Madhur Bhandarkar is an indian marathi Indian film director and actor, who was born in a Maharashtrian Saraswat Brahmin family.

Bhandarkar was a former assistant to Ram Gopal Varma, where he played a small role in his 1995 film Rangeela.

Madhur Bhandarkar made his debut work as a film director in the year 1999 with the movie Trishakti.