Vikramaditya Motwane

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Vikramaditya Motwane
Born 6 December 1976 (1976-12-06) (age 35)[1]
Bombay, India
Occupation film director, screenwriter
Years active 1999–present

Vikramaditya Motwane (born 12 June 1976) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter of films like Dev.D (2009) and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007). His directorial debut film, Udaan (2010) was selected to compete in the 'Un Certain Regard’ category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4]

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[edit] Life and career

Motwane was a long-time assistant of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and collaborated with Bhansali on the films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002). He directed the song sequences in Anurag Kashyap's film Paanch (2003)[5] and was Choreographer on Deepa Mehta's Academy Award-nominated film Water (2005).[6]

Motwane released his debut feature film, entitled Udaan (2010), for Anurag Kashyap's production house, Anurag Kashyap Films, on July 16, 2010.[2], and subsequently won him the Best Director Award at the 2011 Star Screen Awards.[7][8]

Motwane is said to be working on a biopic of the popular and controversial Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila[9].

[edit] Personal life

He is married to photographer Ishika Mohan.

[edit] Filmography

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