9 Top Bollywood Directors & The Movies They Are Making Next

Though it may appear that making movies is an easy job, but it's not. Also, it may appear directors have it easy these days, with all these excellent technicians working with them. But telling a story in a feature film is one helluva a nuanced job that requires the directors to both have the vision and technical talent.

And, with that knowledge, it is difficult to not be in awe of top working directors in the industry today. We can only rimagine the amount of expertise these talented people must possess in order to do the influential work that they do. 

But what we can do is anticipate for what they are doing next.

1. Rajkumar Hirani

Next release: Sanjay Dutt biopic (December, 2017)

Plot: The film will chronicle the life of controversial actor Sanjay Dutt.

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala

2. Neeraj Pandey

Next release: Aiyaary (26 January 2018)

Plot: Based on true events, the film will be a crime drama. 

Cast: Siddharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpayee

3. Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Next release: Padmavati  (17 November 2018)

Plot: It is based on fictionalized account of the life of Rani Padmini.

Cast: Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh

4. Zoya Akhtar

Next release: Gully Boy (2018)

Plot: Gully Boy is about the lives of street rappers from Mumbai’s chawls and ghettos.

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt

5. Anurag Basu

Next release: Jagga Jasoos (14 July 2017)

Plot: The film is about a teenage detective in search of his missing father.

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif

6. Ayan Mukerji

Next release: Dragon (2018)

Plot: The film tells a story of mythological superhero with powers to emit fire from his hand.

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan

7. Shoojit Sircar

Next release: 'Untitled' (2018)

Plot: The film will be a dark thriller

Cast: Varun Dhawan

8. Nitesh Tiwari

Next release: To be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala (2019)

Plot: No information yet

Cast: No information yet

9. Kabir Khan

Next release: Tubelight (25 June 2017)

Plot: The story is about two brothers is a historical war drama set in 1962 Sino-Indian War era.