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Samar Iqbal

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Samar Iqbal is known for Fanaa (2006), Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013).
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    Known for

    Kajol and Aamir Khan in Fanaa (2006)
    Fanaa
    7.1
    • Art Department(as Samar Shaikh)
    • 2006
    Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Dhoom 2 (2006)
    Dhoom 2
    6.6
    • Art Department(as Samar Shaikh)
    • 2006
    Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Aamir Khan, and Katrina Kaif in Dhoom 3 (2013)
    Dhoom 3
    5.4
    • Art Department(as Samar Shaikh)
    • 2013
    Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shukla, Vidya Malvade, Kimberly Miranda, Anaitha Nair, Nichola Sequeira, Chitrashi Rawat, Sandia Furtado, Raynia Mascerhanas, Shubhi Mehta, Nisha Nair, Tanya Abrol, Arya Menon, Sagarika Ghatge, Kimi Laldawla, Masochon V. Zimik, and Seema Azmi in Chak De! India (2007)
    Chak De! India
    8.1
    • Art Department(as Samar Shaikh)
    • 2007

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    Director



    • Harshvardhan Rane and Sonia Rathee in Tara vs Bilal (2022)
      Tara vs Bilal
      5.9
      • Director (as Samar Shaikh, directed by)
      • 2022
    • Dev DD (2017)
      Dev DD
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Only for Singles (2019)
      Only for Singles
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2019
    • Kunal Kemmu in Abhay (2019)
      Abhay
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Girl in the City (2016)
      Girl in the City
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2018
    • Sumeet Vyas in Official CEOgiri (2018)
      Official CEOgiri
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Bobby Jasoos (2014)
      Bobby Jasoos
      5.5
      • Director (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2014

    Art Department



    • Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Aamir Khan, and Katrina Kaif in Dhoom 3 (2013)
      Dhoom 3
      5.4
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2013
    • Roadside Romeo (2008)
      Roadside Romeo
      4.9
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2008
    • Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshay Kumar in Tashan (2008)
      Tashan
      3.8
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2008
    • Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shukla, Vidya Malvade, Kimberly Miranda, Anaitha Nair, Nichola Sequeira, Chitrashi Rawat, Sandia Furtado, Raynia Mascerhanas, Shubhi Mehta, Nisha Nair, Tanya Abrol, Arya Menon, Sagarika Ghatge, Kimi Laldawla, Masochon V. Zimik, and Seema Azmi in Chak De! India (2007)
      Chak De! India
      8.1
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2007
    • Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Dhoom 2 (2006)
      Dhoom 2
      6.6
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2006
    • Kajol and Aamir Khan in Fanaa (2006)
      Fanaa
      7.1
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2006
    • Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Rani Mukerji in Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
      Bunty Aur Babli
      6.2
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2005
    • Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol, Rimi Sen, and John Abraham in Dhoom (2004)
      Dhoom
      6.6
      • storyboard artist (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2004

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Badmaash Company (2010)
      Badmaash Company
      6.1
      • assistant director (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2010
    • Roadside Romeo (2008)
      Roadside Romeo
      4.9
      • first assistant director (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2008
    • Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol, Rimi Sen, and John Abraham in Dhoom (2004)
      Dhoom
      6.6
      • assistant director (as Samar Shaikh)
      • 2004

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    • Alternative name
      • Samar Shaikh

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      • Samar Iqbal

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