Nishikant Kamat
Nishikant Kamat | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Director, Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Nishikant Kamat is an Indian filmmaker. His debut film, Dombivali Fast earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as Evano Oruvan, which opened to rave reviews.[1] He also acted in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat.[2]
His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, Mumbai Meri Jaan, which was filmed in Hindi.[3] He also played a negative role in the movie Rocky Handsome.[4]
Kamat is an alumni of Mumbai's Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit.[5]
Filmography
Year | Film | Language | Director | Writer | Actor | Notes |
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2004 | Hava Aney Dey | Hindi | Yes | |||
2004 | Saatchya Aat Gharat | Marathi | Yes | Yes | ||
2005 | Dombivali Fast | Marathi | Yes | loosely based on Falling Down | ||
2007 | Evano Oruvan | Tamil | Yes | remake of Dombivali Fast | ||
2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Hindi | Yes | |||
2011 | 404 Error Not Found | Hindi | Yes | |||
2011 | Force | Hindi | Yes | remake of Kaakha Kaakha | ||
2014 | Lai Bhaari | Marathi | Yes | |||
2015 | Drishyam | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Drishyam | ||
2016 | Rocky Handsome | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Based on The Man from Nowhere | |
2016 | Madaari | Hindi | Yes | |||
2017 | Fugay | Marathi | Yes | |||
2017 | Daddy | Hindi | Yes | As Inspector Vijaykar Nitin | ||
2017 | Julie 2 | Hindi | Yes | As Film Director Mohit | ||
2018 | Bhavesh Joshi | Hindi | Yes | |||
2022 | Darbadar | Hindi | Yes |
Television
- The Final Call - Creative Producer
- Rangbaaz Phirse - Creative Producer
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "The Hindu : Friday Review of Evano Oruvan". Chennai, India. 7 December 2007.
- ^ "IMDB Title for Saatchya aat gharat".
- ^ "Madhavan's Mumbai bomb connection".
- ^ "Director Nishikant Kamat goes bald for 'Rocky Handsome' Movie Promotion".
- ^ "Nishikant Kamat: Film industry is not my life, it's a part of my life". Times of India. 21 July 2015.
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External links
Categories:
- Living people
- Male actors in Marathi cinema
- Marathi film directors
- Tamil film directors
- People from Sindhudurg district
- Male actors from Maharashtra
- Film directors from Maharashtra
- 21st-century Indian film directors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Screenwriters from Maharashtra
- Marathi screenwriters
- 1969 births