
Imtiaz Ali
Writing
Biography
Imtiaz Ali is an Indian film director and writer. He started his career with writing and directing television shows. He directed shows like Imtehaan, Naina and Kurukshetra. In 2005 he made his directorial debut with Socha Na Tha, that did not do well. Then he earned critical and commercial success for his direction of Jab We Met (2007). Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Rockstar (2011) made him known amongst youngsters.
Known For

Comedian Kapil Sharma hosts this laugh-out-loud variety talk show with celebrity guests, hilarious antics and his signature supporting cast.
The Great Indian Kapil Show

Comedy Nights with Kapil is a comedy show which provides a distinctive take on the everyday life of a common man as the show explores the story of every household and how our common man Kapil is affected by the simplest issues in life around him.
Comedy Nights with Kapil

Koffee with Karan is an Indian talk show hosted by filmmaker and television personality Karan Johar and produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, the digital content division of Johar's production company Dharma Productions
Koffee with Karan

An undercover assignment to expose a drug ring becomes a timid Mumbai constable's road to empowerment as she realizes her dormant sexuality's potential.
She

Laila is a free-spirited girl from a conservative family who firmly believes in living for the present. Qais, a spoilt brat, falls head over heels in love with her. Their families, however, are warring over property, which leads to self-destruction, pain and bleeding hearts.
Laila Majnu

College student Janardhan is a simpleton who desperately seeks inspiration for the musician inside him. Although heartbreak helps him reach his goal, it also leads him to self-destruction.
Rockstar

An elderly man remains haunted by a childhood romance and memories of love lost during the 1947 Partition of India. As he shares his story with his grandson, the past unfolds through memories of migration, longing, and a love that endures across generations.
Main Vaapas Aaunga

Set in the year 1999, Dr. Arora is a curious comedy on the life and times of a sex consultant and his patients in the towns of Jhansi, Morena, and Sawai Madhopur. His profession, seemingly unique to the locals, results in serendipitous encounters that lead to unexpected enmities and unlikely friendships.
Dr. Arora

A shy simple traditional girl leaves her family in India for her new husband in London, where she meets a shameless flirt and a complicated party girl.
Cocktail

Meeting while on vacation, Ved and Tara sense a connection but vow to keep their real identities a secret. Years later, their paths cross again.
Tamasha

When professional ambitions clash with personal feelings for a modern-day couple, a love story from a bygone era may offer some wisdom.
Love Aaj Kal

Star Bestsellers is an Indian television series that was originally telecast on Star Plus in 1999–2000. Each episode in the series is a separate story written and directed by young and upcoming writer-directors and it carried the special intensity for a different feeling but all about proper human condition and indicating that each person has something great at heart. Writers and directors who worked in creating the episodes of the series include Anurag Kashyap, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Imtiaz Ali, Sriram Raghavan and Hansal Mehta.
Star Bestsellers
The show featured a range of short stories about different people in varied scenarios. They covered incidents which had a humorous side to them and showed the varying facets of human relationships.
Gubbare

Follows interconnected stories of several different couples, each facing a crossroads at different stages in their lives and relationships.
Metro... In Dino

A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.
Jab We Met

A middle-aged tour guide develops profound affection for a bubbly traveller while helping her search for a lost engagement ring across various picturesque European destinations.
Jab Harry Met Sejal

Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.
Highway

Bombs tear through Bombay in 1993, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive man-hunt to unmask the perpetrators behind these events.
Black Friday

Two lovers break up after they realize that their career goals are pulling them in different directions.
Love Aaj Kal

A humble singer's brash lyrics ignite fame and fury across Punjab as he grapples with soaring success and brutal criticism before his untimely death.