Vikramaditya Motwane

Vikramaditya Motwane
Vikramaditya Motwane, 2010
Born (1976-12-06) 6 December 1976[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active 1999–present

Vikramaditya Motwane (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter for films like Dev.D (2009) and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007). His directorial debut Udaan (2010) was selected to compete in the 'Un Certain Regard’ category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and also won seven Filmfare awards.[2][3][4][5] His second film was Lootera, a big-budget Bollywood period romance, released on 5 July 2013. His third film was Trapped, a survival drama starring Rajkummar Rao, released theatrically on 17 March 2017. His fourth film was Bhavesh Joshi, released theatrically on 1 June 2018. Motwane is the creator of Netflix's first Indian series Sacred Games.

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 (2001). He directed the song sequences in Anurag Kashyap's unreleased film Paanch (2003)[6] and was Choreographer on Deepa Mehta's Academy Award-nominated film Water (2005).[7]

Motwane released his debut feature film, entitled Udaan (2010), for Anurag Kashyap's production house, Anurag Kashyap Films, on 16 July 2010.,[3] which won seven Filmfare awards including Filmfare critics award for best movie and also won him the Best Director Award at the 2011 Star Screen Awards.[2][8][9]

Motwane's second film, a period romance called Lootera, was released on 5 July 2013.

Motwane's third film was a survival drama called Trapped. The film had its world premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival on 26 October 2016, where it was praised and received a Standing ovation. The film was released theatrically on 17 March 2017 to universal critical acclaim. The movie also won the award for 'Best Asian Film' by Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2017.

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 has commissioned a second season for it.[11]

Motwane is co-owner of Phantom Films, a film production company, with Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap, and Madhu Mantena.

Personal life

His father is Sindhi while his mother is Bengali.[12] He is married to photographer Ishika Mohan, who also appeared in his movie Udaan as Rohan's mother.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2007Dhan Dhana Dhan GoalYes
2009Dev.DYes
2010UdaanYesYes
2013LooteraYesYesYes
2014Hasee Toh PhaseeYes
2014QueenYes
2014UglyYes
2015NH10Yes
2015MasaanYes
2015HunterrrYes
2015Bombay VelvetYes
2015ShaandaarYes
2016Wrong Side RajuYes
2016Udta PunjabYes
2016Raman Raghav 2.0Yes
2017TrappedYesYes
2018MukkabaazYes
2018High JackYes
2018Bhavesh JoshiYesYesYes
2018ManmarziyaanYes

TV Shows

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2018 Sacred Games Yes Executive Netflix series
2018 Ghoul Executive Netflix series

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilm
2014National Film AwardsBest Feature Film in HindiQueen
2011Filmfare AwardsBest Film - CriticsUdaan
Best Story
Best Screenplay
2015Best FilmQueen
2003IIFA AwardsBest Sound RecordingDevdas
2015Best PictureQueen
2011Star Screen AwardsBest DirectorUdaan
2015Best FilmQueen
2011Zee Cine AwardsBest Director - CriticsUdaan
2011The Global Indian Film and TV HonoursBest Director
Best Story
Best Screenplay
2014Stardust AwardsBest FilmQueen

References

  1. ↑ Vikramaditya Motwane film.com.
  2. 1 2 "Udaan, Dabangg top winners at Fimfare Awards". Times of India. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 ‘I feel very pressurized right now’: Vikramaditya Motwane Mint (newspaper), 20 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cannes Calling". Indian Express. 17 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Festival 2010: Official Selection:Udaan Cannes Film Festival website.
  6. ↑ 15 Apr One Liners Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN, 15 April 2010.
  7. ↑ ‘Don’t Lie To Audiences’ Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 19, Dated 15 May 2010.
  8. ↑ Winners of 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011 Archived 9 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Bollywood Hungama, 6 January 2011
  9. ↑ "Star Screen Awards 2011: Salman Khan, Vidya Balan win top honours". Economic Times. 7 Jan 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Sacred Games: How India's first Netflix original came together". Hindustan Times. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  11. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi to be the main villain in season 2 of Sacred Games, says report". Hindustan Times. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  12. ↑ Priya Gupta (6 July 2013), "My parents' divorce helped me become a filmmaker: Vikramaditya", The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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