After finishing his schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir, Bandra, Mumbai and junior college at Jai Hind, Church Gate, he took up an advertising course at Hassaram Rijhumal College. Later, he went to the United States for a short diploma course on filmmaking. During that trip he also explored the New York dining scene with his friend Rikhey, which resulted in him eventually entering the hospitality industry.
He started his career as an assistant director in Zeher (2005), Kalyug and Woh Lamhe (2006), under director Mohit Suri and Vishesh Films.
In October 2006, he quit his job to work on a script. He made his directional debut in 2008, starring Emraan Hashmi, produced by Vishesh Films. was released in 2008 and was successful.
He made a film in 2009 Tum Mile, based on the 26 July 2005 Mumbai floods, starring Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan. In 2012, a sequel to was released and it got a huge success.
In 2009, he opened a fine dining restaurant named Trikaya at Bavdhan, Pune.