Abbas-Mustan

Abbas-Mustan
Abbas-Mustan at Rajesh Khanna's prayer meet
Occupation	Directors, writers, producers
Years active	1990-present

Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla are brothers known for directing Bollywood films in the thriller and action genres. They have frequently cast Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor in their work. The duo directed landmark Bollywood films like Khiladi, Baazigar, Soldier, Ajnabee, Baadshah, Aitraaz, Humraaz, 36 China Town, Race and Race 2. Their latest film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon starring comedian Kapil Sharma became the highest opener at the box office for a new comer. They have prominently worked with the production house Venus Worldwide Entertainment. They have directed seven movies for Venus (the last one being Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon), all of which were blockbusters.

Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla are brothers originally from Surat, Gujarat. Their brother Hussain Burmawalla is a famous editor of Gujarati and Hindi films. They started their careers with Gujarati films.

Abbas, Mustan, and their brother Hussain Burmawalla are from Surat. Their family was in the furniture business, but Abbas–Mustan wanted to do something different. They met their uncle S.D. Kura who used to edit Hindi movies. He advised them to first do film editing then go for film direction. Gradually they joined Sultan Ahmed as assistant director who was directing the movie Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978), and they also joined as assistant director with Govindbhai Patel. They did few films. When Patel refused Gujarati film Sajan Tara Sambharana (1985), Abbas–Mustan got chance to do their first film as directors, and it was a hit.