Sudhir Mishra

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Sudhir Mishra

Born January 22, 1959 · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (age 67)

Sudhir Mishra (born 22 January 1959) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for directing the films Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi and Chameli. Mishra has had a 30-year career, with his work recognised by the Government of India with three National Awards from the president of India, as well as Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government.

Known For

Arjun PanditArjun Pandit · 1999
Arjun Pandit
★ 5.81999
MovieActionCrime
An unexpected betrayal transforms a meek college professor into a cold-blooded gangster who wants to marry a woman against her wishes.
ChameliChameli · 2003
Chameli
★ 5.92003
MovieDramaRomance
Lamington Road on Bombay's Western Railway is the nearest railway station that takes one to Kamathipura, notorious for it's red-light, in particular, and a crime-prone area in general.
Tera Kya Hoga JohnnyTera Kya Hoga Johnny · 2010
Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
★ 8.62010
MovieCrimeDrama
An abused boy who sells coffee on a bicycle gets involved in a robbery.
Jaane Bhi Do YaaroJaane Bhi Do Yaaro · 1983
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
★ 7.11983
MovieComedyCrime
Two zanies open a photography studio. They score a partnership with a gossip magazine that suddenly thrusts them into a world of corruption, murder, and hijinks.
Gandhi and My MotherGandhi and My Mother
Gandhi and My Mother
MovieDrama
An important yet lesser-known chapter of history – the 21 days in the life of Mahatma Gandhi during India’s independence.
Yeh Saali ZindagiYeh Saali Zindagi · 2011
Yeh Saali Zindagi
★ 5.82011
MovieThriller
Arun who has seen his lover in other man's arms cant forget her beauty and is always distracted by it. And wants to help her in any sought of situation even save her love from kidnappers.
Serious MenSerious Men · 2020
Serious Men
★ 6.72020
MovieDramaComedy
Tormented with his 'under-privileged' societal status, a father capitalizes on his son's newfound fame as a boy-genius. Little does he realize that the secret he harbors will destroy the very thing he loves the most.
Hazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi · 2005
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
★ 7.32005
MovieDrama
Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes.

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Kal: Yesterday and TomorrowKal: Yesterday and Tomorrow · 2005
Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow
2005
MovieDramaMystery
Bhavna Dayal and Maya Jalan had been fellow collegians and close friends, both come from very wealthy families. Bhavna is in love with another ex-fellow collegian, Tarun Haksar, who also comes from a wealthy family, and is also in love with Bhavna. Their respective families' expect both to marry each other. However, Tarun and Maya suddenly announce their engagement, and get married, leaving a shocked and heart-broken Bhavna to deal with this situation on her own. She eventually breaks off all contact with her former lover and friend respectively. One night, several months later, a disturbed Tarun returns to her life and apartment, and stays there overnight. The next day she is shocked to find out that Maya has been shot dead, and the police suspect Tarun of killing her. The question remains if Tarun had spent the entire night with Bhavna, then who killed Maya, and further why did Tarun decide to return to Bhavna's life all of a sudden?

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