Aditya Dhar

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

Aditya Dhar
Aditya at 50th IFFI, 2019
Born (1983-03-12) March 12, 1983[1]
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Director, Screenwriter
Known forUri: The Surgical Strike

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.

His schooling is from Guru Harkrishan Public School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.He was the sports captain of the school in the year 1997.He is a graduate from Delhi University.

Filmography
YearFilmDirectorScreenplayDialogueLyrics
2008Kabul ExpressYes
2008Haal-e-DilYes
2008 One Two ThreeYes
2009 Daddy CoolYes
2010 AakroshYes
2012TezzYes
2019Uri: The Surgical StrikeYesYes

Awards and nominations
Dhar receiving the Best Director Award for Uri: The Surgical Strike at 66th National Film Awards
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike 66th National Film Awards Best Director Won[2]
26th Screen Awards Most Promising Debut Director Won
2020 Uri: The Surgical Strike 65th Filmfare Awards Best Debut Director Won[3]
Uri: The Surgical Strike Zee Cine Awards Best Debut Director Won

References
  1. "Aditya Dhar profile on Times f India". Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "National Film Awards: Vicky Kaushal And Ayushmann Khurrana Share Best Actor". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  3. "Filmfare Awards 2020 winners list: Gully Boy makes history, wins 13 awards including Best Film, Actor and Actress". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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