Ali Abbas Zafar began his career as a director with Yash Raj Films' Mere Brother Ki Dulhan in 2011, which starred Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Ali Zafar in crucial roles. He then went on to make films like Gunday, Sultan, Bharat, and Tiger Zinda Hai. He now has multiple projects coming up like the Mr. India reboot, a Superhero film with Katrina Kaif, and a web series called Dilli with Saif Ali Khan.

And in an interview with Supriya Nair of midday.com, Zafar spoke about how the Yash Raj Films is completely run by outsiders while talking about the insider and outsider debate in the Hindi film industry. First talking about the process of making a mark for himself in Bollywood, he said, "In my career, I've been fortunate enough and God has been very kind."