Aditya Dhar
Aditya Dhar | |
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.jpg) Aditya at 50th IFFI, 2019 | |
| Born | March 12, 1983[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director, Screenwriter |
| Known for | Uri: The Surgical Strike |
Aditya Dhar is an Indian writer, director and lyricist. He made his directorial debut with Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), which was based on the 2016 Uri attack. He won the best director award for this film at the 66th National Film Awards in 2019.
Dhar has been associated in the past with films like Kabul Express, Tezz, Aakrosh, Haal-e-Dil among others in different capacities like dialogue writer, screenplay writer and lyrics writer.
Early life
His schooling is from Guru Harkrishan Public School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.He was the sports captain of the school in the year 1997.He is a graduate from Delhi University.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Dialogue | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kabul Express | Yes | |||
| 2008 | Haal-e-Dil | Yes | |||
| 2008 | One Two Three | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Daddy Cool | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Aakrosh | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Tezz | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Yes | Yes | ||
| TBA | The Immortal Ashwatthama † | Yes | Yes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | 66th National Film Awards | Best Director | Won | [2] |
| Jagran Film Festival | Best Debut Director | Won | [3] | ||
| 26th Screen Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [4] | ||
| Most Promising Debut Director | Won | ||||
| 2020 | 65th Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [5] | |
| Best Debut Director | Won | ||||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Most Promising Director | Won | ||||
| TBA | 21st IIFA Awards | Best Director | Pending | [6] | |
| Best Story | Pending |
References
- ^ "Aditya Dhar profile on Times f India". Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "National Film Awards: Vicky Kaushal And Ayushmann Khurrana Share Best Actor". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated". currentaffairs.gktoday.in.
- ^ Kerner, Lou (9 December 2019). "Star Screen Awards 2019 Winners List – Who won Star Screen Awards this year?". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards 2020 winners list: Gully Boy makes history, wins 13 awards including Best Film, Actor and Actress". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ "IIFA - International Indian Film Academy". IIFA - International Indian Film Academy. Retrieved 2020-05-17.