When debuts detonate: Directors who blew up the screen with their very first film!

Filmmakers who make an immediate impact are rare. This piece highlights directors whose debut films were landmark achievements, from Aditya Chopra’s romantic revolution with ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ to Satyajit Ray’s humanist masterpiece ‘Pather Panchali’. It also celebrates Rajkumar Hirani’s heartwarming ‘Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.’, Ayan Mukerji’s urban narrative ‘Wake Up Sid’, and Aditya Suhas Jambhale’s politically charged ‘Article 370’.