Ali Abbas Zafar

Director

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Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

(11 Apr 2024)

Actor, Dialogue, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer

Narrator

Bloody Daddy

(9 Jun 2023)

Director, Producer, Writer

Jogi

(16 Sep 2022)

Dialogue, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer

Khaali Peeli

(2 Oct 2020)

Producer

Bharat

(5 Jun 2019)

Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Writer

Race 3

(15 Jun 2018)

Actor

Narrator

Tiger Zinda Hai

(22 Dec 2017)

Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Writer

Sultan

(6 Jul 2016)

Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Writer

Gunday

(14 Feb 2014)

Dialogue, Director, Lyrics, Writer

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

(9 Sep 2011)

Director, Writer

Awards

2020

ETC Bollywood Business Awards
(The 100 Crore Club)

News

Akshay, Tiger, Manushi return to Mumbai after wrapping shoot for 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'

2 Feb 2024

The star cast along with producers Vashu Bhagnani and Jackky Bhagnani were spotted at the Mumbai airport.Check out the pictures taken by paparazzi at the airport:Akshay and Tiger hugged each other before they left in their respective cars.Helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar, 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' is all set to hit the theatres on the occasion of Eid 2024.Earlier, Akshay unveiled the intriguing teaser video.Taking to Instagram, he treated fans with a much-awaited teaser video and captioned it, "Soldier by heart, devil by brain. Beware of us, we are India!"View this post on InstagramA post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar)The teaser showcased Akshay and Tiger in action pack mode as they battle with their enemy, who wants to destroy India.Shot across locations such as Mumbai, London, Abu Dhabi, Scotland, and Jordan, this pan-India film is creating buzz for its grand scale and Hollywood-style cinematic visuals.The film features Prithviraj Sukumaran in an intriguing villainous role and also stars actors Sonakshi Sinha, Manushi Chhillar, and Alaya F in significant parts.Recently, the makers unveiled the film's official teaser which received a good response from the fans.'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' will be facing a big Bollywood clash with Ajay Devgn's period sports drama film 'Maidaan'.The film will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

Ali Abbas Zafar and wife Alicia blessed with baby girl, celebs send 'lovely' wishes to the couple

25 Sep 2022

Ali Abbas Zafar and his wife Alicia have become parents for the first time, as the couple is blessed with a baby girl on Saturday.On Sunday, the 'Tiger Zinda Hai' director took to his Instagram handle and shared this 'happy' piece of information with his fans, family and friends on social media.To announce the good news, Ali posted a photo of his wife leaning against a wall while holding her growing baby bulge. He wrote a 'sweet' message for his wife in the caption, also revealing the name of their daughter. He wrote, "Alicia and I began our journey with love, love which is beyond borders - colour and race, we are very fortunate that we found each other and got married, Now after almost after 2 years we are thankful to Almighty Allah for blessing us with most beautiful gift of our life."He further added, "She came in our life on 24th September at midnight 12.25. Please welcome our bundle of Joy - Alija Zehra Zafar." Ali also made a pun about his, Alicia, and Alija's names at the end of his message. He wrote, "Ali Alicia Alija. #Aliverse."Reacting to this big announcement, many Bollywood celebrities took to the comments section to extend their sweet wishes to the couple.Scrolling down the comment section, Bollywood diva's, Anushka Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar dropped heart emojis while Priyanka Chopra wrote, "Congratulations to you both."Ranveer Singh commented, "Bhai," while Arjun Kapoor wrote, "Badhai (congratulations)." Gauahar Khan wrote, "Blessing and more! Heartiest congratulations."Fellow industry friend Sunil Grover commented, "Bestttt!! Wah Sir wah!! Mubarak Ho!! (Congratulations). Welcome Alija!" Huma Qureshi wrote, "Congratulations... Masha allah," while Tiger Shroff said, "Mubarak ho guru ji (Congratulations Sir)." Kritika Kamra, Neha Bhasin, Karishma Kotak, Ayesha Khanna, Sandhya Mridul, and Hiten Tejwani also offered congratulations to the couple.Ali is well known for helming films such as 'Tiger Zinda Hai' and 'Bharat'. Not just this! the 40-year-old filmmaker announced the launch of his production house 'AAZ films', a few months back. Ali made his directorial debut in 2011 with 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'. He is currently working with Shahid on an upcoming film.

Tiger Zinda Hai director Ali Abbas Zafar launches his production house AAZ Films

1 Feb 2022

Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, known for making films like Tiger Zinda Hai, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, and Bharat has announced the launch of his production house AAZ films. On Tuesday, the filmmaker took to his social media handle to announce the news."It has been a magical journey of creating stories and by the grace of God - I thank everyone who has helped me to be where I am today. Lots of love. This journey will move forward with @aazfilms," the 40-year-old director wrote.It has been a magical journey of creating stories and by the grace of God - I thank everyone who has helped me to be where I am today.Lots of love.This journey will move forward with AAZ Films with our official handle Ali Abbas Zafar had made his directorial debut with the 2011 film Mere Brother Ki Dulhan- a romantic comedy. The film starred Katrina Kaif, Imran Khan, and Ali Zafar. After that, he wrote and directed films like Gunday, Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai, and Bharat. He turned producer with Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday starrer Khaali Peeli and now he has officially launched his production house.Zafar also made his digital debut as he wrote and directed the series Tandav starring Saif Ali Khan. The series was released in 2020 and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.Currently, Zafar is directing a film featuring, Shahid Kapoor. He will also be helming the film Super Soldier which will star Katrina Kaif in an action-packed avatar.

Tandav controversy: Maharashtra Govt to take action as per law; says it supports OTT censorship

21 Jan 2021

The Amazon Prime Video web series Tandav directed by Ali Abbas Zafar landed in legal trouble ever since it was released on January 15 on the streaming platform. Now, after the BJP seeking action against the makers, Maharashtra Government has said on Wednesday that it will take action as per the law."We have received a complaint regarding the web series Tandav. Action will be taken as per law. The Maharashtra government supports censorship of OTT platforms. This keeps happening time and again. So the Centre needs to come up with a law, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh told reporters.On Monday, the team of Tandav had issued an unconditional apology for unintentionally hurting the sentiments of the people. They had also assured that they will be implementing changes to the series after a discussion with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. Soon after, the scenes that caused problems were deleted from the nine-part series.Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jayant Patil also said that the government will not tolerate the insult of Hindu God and Goddesses. Talking to CNN News 18, he said, We dont expect anyone to say anything wrong about our deities. There is no problem in taking action. The Home department is looking into it. And as per requirement, legal action will be taken.

Ali Abbas Zafar says he has already developed a script for Tandav season 2

12 Jan 2021

Ali Abbas Zafar is currently looking forward to the release of his debut web series titled Tandav on Amazon Prime Video. Ali who has given many hit films like Tiger Zinda Hai, Sultan, and Bharat is venturing into long form storytelling for the first time.While the first season is yet a couple of days away from the release, the filmmaker is already working on the second season of the show. The series featuring Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover is a tale of power and greed in the world of politics. Talking to a tabloid, Zafar said that the pandemic has been a boon for writers as they usually do not get enough time to spend on themselves. During the lockdown, Ali sat in his Dehradun home for five months and just kept writing. He expects to get the second season on floors at the earliest.Ali further said that Saif was his first choice for the character of Samar Pratap Singh who is borderline grey yet vulnerable. With actors like Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra and Gauahar Khan also being a crucial part of the series, Ali said that the series is not riding on superstar and that everyone understood how important their characters arcs are to the story.

Ali Abbas Zafar introduces wife Alicia on social media, says Mine for life

5 Jan 2021

Ali Abbas Zafar is one of the most sought after directors and has quite the line-up of projects for the coming year and the next. The Tiger Zinda Hai director has recently announced that he tied the knot and shared an adorable picture with his wife, Alicia. Taking to his social media, Ali shared a heartwarming quote along with the picture.He had hinted at his marriage a few days ago and now, he shared the first picture with his wife on his social media. He wrote, 1400 years ago Imam Ali said to Fatimah Al- Zahras, all my worries and sadness disappears when I look at your face, I feel the same Alicia Zafar .Mine for life..