Aditya Dhar | Biography Birthday Family Controversies Net Worth Age

Aditya Dhar is a director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for co writing his debut film Uri: The Surgical Strike. Know about his biography, age, career, height and more

Aditya Dhar’s Age and Biography

Aditya Dhar is a Hindi film director screenwriter and lyricist from India who was born on March 12 1983 in New Delhi. Aditya Dhar age is 39 years. His zodiac sign is Pisces.  He began his writing and lyricist career with Kabul Express Aakrosh and Haal-e-Dil. 

Uri: The Surgical Strike which was released in 2019 Aditya Dar co-wrote the film and made his directorial debut. The movie was well-received by critics and is among the top-grossing Hindi movies of all time. 

Aditya Dhar received the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director and the National Film Award for Best Director for it.

Aditya Dhar’s Family

Aditya Dhar's mother's name is Dr Suneeta Dhar. By profession she is the head of the University of Delhi Dean & Head of the Faculty of Music & Fine Arts he has an elder brother called Lokesh Dhar. On June 4 2021 Aditya Dhar married actress Yami Gautam In a secret ceremony held in Himachal Pradesh.

Aditya Dhar’s Education Qualification

Aditya Dhar Studied at a Private University and School at New Dehli.

Aditya Dhar’s Girlfriends and Relationships

Yami Gautam (2021-present)

On the set of the film Uri: The Surgical Strike set Yami Gautam and Aditya Dhar got to know one another. Aditya Dhar a filmmaker and Yami did not instantly fall in love but their friendship blossomed into a relationship.

Aditya Dhar and Yami Gautam were married in a private ceremony in Himachal Pradesh on 4th June 2021. However the pair kept their relationship a secret until D-day making it one of the most unexpected unions. 

While announcing the wedding on social media Yami published some images and stated In your light I learn to love - Rumi. We have been married in a small ceremony today with the approval of our families. We were pretty private individuals therefore we only shared this happy occasion with our close relatives.  

However as stated by Yami the real conversation and relationship began amid the publicity for Uri: The Surgical Strike.

Aditya Dhar’s Directed Movies and Career

Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Aditya Dhar a debutante wrote and directed the 2019 Indian military action movie Uri: The Surgical Strike was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and RSVP Movies.  Vicky Kaushal  Yami Gautam Mohit Raina  Kirti Kulhari and Paresh Rawal all play significant roles in the fictionalised account of the actual events surrounding the response to the 2016 Uri attack. 

The film tells the tale of Col. Kapil Yadav of the Para (Special Forces) who played a pivotal role in the events.

Tezz (2012)

Tezz is a  2012 Indian action movie starring Boman Irani Zayed Khan Sameera Reddy Kangana Ranaut Ajay Devgn and Anil Kapoor. Mohanlal a seasoned actor makes a lengthy cameo appearance. 
Aditya Dhar wrote the Dialogues and script for the movie.

The Japanese film The Bullet Train from 1975 provides a loose inspiration for the movie. Tezz had a strong opening at multiplexes with an occupancy rate of 85% which increased during the day. As may be predicted single screens performed better although even there occupancy was still above 95%. 

Aakrosh (2010)

Aakrosh is a 2010 Indian action thriller film in the Hindi language that was produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak under the Big Screen Entertainer brand. It was directed by Priyadarshan and written by Aditya Dhar Robin Bhatt.

In addition to Paresh Rawal Reema Sen and Sarfaraz Khan it stars Ajay Devgan Akshaye Khanna and Bipasha Basu. Pritam composed the music for the soundtrack and Irshad Kamil wrote the lyrics.

The action scenes in the movie were planned and choreographed by Tyag Rajan and R.P. Yadav. The movie was said to be a remake of the 1988 American film Mississippi Burning and was based on news stories about honour killings in India. 

Daddy Cool (2009)

The 2009 Bollywood comedy film Daddy Cool re-titled as Daddy Cool: Join The Fun was directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao and shot by T. Surendra Reddy. Along with many more actors the movie stars Sunil Shetty Jaaved Jaaferi Aashish Chaudhary Aftab Shivdasani and Aarti Chabria. 

The story is focused on the bizarre events that take place during one funeral all in one day. It is an unauthorised remake of the British comedy Death at a Funeral from 2007. Aditya Dar contributed to composing the lyrics of a few soundtracks.

One Two Three (2009)

An uncredited remake of the 1992 American comedy Blame It on the Bellboy which centres on three men with the same last name staying at the same hotel is the 2008 Indian comedy One Two Three. 

In the film Tanisha Paresh Rawal   Tusshar Kapoor Esha Deol Sameera Reddy Neetu Chandra and Sunil Shetty all appear. Three guys with the same name Laxmi Narayan are essential to the story. 
Kunal Ganjawala Kaptan Laadi Kshitij Tarey Kailash Kher Raghav Sachar and Aditya Dhar all contributed towards making One Two Three.

Aditya Dar’s Upcoming Movies

Immortal Ashwatthama (2023)

The Immortal Ashwatthama a Hindi film stars Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan are the main characters in this film. Aditya Dhar is the film's director. This film is to be released in 2023.

Aditya Dhar’s Movie Timeline

Aditya Dhar’s Networth

Aditya Dhar has a $5 million net worth.(37Cores INR)

Aditya Dhar’s Awards and Achievements

• In 2019 The 26th Screen Awards Ceremony for Best Director in 2019 presented the National Film Awards Best Director Award.
• In 2019 the Film Festival of Jagran 
• Best Debut Director at the 2019 festival
• Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director and Best Director in 2020
• The 21st IIFA Award for Best Director will be given during the 65th Filmfare Awards in 2021.

3 Unknown Facts about Aditya Dhar

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• Aditya Dhar spent a few days working as a radio jockey. At the time he had some money but even those were beginning to get spent too. 
• Aditya claims When I arrived at Vidhu Vinod Chopra's office and inquired about employment with the receptionist there he learned that someone was quitting their job due to enrolling in film school. He considers himself quite fortunate for getting a job there. 
• Aditya Dhar revealed that he was very sceptical about the launch of his debut film Uri-Surgical strike. He said that if the film does not make a blockbuster he would return every rupee taken from the producers of the film. 

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