Siddharth Anand

Siddharth Anand is one of India's most successful film director of his generation and the biggest director of his genre - action entertainer - in our country. With films like War, Bang Bang and the all-time biggest Hindi film, Pathaan, he has stamped his dominance as a force to reckon with in Hindi cinema. Siddharth Anand has successfully directed and co-written impressive, larger-than-life and adrenaline-pumping action films around Indian espionage with superstars over the years. His latest release - YRF Spy Universe's Pathaan starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham has clocked in unprecedented numbers and has become a historic all-time blockbuster, globally setting the box office on fire. He has been empowered by Aditya Chopra to direct WAR and now Pathaan, two of the biggest IP's in Indian cinema today! Siddharth began his career in films as the screenplay co-writer for Saif Ali Khan-Rani Mukerji starrer Hum Tum (2004), a romantic drama that won a National Film award. He made an impact as a director with his contemporary romantic comedies Salaam Namaste (2005) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) for Yash Raj Films. In 2007 Siddharth directed the sports drama Ta Ra Rum Pum which was widely loved by kids and family audiences. These films featured leading movie stars in much loved roles, Salaam Namaste had Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta delivering crackling chemistry, Bachna Ae Haseeno had Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba in an entertaining avatar and Ta Ra Rum Pum had evergreen hit jodi Rani Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan. His protagonists made unusual choices like living in or re-thinking commitment, breaking away from the romantic movie mould. He pivoted into action on a grand scale with Bang Bang (2014) with Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the lead. Besides featuring eye popping action with elaborate sequences, this film raised the bar of production values in Hindi cinema. Siddharth catapulted himself into the list of A-list directors of India with War (2019), a project that had him involved for five years in crafting a massive action extravaganza. It featured Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, the hottest action heroes of Hindi cinema in a constant chase across the globe, fighting in unexplored terrains like the Arctic circle. Siddharth's latest release - Pathaan is a part of the grand spy universe of Yash Raj Films. The film showcases mind-boggling action sequences on a scale that matches international cinematic standards. It also has a heartfelt story that utilizes the most loved sides of Shah Rukh Khan's personality. Making him the only director to have conceptualised 2 humongously successful franchise films to his credit. With Pathaan, Siddharth Anand has set countless records including delivering the highest grossing Hindi film in history, highest grossing YRF's Spy Franchise film, only Hindi film director to have delivered five 50+ crore nett box office days and also five 100+ crore worldwide gross box office days with War and Pathaan, with the SRK starrer delivering 4 out of 5! Sid is also the true-blue pandemic proof director as War was the last outright blockbuster from Hindi film industry before the pandemic and Pathaan has become an all-time blockbuster which he has delivered post pandemic! Siddharth is currently working on an aerial action film, Fighter, with Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone next.