Aditya Dhar

Aditya Dhar
Dhar at the 50th IFFI, 2019
Born12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) (age 38)[1]
New Delhi, India
Occupation
Known forUri: The Surgical Strike
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2021)​

Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian writer, director and lyricist who works in Hindi films. He made his directorial debut with Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), which was based on the 2016 Uri attack. He won the best film director Award for this film at the 66th National Film Awards in 2019.

Dhar has been associated in the past with films like Kabul Express, Tezz, Aakrosh, Haal-e-Dil among others in different capacities like dialogue writer, screenplay writer and lyrics writer.

Early life

Dhar was born on 12 March 1983 in New Delhi, India.[1] He married Yami Gautam on 4 June 2021.[2][3]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Screenplay Dialogue Lyrics
2008Kabul ExpressYes
2008Haal-e-DilYes
2008One Two ThreeYes
2009Daddy CoolYes
2010AakroshYes
2012TezzYes
2019Uri: The Surgical StrikeYesYes

Awards and nominations
Dhar receiving the Best Director Award for Uri: The Surgical Strike at 66th National Film Awards
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike 66th National Film Awards Best Director Won [4]
Jagran Film Festival Best Debut Director Won [5]
26th Screen Awards Best Director Nominated [6]
Most Promising Debut Director Won
2020 65th Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated [7]
Best Debut Director Won
Zee Cine Awards Best Director Nominated
Most Promising Director Won
2021 21st IIFA Awards Best Director Won [8]
Best Story Nominated

References
  1. "Aditya Dhar profile on Times f India". Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "Yami Gautam ties the knot with Aditya Dhar". The Indian Express. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "Yami Gautam marries Uri director Aditya Dhar in intimate wedding". India Today. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. "National Film Awards: Vicky Kaushal And Ayushmann Khurrana Share Best Actor". NDTV. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated". currentaffairs.gktoday.in.
  6. Kerner, Lou (9 December 2019). "Star Screen Awards 2019 Winners List – Who won Star Screen Awards this year?". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. "Filmfare Awards 2020 winners list: Gully Boy makes history, wins 13 awards including Best Film, Actor and Actress". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  8. "IIFA Awards 2020 - Popular Award Winners". IIFA Awards. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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