Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla is an Indian film director, best known as one half of the director duo Abbas–Mustan, alongside his brother Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla. Born in 1950 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Mustan hails from a family with roots in Surat, Gujarat. Together with his brother, he has become renowned for directing stylish suspense, action, and romantic thrillers in Hindi cinema.