Amit Ravindernath Sharma is an Indian director & producer. He was born on 13th April 1980, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is best known for the 2018 film Badhaai Ho, which was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2018, having earned ₹220.34 crores ($31 million) as of December (2018), The Intern (2023), Lust Stories 2 (2023)
In the year 2014, Amit Ravindernath Sharma was invited by producer Boney Kapoor to direct Tevar, a remake of the 2003 Telugu film Okkadu, starring Arjun Kapoor. The film generally received poor reviews.
In the year 2016, Sharma was elected to the Cannes Lions Craft Jury. Sharma worked as the director on Badhaai Ho, which began shooting in late 2017 and starred Ayushmann Khurrana and Neena Gupta.
Sharma’s production company Chrome Pictures produced the film alongside Junglee Pictures, and it was released on 18 October 2018. The film became the seventh-highest opening weekend grosser of 2018 and earned ₹220.34 crores ($31 million) worldwide.
Sharma was set to direct an upcoming film about the life and career of Syed Abdul Rahim, also produced by Boney Kapoor. The filming started in 2019 but was delayed due to the pandemic. The film featuring music by A. R. Rahman is currently in post-production.