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Imtiaz Ali (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Jab We Met (2007), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Rockstar (2011), Highway (2014) and Tamasha (2015).

Early and personal life

Imtiaz Ali was born in Jabalpur and spent some of his early years in Patna. Imtiaz belongs to the Muslim family of Jamshedpur in Bihar (now Jharkhand).His father Mansoor Ali was a contractor who did irrigation job, and as a child he would sometimes accompany him, which gave Imtiaz a sense of what was going on in the innards of India. His uncle, through his mother, is Pakistani TV actor and director/producer Khalid Ahmed. He had his early education in St. Michael's High School, Patna and later in D.B.M.S. English School, Jamshedpur, He is the brother of director Arif Ali (who made his directional debut with the film ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'').In an interview with ''The Times of India'' he talks about his early influence of cinema: He is the brother of director Arif Ali (who made his directional debut with the film ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'').In an interview with ''The Times of India'' he talks about his early influence of cinema:He attended Hindu College, University of Delhi, where he took part in college theater. He was very successful in college. He also started Ibtida, the dramatics society of the college. Thereafter he moved to Mumbai and did a diploma course from Xavier Institute of Communication.Ali is married to Preety Ali. They have a daughter named Ida Ali, who is also a director.

Career

Ali began his career directing TV programs including ''Kurukshetra'' for Zee TV and ''Imtihaan'' for Doordarshan. He moved on to Bollywood films. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy ''Socha Na Tha'' starring Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, but emerged as a commercial failure at the box office. He quoted, later in a talk, that it took him three years to make the film.His second directorial venture, the romantic comedy ''Jab We Met'' starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, emerged as a major critical and commercial success. The film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. It has been consistently ranked as one of the most popular romantic films of Bollywood.His next film, the romantic comedy-drama starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, emerged as his biggest commercial success to date. The film received widespread critical acclaim, earning Ali his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. It has gone to achieve cult status, and has been acclaimed for its depiction of the feeling of pure love which never changes, although the perspective of realizing one's soulmate changes over time.Ali's fourth directorial venture, the musical romantic drama ''Rockstar'' starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, also emerged as a major commercial success at the box office and received widespread critical acclaim with high praise for Ali's direction, Kapoor's performance and A. R. Rahman's music. The film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. It has now achieved cult status, and also has been frequently ranked in the lists of most iconic musical romances of Bollywood.Post ''Rockstar'', Ali penned the story and screenplay for the romantic comedy-drama ''Cocktail'' (2012), directed by Homi Adajania, starring Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan and Diana Penty in lead roles. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial success at the box office.Ali founded his film production company, Window Seat Films in 2013, whose first release was the road drama ''Highway'' (2014). Starring Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, the film was highly appreciated by critics upon release, and also emerged as a commercial success at the box office. The film has been widely credited as one of Bollywood's best films depicting mental disorders (in this case, Stockholm syndrome).His next directorial venture, the coming-of-age romantic drama ''Tamasha'' (2015), starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Despite major hype, the film emerged as an mediocre commercial success, but received positive reviews with high praises for Kapoor's performance upon release; however, it has gone on to achieve cult status for its subject and has also been recognised as one of Ali's best films.His next directorial, the romantic comedy ''Jab Harry Met Sejal'' starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles, was released on 4 August 2017. The film released to mixed-to-negative reviews, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office.He then wrote the screenplay for his brother Sajid Ali's romance film ''Laila Majnu'' (2018), starring newcomers Avinash Tiwary and Tripti Dimri in lead roles. The film received mixed reviews upon release, and emerged as a commercial disaster at the box office.After a gap of three years, his next directorial venture was the romantic drama ''Love Aaj Kal'', starring Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan in lead roles. The film was the spiritual successor to ''Love Aaj Kal'' (2009), starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, also directed by Ali. The film, which released on 14 February 2020, received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office.In his first film collaboration with Netflix, Ali is next set to direct ''Chamkila'', a biopic on the assassinated Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.

Initial struggles and directorial debut

Imtiaz began his career directing TV programs including ''Kurukshetra'' for Zee TV and Imtihaan for Doordarshan. He moved on to Bollywood films. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy ''Socha Na Tha'' starring Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia. He quoted, later in a talk, that it took him three years to make the film.

Initial struggles and directorial debut (1994–2006)

Ali began his career directing TV programs including ''Kurukshetra'' for Zee TV and ''Imtihaan'' for Doordarshan. He moved on to Bollywood films. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy ''Socha Na Tha'' starring Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, but emerged as a commercial failure at the box office. He quoted, later in a talk, that it took him three years to make the film.

Widespread success

His second film, the romantic comedy ''Jab We Met'', starred Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, emerged as a major critical and commercial success. The film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His next directorial, the romantic comedy-drama ''Love Aaj Kal'' starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, emerged as his biggest commercial success to date. The film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His next directorial, the romantic comedy-drama ''Love Aaj Kal'' starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, emerged as his biggest commercial success to date. The film also received widespread critical acclaim, earning Ali his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Ali's next film, the musical romantic drama ''Rockstar'', starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, also emerged as a major commercial success at the box office and received widespread critical acclaim with high praise for Ali's direction, Kapoor's performance and A. R. Rahman's music, which has now achieved cult status. The film also received widespread critical acclaim, earning Ali his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Ali's next film, the musical romantic drama ''Rockstar'', starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, also emerged as a major commercial success at the box office and received widespread critical acclaim with high praise for Ali's direction, Kapoor's performance and A. R. Rahman's music, which has now achieved cult status. The film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Post ''Rockstar'', Ali penned the story and screenplay for the romantic comedy-drama ''Cocktail'' (2012), directed by Homi Adajania, starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty in lead roles. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. Ali founded his film production company, Window Seat Films in 2013, whose first release was the road drama ''Highway'' (2014). Starring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt, the film was highly appreciated by critics and was a commercial success at the box office. The film has been widely credited as one of his best films. His next directorial venture, the coming-of-age romantic drama ''Tamasha'' (2015), starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The film was an underwhelming commercial success, and received mixed-to-positive reviews upon release; however, it has gone on to achieve cult status for its subject and has also been recognised as one of Ali's best films. The film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Post ''Rockstar'', Ali penned the story and screenplay for the romantic comedy-drama ''Cocktail'' (2012), directed by Homi Adajania, starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty in lead roles. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. Ali founded his film production company, Window Seat Films in 2013, whose first release was the road drama ''Highway'' (2014). Starring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt, the film was highly appreciated by critics and was a commercial success at the box office. The film has been widely credited as one of his best films. His next directorial venture, the coming-of-age romantic drama ''Tamasha'' (2015), starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The film was an underwhelming commercial success, and received mixed-to-positive reviews upon release; however, it has gone on to achieve cult status for its subject and has also been recognised as one of Ali's best films. The film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Post ''Rockstar'', Ali penned the story and screenplay for the romantic comedy-drama ''Cocktail'' (2012), directed by Homi Adajania, starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty in lead roles. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. Ali founded his film production company, Window Seat Films in 2013, whose first release was the road drama ''Highway'' (2014). Starring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt, the film was highly appreciated by critics and was a commercial success at the box office. The film has been widely credited as one of his best films. His next directorial venture, the coming-of-age romantic drama ''Tamasha'' (2015), starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The film was an underwhelming commercial success, and received mixed-to-positive reviews upon release; however, it has gone on to achieve cult status for its subject and has also been recognised as one of Ali's best films. The film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Post ''Rockstar'', Ali penned the story and screenplay for the romantic comedy-drama ''Cocktail'' (2012), directed by Homi Adajania, starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty in lead roles. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. Ali founded his film production company, Window Seat Films in 2013, whose first release was the road drama ''Highway'' (2014). Starring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt, the film was highly appreciated by critics and was a commercial success at the box office. The film has been widely credited as one of his best films. His next directorial venture, the coming-of-age romantic drama ''Tamasha'' (2015), starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The film was an underwhelming commercial success, and received mixed-to-positive reviews upon release; however, it has gone on to achieve cult status for its subject and has also been recognised as one of Ali's best films.

Widespread success (2007–2015)

His second directorial venture, the romantic comedy ''Jab We Met'' starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, emerged as a major critical and commercial success. The film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. It has been consistently ranked as one of the most popular romantic films of Bollywood.His next film, the romantic comedy-drama starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, emerged as his biggest commercial success to date. The film received widespread critical acclaim, earning Ali his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. It has gone to achieve cult status, and has been acclaimed for its depiction of the feeling of pure love which never changes, although the perspective of realizing one's soulmate changes over time.Ali's fourth directorial venture, the musical romantic drama ''Rockstar'' starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, also emerged as a major commercial success at the box office and received widespread critical acclaim with high praise for Ali's direction, Kapoor's performance and A. R. Rahman's music. The film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. It has now achieved cult status, and also has been frequently ranked in the lists of most iconic musical romances of Bollywood.Post ''Rockstar'', Ali penned the story and screenplay for the romantic comedy-drama ''Cocktail'' (2012), directed by Homi Adajania, starring Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan and Diana Penty in lead roles. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial success at the box office.Ali founded his film production company, Window Seat Films in 2013, whose first release was the road drama ''Highway'' (2014). Starring Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, the film was highly appreciated by critics upon release, and also emerged as a commercial success at the box office. The film has been widely credited as one of Bollywood's best films depicting mental disorders (in this case, Stockholm syndrome).His next directorial venture, the coming-of-age romantic drama ''Tamasha'' (2015), starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Despite major hype, the film emerged as an mediocre commercial success, but received positive reviews with high praises for Kapoor's performance upon release; however, it has gone on to achieve cult status for its subject and has also been recognised as one of Ali's best films.

Career decline

His next directorial venture, the romantic comedy ''Jab Harry Met Sejal'', starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles, was released in August 2017. The film released to mixed-to-negative reviews and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office. His next release after 3 years, was ''Love Aaj Kal'', starring Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan. The film was the spiritual successor to ''Love Aaj Kal'' (2009), starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, also directed by Ali. The film released on 14 February 2020, and opened to ,ixed-to-negative reviews and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office. His next release after 3 years, was ''Love Aaj Kal'', starring Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan. The film was the spiritual successor to ''Love Aaj Kal'' (2009), starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, also directed by Ali. The film released on 14 February 2020, and opened to ,ixed-to-negative reviews and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office.

Career decline (2015–2020)

His next directorial, the romantic comedy ''Jab Harry Met Sejal'' starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles, was released on 4 August 2017. The film released to mixed-to-negative reviews, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office.He then wrote the screenplay for his brother Sajid Ali's romance film ''Laila Majnu'' (2018), starring newcomers Avinash Tiwary and Tripti Dimri in lead roles. The film received mixed reviews upon release, and emerged as a commercial disaster at the box office.After a gap of three years, his next directorial venture was the romantic drama ''Love Aaj Kal'', starring Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan in lead roles. The film was the spiritual successor to ''Love Aaj Kal'' (2009), starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, also directed by Ali. The film, which released on 14 February 2020, received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box office.

Recent work

In his first film collaboration with Netflix, Ali is next set to direct ''Chamkila'', a biopic on the assassinated Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.

Recent work (2020–present)

In his first film collaboration with Netflix, Ali is next set to direct ''Chamkila'', a biopic on the assassinated Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.

Screen Awards

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