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Anurag Basu

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor | * 05/08/1974 (49) | Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (India)
Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1974) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor and producer. He is best known for helming films which tackle bold themes of passion, envy and adultery. After initial setbacks, he achieved his breakthrough with the erotic thriller Murder (2004), and gained prominence with the musical romantic thriller Gangster: A Love Story (2006) and the ensemble urban drama Life in a... Metro (2007), the latter of which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His highest grosser came with the widely acclaimed romantic comedy-drama Barfi! (2012), which earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. He next directed the much-delayed musical adventure comedy-drama Jagga Jasoos (2017), which earned mixed reviews and was commercially unsuccessful, and the Netflix ()
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Anurag Basu is an India television-advertiser, reality show-judge, director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Basu achieved initial success with his films tackling the themes of passion and adultery[ such as Life in a... Metro, Kites, Gangster and Murder. He began his directing career in television, moving to feature films in 2002.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO. ...

Life in a Metro

Certification unknown

2007 | 3.2/5 | 2h 4min
Drama
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A gifted teenage detective searches for his missing father with his ladylove assistant. ...

Jagga Jasoos

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2017 | 3.0/5 | 3h
Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Romance / Love
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Ludo is about the butterfly effect and how, despite all the chaos and crowd of the world, all our lives are inextricably connected. From a resurfaced sex tape to a rogue suitcase of money, four wildly ...

Ludo

Certification unknown

2020 | 3.7/5 | 2h 30min
Crime, Comedy
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Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal. ...

Barfi!

Certification unknown

2012 | 3.7/5 | 2h 31min
Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Anurag Basu

Filmfare Awards
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Movies with Anurag Basu as Actor(2)

as Yamraj2020 Ludo
2011 I Am

TV Shows/Series with Anurag Basu as Actor(3)

as himself2017 The Drama Company
as himself2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self - Judge2016 Super Dancer

Movies with Anurag Basu as Crew(27)

Directing/Director2021 Aashiqui 3
Art/Production Design2020 Ludo
Camera/Director of Photography2020 Ludo
Directing/Director2020 Ludo
Production/Producer2020 Ludo
Writing/Screenplay2020 Ludo
Writing/Writer2020 Ludo
Directing/Director2017 Jagga Jasoos
Production/Producer2017 Jagga Jasoos
Writing/Screenplay2017 Jagga Jasoos
Directing/Director2012 Barfi!
Writing/Screenplay2012 Barfi!
Directing/Director2010 Kites
Writing/Screenplay2010 Kites
Directing/Director2007 Life in a Metro
Production/Co-Producer2007 Life in a Metro
Writing/Screenplay2007 Life in a Metro
Writing/Story2007 Life in a Metro
Directing/Director2006 Gangster
Writing/Screenplay2006 Gangster
Directing/Director2004 Murder
Writing/Screenplay2004 Murder
Writing/Story2004 Murder
Directing/Director2004 Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story
Directing/Director2003 Saaya
Directing/Director2003 Kucch To Hai
Writing/Screenplay2003 Kucch To Hai

TV Shows/Series with Anurag Basu as Crew(2)

Creator/Creator2015 Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
Directing/Director2015 Stories by Rabindranath Tagore

Additional Information

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Full Name: Anurag Basu
Citizenship: India
Born: Wednesday, 05/08 1974 (May) in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (India) (current age: 49 years + 352 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Anurag Basu frequently works together with these people:
Kiku Sharda (14x, Actor)
Pritam Chakraborty (9x, Crew)
Akiv Ali (7x, Crew)
Rajat Poddar (6x, Crew)
Sugandha Mishra (6x, Cast)
Sargun Mehta (5x, Actress)
Rajiv Thakur (5x, Actor)
Sunil Grover (5x, Actor)
Kapil Sharma (5x, Actor)
Sayeed Quadri (5x, Crew)
Mukesh Bhatt (4x, Crew)
Shreya Ghoshal (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:603932, Added: 10/18/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024