Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu is an Indian director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer, and actor in Hindi cinema. After initial setbacks, his breakthrough came with the erotic thriller Murder (2004), and gained prominence with the musical romantic thriller Gangster: A Love Story (2006) and the ensemble urban drama Life in a... Metro (2007), the latter of which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay and nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His highest grosser came with acclaimed romantic comedy-drama Barfi! (2012), which earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. He next directed adventure comedy-drama Jagga Jasoos (2017), which earned mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb, and the Netflix black comedy crime film Ludo (2020), in which he also made his debut as a cinematographer.
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