Aditya Dhar is an Indian film director, lyricist and writer. He is famous for being the husband of Indian actress Yami Gautam.
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Wiki/Biography
Aditya was born on Saturday, 12 March 1983 (age 38 years; as in 2021) in New Delhi. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
family and caste
He was born in a Kashmiri Pandit family.
parents and siblings
His mother, Dr. Sunita Dhar, served as dean and head of the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, Delhi University. He has an elder brother, Lokesh Dhar.
Wife
On 4 June 2021, he married famous Indian actress Yami Gautam in a private ceremony in Himachal Pradesh.
Aditya Dhar and Yami Gautam’s wedding photo
livelihood
While he was in Delhi, he worked with the Indian theater group ‘Delhi Music Theatre’ (DMT) for almost 20 years. He moved from Delhi to Mumbai in 2006 to pursue a career in films. Later he worked as an RJ for a few years. In 2008, he debuted as a lyricist with the Hindi film ‘Kabul Express’. Aditya wrote songs for several Hindi films such as ‘Haal-e-Dil’ (2008), ‘One Two Three’ (2008), and ‘Daddy Cool’ (2009). He has also worked as a dialogue writer in Hindi films like ‘Aakrosh’ (2010) and ‘Tez’ (2012). He debuted as a director in 2019 with the popular Hindi film ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ and wrote the script of the film. The film received much appreciation from critics and audiences.
Aditya Dhar on the sets of ‘Uri – The Surgical Strike’
He is shooting for the Hindi film ‘The Immortal Ashwatthama’ starring famous Indian actor Vicky Kaushal (as of 2021).
Awards and Honors
2019
- 66th National Film Awards- Best Director for Uri: The Surgical Strike
Aditya Dhar receiving the 66th National Award
- Jagran Film Festival- Best Debut Director for Uri: The Surgical Strike
- 26th Screen Awards- Most Promising Debut Director for Uri: The Surgical Strike
Aditya Dhar with his Star Screen Award
2020
- 65th Filmfare Awards – Best Debut Director for Uri: The Surgical Strike
- Zee Cine Awards- Most Promising Director for Uri: The Surgical Strike
Facts/General Knowledge
- After shifting from Delhi to Mumbai on 5 September 2006, he worked as an assistant director for a few years. During an interview he talked about his days of struggle. He said,
In the beginning, I used to wake up early every morning and go to every production house. I will reach there to ask for a job. I worked in theater early in my life and I’ve always been fascinated by how directors work, rather than what actors do. The way they treated the assistants in those days was ridiculous. It was only a few production houses where they would ask you for water.
he adds,
I still remember I was in Santa Cruz and someone told me that there was some work in GS Entertainment, but when I went there, they denied that there was any opportunity. As soon as I came out, I saw Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s production house. I entered there and by this time, I was completely exhausted after being rejected by many production houses. I had no support and was not from a film background. I was also ready to work as an apprentice. I entered the production house and went to the receptionist asking for a job, she pointed towards a gentleman named Mithun Gangopadhyay sitting there and since then he has been my closest friend in Mumbai. He was also an assistant director there and had joined only a year ago.
- He was shooting for Dharma Productions’ film ‘Raat Baaki’ starring Katrina Kaif and Fawad Khan in 2016, but the film came to a halt due to Pakistani artistes being banned from India following the terrorist attacks in Uri in September 2018.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, he supported the ‘We Will Survive’ campaign, helping those in need.
- Aditya Dhar likes to play cricket in his free time.
- During an interview, he shared that he cannot read and write properly because he is dyslexic, a neurodevelopmental disorder.
- In an interview, he had told that he wanted to become an army officer in his childhood. He said,
I was always interested in the army, I wanted to join the army. Being a Kashmiri Pandit, I have been hearing about terrorism since childhood. We have also been victims of terrorism, directly or indirectly. So, when I heard about the attacks, I wanted to know how the army carried it out. By the end of my six months of research, I realized that this was one of the best covert military operations ever conducted by the Indian Army and I knew I had to tell this story.
- She was featured on the cover of Noise magazine in 2019.
Aditya Dhar featured on the cover of Noise magazine
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