Aitraaz.

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