Maneesh Sharma (born 6 January 1980) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema.

[3] While studying filmmaking at CalArts, Maneesh worked as an associate director on Trona (2004), an English-German student film shot in Los Angeles.

[3] Two months after his return from the US, he got a break and started his Bollywood career as an associate director and an assistant director on a number of Yash Raj Films (YRF) productions such as Fanaa, Aaja Nachle and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, before making his feature directing debut with Band Baaja Baaraat (English title: Bands Horns and Revelry), based on a story written by himself, which was released on 10 December 2010.

[7] Sharma's second production is Akshay Roy's debut film, Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017), starring Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana.

In 2023, Sharma directed Tiger 3 starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi.