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Abbas–Mustan
Abbas-Mustan in 2016
Born	1950 (age 75–76) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Film directors, producers
Years active	1985–present

Abbas–Mustan are Indian filmmaker duo consisting of brothers Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla and Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla, working in Hindi cinema known for directing stylish suspense, action and romantic thrillers with dark-lit themes.

Early life and career

Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla, and their brother Hussain Burmawalla began their career as editors in films. They later joined as assistant director of Govindbhai Patel to do several films. When Patel refused an opportunity to direct Gujarati film Sajan Tara Sambharana (1985), Abbas–Mustan received their first break to direct the movie, launching their career.

Their first Hindi movie as directors was Agneekaal in 1990. Since then, they have directed more than 14 Hindi movies. They eventually launched their own production house called Burmawalla Partners.

The Asian Academy of Film & Television honoured both of them with the Life Membership of International Film and Television Club.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Directors	Producers	Notes
1985	Sajan Tara Sambharna	Yes	No	Gujarati film
1987	Moti Veerana Chowk	Yes	No
1990	Agneekaal	Yes	No
1992	Khiladi	Yes	No
1993	Baazigar	Yes	No
1996	Daraar	Yes	No
1998	Soldier	Yes	No
1999	Baadshah	Yes	No
2001	Chori Chori Chupke Chupke	Yes	No
	Ajnabee	Yes	No
2002	Humraaz	Yes	No
2004	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Yes	No
	Aitraaz	Yes	No
2006	36 China Town	Yes	No
2007	Naqaab	Yes	No
	Evano Oruvan	No	Yes
2008	Race	Yes	No
2009	Life Partner	No	Yes
2012	Players	Yes	Yes
2013	Race 2	Yes	No
2015	Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon	Yes	Yes
2017	Machine	Yes	Yes
2025	Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2	No	Yes
TBA	3 Monkeys †	Yes	Yes

External links

• Abbas at IMDb
• Mustan at IMDb