Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan," directed by Atlee Kumar and featuring a star-studded cast, made history on its first day at the Indian box office.
Early estimates suggest the Hindi version of the film raked in an impressive Rs 65-67 crores nett on its opening day.
Let's find out more about Jawan Director Atlee's early life, career, wife, and other super hits movies--
Atlee is a renowned film director, screenwriter, and producer in the Tamil film industry.
His directorial journey began with the 2013 hit, "Raja Rani."
Atlee, originally named Arun Kumar, was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in 1986.
He pursued Visual Communications at Sathyabhama University while growing up in Chennai.
Atlee tied the knot with Krishna Priya, a prominent TV and film personality, in November 2014.
His film career began as an assistant director to Shankar Shanmugham on "Enthiran" a.k.a. "Robot" (2010).
"Theri" (2016) and "Bigil" (2019) were two of his other successful directorial ventures.