7 Popular Bollywood Directors Who Directed Successful Films In Different Genres

The Hindi Film Industry or Bollywood as its popularly called boasts of some of the most talented names in various fields, be it actors, writers, producers or choreographers. All of these individuals have brought immense appreciation to the industry and have wowed the audiences with their captivating performances, gripping stories, the overall quality of the film and the jaw-dropping dance moves.

A director is said to be the captain of the ship called film and it is his vision that the actors blindly follow and try to live up to his imagination onscreen. The final result that the audiences watch is the director's take on the writer's script and these directors try to juggle between different genres so as to challenge their creativity. Here are 7 Bollywood directors who have directed films in different genres and tasted success:

Kabir Khan: He has successfully directed films in 3 different genres namely action, thriller and comedy-drama. His Ek Tha Tiger featuring Salman Khan was a blockbuster and so was Bajrangi Bhaijaan, the comedy-drama brimming with human emotions. His film New York starring Katrina Kaif and John Abraham was a successful thriller.

Ashutosh Gowariker: He has given 2 of the most successful films in genres of historical romance and epic sports-drama. The 2001 film Lagaan starring Aamir Khan is regarded as one of the greatest Hindi films of all time and Jodhaa Akbar was highly appreciated critically as well as commercially.

Neeraj Pandey: He has directed 4 films to date in Bollywood and all of his 4 films have been successful. He has dabbled in genres of action, thriller, heist, spy, and sports-biopic with films like A Wednesday, Baby, Special 26 and MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. His gritty direction style is always praised and he is one of the best directors in the Industry today.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali: The visionary filmmaker has delivered some of the biggest films in Bollywood in different genres. Almost all of his films boast of grand production budget and set designs. he is known to extract great performances from his actors. He has directed films in genres like romance, drama, historical-romance, and crime drama and all of the films have tasted box office success.

Mohit Suri: The Bhatt camp director has directed successful films like Ek Villain, Murder 2 and Aashiqui 2 that were in genres of thriller, romance, and psychological horror-slasher. Plus, the music of all these films went on to attain a blockbuster status as is the case with a majority of his films.

Nitesh Tiwari: The director has directed successful critically acclaimed films in the kid-friendly genre and has directed the highest ever grossing Indian film, the Aamir Khan starrer Dangal which was a biopic sports-drama. 

Indra Kumar- The veteran director has given successful films in genres of romance, comedy, and sex-comedies. FIlms like Raja, Ishq, Masti, Dhamaal and Great Grand Masti have been hugely successful.