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• First got involved in film when he worked as assistant director to Raman Kumar on the TV series Tara (1993).
• Gave his directorial debut with the slasher film Kucch To Hai (2003).
• Arguably his greatest success was the romantic comedy Barfi! (2012), which was a major box office success and was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 85 Academy Awards.
• Received a Filmfare Best Director award nomination in 2012.
• Credits overcoming leukaemia with helping him to focus on what is truly important to him: his family and work.