With Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Anees Bazmee has delivered hits for more than 2 decades – check out which other Directors are in this EXCLUSIVE club

Anees Bazmee has given massive hits for over 20 years now, including Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, No Entry, Welcome, Singh is Kinng, Ready and the latest being Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. In doing so, he's joined only a handful of Bollywood directors who've achieved this feat.

By Russel D'Silva
Published: May 24 2022, 00:09 AM IST

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Anees Bazmee — Anees Bazmee

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is a bumper hit. The Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advni and Tabu starrer has ransacked ₹56.01 crore nett in its first weekend at the box office, finally brining an ailing Bollywood back on track and giving the entire industry plenty of reason to smile. Reaching a ₹50 crore+ weekend at a time when most most Bollywood movies are folding under ₹30 crore in their lifetime run is nothing short of remarkable. It also catapults Director Anees Bazmee into a select group of filmmakers who’ve delivered clean hits across more than 2 decades – his first hit was back in 1998 with Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha. He did have a slump for quite some time between 2015’s Welcome Back and the sequel to Bhool Bhulaiyaa now, but has given massive hits prior to that courtesy No Entry, Welcome, Singh is Kinng and Ready. Check out the other handful of Bollywood Directors in this exclusive club who’ve given clean hits across 2 decades.

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David Dhawan — David Dhawan

David Dhawan’s first hit was back in 1990 with Swarg and his last hit was 2017’s Judwaa 2.

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Manmohan Desai — Manmohan Desai

Manmohan Desai’s first hit was back in 1960 with Chhalia and and his last hit was 1985’s Mard.

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Raj Khosla — Raj Khosla

Raj Khosla’s first hit was back in 1956 with CID and his last hit was 1980’s Dostana.

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Raj Kapoor — Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor’s first hit was back in 1949 with Barsaat and his last hit was 1985’s Ram Teri Ganga Maili.