Sudhir Mishra
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| Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter |
| Spouse | Renu Saluja (widowed) Sushmita Mukherjee (divorced)[1] |
Sudhir Mishra is an Indian film director and screenwriter most renowned for directing critically acclaimed films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi and Chameli.[2][3]
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[edit] Early life and education
He was born and brought up in Lucknow. He is grandson of former madhya pradesh chief minister Dwarka Prasad Mishra .His father, DN Mishra, was the founder member of Lucknow Film Society.[4] He graduated from Delhi University, where, he met Badal Sircar and formed a theatre group called Workshop Theatre, and worked on several plays with him.
After one and half year with Badal Sarkar, Sudhir Mishra left for Pune. In Pune, he spent time at FTII, (Film and Television Institute of India), Pune, where his younger brother, Sudhanshu Mishra (to whom he credits to have learnt much of his cinema) was a student. Sudhir never studied at the institute himself.[5]
[edit] Career
He moved to Mumbai in 1980, and started his career as assistant director and scriptwriter in Kundan Shah's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983) and later worked with Saeed Akhtar Mirza in Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984) and with Vidhu Vinod Chopra in Khamosh (1985).
He made his directorial debut with the film, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin in 1987 which won the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director.
He went on to make acclaimed films like "Dharavi"(1991), Main Zinda Hoon (1988), Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) and Chameli (2003), and his most acclaimed film to date, the 2005 film, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. This was followed by Khoya Khoya Chand in December 2007.
[edit] Awards
- 1987 Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director: Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987)
- 1989 National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues: Main Zinda Hoon (1988)
- 1992 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi: Dharavi (1991)
- 2006 Filmfare Best Story Award: Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005)
- 2010: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (French Government)[6] France's knighthood - equivalent to the "Sir" title of the British
[edit] Filmography
- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983) - Sceenwriter
- Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984) - Screenwriter
- Khamosh (1985) - Screenwriter, Actor
- Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987) - Director, Screenwriter
- Main Zinda Hoon (1988) - Director, Screenwriter
- Dharavi (1992) - Director, Screenwriter
- Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) – Director, Screenwriter
- Calcutta Mail (2003) - Director, Screenwriter
- Chameli (2003) – Director, Screenwriter
- Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005) - Director, Screenwriter
- Traffic Signal (2007) - Actor
- Khoya Khoya Chand (2007) -Director, Screenwriter
- Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (release indefinitely postponed) - Director, Screenwriter
- Raat Gayi Baat Gayi (2010) - Actor
- Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011) - Director, Screenwriter
- Dhruv (film) (In Production) - Director
[edit] References
- ^ "Sudhir Mishra still enamoured by ex-wife's humour". Sify.com. 16 December 2007. http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14576442.
- ^ INTERVIEW: Search for understanding The Hindu, 8 May 2005.
- ^ 'Cinema should excite minds' SHAMBHU SAHU, TNN, The Times of India, 22 April 2006.
- ^ Straight Answers: Sudhir Mishra, Filmmaker on Indian cinema TNN, The Times of India, 24 April 2006. "My late wife Renu Saluja, a prominent film editor herself, taught me cinema to a large extent. "
- ^ Passion for Cinema
- ^ "Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta felicitated by French government". July 16, 2010. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/sudhir-mishra-ketan-mehta-felicitated-by-french-government_100397001.html.
[edit] External links
- Sudhir Mishra at the Internet Movie Database
- Moon And Sixpence, Nisha Susan on the shambling creativity of Sudhir Mishra
- Interview with Sudhir Mishra on his film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
- Sudhir's Blog at PassionforCinema
- Sudhir Mishra comments on his films
