6 Bollywood Directors Who Employ Almost Every Actor From The Film Industry
A number of Bollywood directors are known for directing some of the best ensemble films and these films are often remembered for their grand scale, colourful characters as well as classic songs and dance sequences. These films often end up becoming one of the highest earning films at the box-office and Indian audiences have a special affinity for these multi-starrer films.
The ensemble films also provide mass-employment to a number of actors who are otherwise not seen much on the silver screen while some of the actors often shine a lot in multi-starrers and audiences also prefer to dole out money for these ensemble dramas instead of any other type of films. Here are 6 Bollywood directors who employe almost every actor from the film industry:
JP Dutta: He has directed ensemble films like Border and LOC Kargil in which he employed over 40 actors. Most recently, he is directing Paltan which also stars more than 20 actors.
Sooraj Barjatya: He is known for directing ensembles like Hum Apke Hain Koun and Hum Saath Saath Hain and he had more than 15 actors for the latter.
Sajid Khan: He used more than 16 actors in Housefull 2 which went on to become a huge hit at the box-office.
Indra Kumar: He used the services of more than 15 actors in Dhamaal which was a hit at the box-office.
Abbas-Mustan: The director duo loves to cast almost everyone from Bollywood in their films and they had more than 10 actors for Race 2.
Karan Johar: He has a galaxy of stars in all his directorial ventures and used more than 15 actors in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.