Shaad Ali


Shaad Ali Sehgal is an Indian film director.
Ali was born to Muzaffar Ali and Subhashini Ali née Sehgal, an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India. He is thus the grandson of Azad Hind Fauj commander Lakshmi Sehgal. He studied at the Welham Boys' School and the Lawrence School, Sanawar.

Career

Shaad Ali started his career as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam, and assisted him on the film Dil Se...
He made his directorial debut under Yash Raj Films and Madras Talkies, with Saathiya, starring Vivek Oberoi and Rani Mukerji. The film was a remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Alaipayuthey. Saathiya's script was written by Ratnam. The film did well and established Shaad Ali in the industry.
His second film was Bunty Aur Babli which for the first time brought together real-life father and son Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan alongside Rani Mukerji. The film was one of the biggest hits of the year.
Shaad Ali's third film released on 15 June 2007. The film, titled Jhoom Barabar Jhoom stars Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta in lead roles.
His fourth directorial venture was Kill Dil which got released on 14 November 2014. The movie received average reviews from critics and got lukewarm response at the Box office as well.
He has directed movie Ok Jaanu which released on 13 January 2017. Ok Jaanu is a remake of a Tamil movie O Kadhal Kanmani. This film reunites him with A.R Rahman after a long hiatus since Saathiya.
His latest movie is Soorma which is a biographical sports drama film based on the life of hockey player Sandeep Singh releasing on 13 July 2018, which reunites him once again with his favorite composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

Personal life

He married stylist Aarti Patkar, five years after his divorce from ex-wife Shahzneen Hussian.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorAssistant Director
1998Dil Se..
2002Saathiya
2005Bunty Aur Babli
2007Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
2007Guru
2010Raavan
2010Raavanan
2014Kill Dil
2017Ok Jaanu
2018Soorma