He started his career as an assistant director on Swades (2004).
His debut film Wake Up Sid won him the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.
He is closely associated with Dharma Productions and Karan Johar.
He is known for long development cycles, spending years perfecting scripts.
He belongs to the illustrious Mukherjee-Samarth family, which includes Bollywood legends like Tanuja, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji.a