
He started with the well known director producer Mahesh Bhatt. His first serious movie was Sir in which he got to know Mahesh Bhatt as a skillful director. He did well in movies like Krantiveer which was released in 1994, Aatish which was released in 1994 again. He also appeared in the movie Hum Tumharre Hain Sanam. In this movie he played the role of younger brother of Madhuri Dixit. In this movie, Atul’s simple and sound role was appreciatedand liked by the audience.
Atul Agnihotri got married to Alvira Khan who is the sister of Salman Khan. His father-in-law is scriptwriter Salim Khan. Some of the hit movies of Atul are Veergati, Gunhegar , Naaraaz, Krantiveer etc. He has directed the movies Hello, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa. He has also written the stories for the movies Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa and Roshan.