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'''Suneel Darshan''' is an [[India]]n filmmaker, [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[film writer|writer]] who works in the [[Bollywood]] industry.

==Biography==
Darshan began his career in 1987 as a film producer. He produced the film ''[[Inteqam]]'', which starred [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Anil Kapoor]]. In 1993, he produced the film ''[[Lootere]]'', which was directed by his brother [[Dharmesh Darshan]], who made his directional debut with the film. The movie did well at the box office and the brothers went on to collaborate several times after that.

Suneel himself made his directional debut in 1996 with the action movie ''[[Ajay (1996 film)|Ajay]]''. Darshan also produced the film and wrote the dialogue for the film. The movie starred [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Karisma Kapoor]], and did well at the box office, despite a theatre strike in Maharashtra in January 1997.

In 1999, Darshan directed and produced the action drama ''[[Jaanwar (1999 film)|Jaanwar]]''. The film marked his first collaboration with [[Akshay Kumar]], and the film became a hit. The movie also starred [[Karisma Kapoor]] and [[Shilpa Shetty]].

Darshan's next film was ''[[Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love|Ek Rishtaa]]'' (2001), which was written, directed and produced by him. The film starred [[Amitabh Bachchan]], Akshay Kumar, [[Karisma Kapoor]] and [[Juhi Chawla]]. It was one of the highest grossers of the year. It was well received and critically appreciated.

After that he produced ''[[Andaaz]]'' (2003), which was a big hit, ''[[Barsaat (2005 film)|Barsaat]]'' and ''[[Dosti: Friends Forever]]'' (2005) which was one of the year's biggest hits overseas. His most recent film ''[[Shakalaka Boom Boom]]'' performed poorly at the box office.

After a seven year hiatus Darshan launched his son [[Shiv Darshan]] in his film ''[[Karle Pyaar Karle]]'' (2014). The film was declared a disaster at the Indian box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/28957044.cms |title=Karle Pyaar Karle movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-24}}</ref>

To celebrate Kumar's 50th birthday on September 9, 2017 Zee Cinema hosted the world premiere of ''Shanivaar Ki Raat Akshay Ke Saath''. It showcased four of Kumar's films: ''Jaanwar'', ''Andaaz'', ''Ek Rishtaa'' and ''Dosti: Friends Forever''. All were produced and directed by Darshan.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year !! Film !! Role(s)
|-
| 1988 ||''[[Inteqam]]''|| Producer
|-
| 1993 ||''[[Lootere]]''|| Producer
|-
| 1996 ||''[[Ajay (1996 film)|Ajay]]''|| Director, producer, writer
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Jaanwar (1999 film)|Jaanwar]]'' || Director, producer
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love|Ek Rishtaa]]'' || Director, producer, writer
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Talaash: The Hunt Begins...]]''|| Director, writer
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Andaaz]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Barsaat (2005 film)|Barsaat]]'' || Director, producer, writer
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Dosti: Friends Forever]]'' || Director, producer, writer
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006 film)|Mere Jeevan Saathi]]'' || Director, writer
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Shakalaka Boom Boom]]'' || Director, producer, writer
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Karle Pyaar Karle]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha]]'' || Director, producer
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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