Amole Gupte

Amole Gupte
Amole Gupte at Chronicles of Narnia Special Screening
Occupation	Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Nationality	Indian

Amole Gupte (Marathi: अमोल गुप्ते) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director, particularly known for his work on the 2007 Bollywood film Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) as creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wife, Deepa Bhatia (concept, research, and editing).

Filmography

Director

• Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)

Actor

• Bheja Fry 2 (2011)
• Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
• Urumi (film) (2011)
• Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010)
• Kaminey
• Holi

Writer

• Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
• Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)(2007)

Awards

2008 Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

• Won: Best Screenplay - Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)
• Won: Best Story - Taare Zameen Par

2008 Filmfare Awards

• Won: Best Story - Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)

2008 Star Screen Awards

• Won: Best Story - Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)
• Won: Best Dialogue - Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)

2008 V. Shantaram Awards

• Won: Best Writer - Taare Zameen Par

2008 Zee Cine Awards

• Won: Zee Cine Award for Best Story - Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)

2010 IIFA Awards

• Nominated: IIFA Best Villain Award - Kaminey

Further reading

• Vij, Gauri. "A leap of faith: Taare Zameen Par’s brilliance had as much to do with the creative duo of Deepa Bhatia and Amole Gupte as with the child on whom it rides." The Hindu, 3 February 2008.

• Anurag Kashyap. "TAARE ZAMEEN PE- not a review." [1], 18 December 2007.

External links

• Amole Gupte at the Internet Movie Database