Suneel Darshan

Suneel Darshan is an Indian filmmaker, film director, producer and writer who works in the Bollywood industry.

Biography

Darshan began his career in 1987 as a film producer. He produced the film Inteqaam, which starred Sunny Deol and Anil Kapoor. In 1993, he produced the film Lootere, which was directed by his brother Dharmesh Darshan, who made his directional debut with the film. The movie did well at the box office and the brothers went on to collaborate several times after that.
Suneel himself made his directional debut in 1996 with the action movie Ajay. Darshan also produced the film and wrote the dialogue for the film. The movie starred Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor, and did well at the box office, despite a theatre strike in Maharashtra in January 1997
In 1999, Suneel Darshan directed and produced the action drama Jaanwar. The film marked his first collaboration with Akshay Kumar, and the film became a hit. The movie also starred Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty.
Darshan's next film was Ek Rishtaa (2001), which was written, directed and produced by him. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla. It was one of the highest grossers of the year. It was well received and critically appreciated.
After that he produced Andaaz (2003), which was a big hit, Barsaat and Dosti: Friends Forever (2005). which was one of the year's biggest hits overseas. His most recent film Shakalaka Boom Boom performed poorly at the box office.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role(s)
1988	Inteqaam	Producer
1993	Lootere	Producer
1996	Ajay	Director, Producer, Writer
1999	Jaanwar	Director, Producer
2001	Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	Director, Producer, Writer
2002	Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	Producer
2003	Talaash: The Hunt Begins...	Director, Writer
2003	Andaaz	Producer
2005	Barsaat	Director, Producer, Writer
2005	Dosti: Friends Forever	Director, Producer, Writer
2006	Mere Jeevan Saathi	Director, Writer
2007	Shakalaka Boom Boom	Director, Producer, Writer