Vikramaditya Motwane
Vikramaditya Motwane | |
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Bombay, Maharashtra , India | |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse |
Ishika Mohan Motwane
(m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
Vikramaditya Motwane (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for films like Udaan (2010), Lootera (2013), Trapped (2017), Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018) and "Indi(r)a's Emergency" (2023).
His directorial debut
Mr Motwane is the board member of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.[3]
Early and personal life
His father is
, as Rohan's mother.Career
Motwane was a long-time assistant of
Motwane released his debut feature film, entitled
Motwane's second film, a period romance called Lootera, was released on 5 July 2013.
Motwane's third film was a survival drama called
Motwane created American streaming company Netflix's first Indian series 'Sacred Games', based on the novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra and directed it along with Anurag Kashyap.[10] The series was met with critical acclaim and Netflix then commissioned a second season for it later.
Motwane was co-owner of
that dissolved in 2018.In June 2020, it was announced that Motwane will be adapting the 2019 non-fiction book
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Undisputed | Yes | Short film | ||
| 2007 | Goal | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Dev.D | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Udaan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Lootera | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Hasee Toh Phasee | Yes | |||
Queen |
Yes | ||||
| Ugly | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | NH10 | Yes | |||
| Masaan | Yes | ||||
| Hunterrr | Yes | ||||
| Bombay Velvet | Yes | ||||
| Shaandaar | Yes | ||||
| 2016 | Wrong Side Raju | Yes | |||
| Udta Punjab | Yes | ||||
| Raman Raghav 2.0 | Yes | ||||
| 2017 | Trapped | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Mukkabaaz | Yes | |||
| High Jack | Yes | ||||
| Bhavesh Joshi Superhero | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Manmarziyaan | Yes | ||||
| 2019 | The Booth | Yes | Short film | ||
| 2020 | Awake | Yes | Short film | ||
| Cargo | Yes | Executive producer | |||
| AK vs AK | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | 2024 | Yes | |||
| 2023 | Indi(r)a's Emergency | Yes | Documentary |
Television
| Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creator
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Executive producer | Director | Writer | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sacred Games | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed season 1 with Anurag Kashyap |
| 2018 | Ghoul | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2021 | Decoupled | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Jubilee | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-created with Soumik Sen |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | National Film Awards | Best Feature Film in Hindi | Queen
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| 2011 | Filmfare Awards | Best Film (Critics) | Udaan |
| Best Story | |||
| Best Screenplay | |||
| 2015 | Best Film | Queen | |
| 2003 | IIFA Awards |
Best Sound Recording | Dev.D |
| 2015 | Best Picture | Queen | |
| 2011 | Star Screen Awards |
Best Director | Udaan |
| 2015 | Best Film | Queen | |
2011 |
Zee Cine Awards | Best Director (Critics) | Udaan |
| 2014 | Stardust Awards | Best Film | Queen |
| 2023 | 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Director Drama Sereis | Jubilee |
References
- ^ a b "Udaan, Dabangg top winners at Fimfare Awards". The Times of India. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Festival 2010: Official Selection:Udaan Cannes Film Festival website.
- ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image - Trustees Site". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com.
- ^ Priya Gupta (6 July 2013), "My parents' divorce helped me become a filmmaker: Vikramaditya", The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- CNN-IBN, 15 April 2010.
- ^ ‘Don’t Lie To Audiences’ Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 19, Dated 15 May 2010.
- ^ ‘I feel very pressurized right now’: Vikramaditya Motwane Mint (newspaper), 20 April 2010.
- ^ Winners of 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011 Archived 9 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bollywood Hungama, 6 January 2011
- ^ "Star Screen Awards 2011: Salman Khan, Vidya Balan win top honours". Economic Times. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Sacred Games: How India's first Netflix original came together". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Vikramaditya Motwane to adapt Black Warrant into series, to bring unheard Tihar Jail stories on screen". India Today. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Vikramaditya Motwane to adapt 'Black Warrant' into series". The Week. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
- Vikramaditya Motwane at IMDb
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