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), and Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018).
Vikramaditya Motwane | |
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 Motwane in 2020 | |
| Born | 6 December 1976 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse |
Ishika Mohan Motwane
(m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
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.[1][2] 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 Superhero, released theatrically on 1 June 2018. Motwane is the creator of Netflix's first Indian series Sacred Games. In 2020, his film AK vs AK was released.
Mr Motwane is the board member of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.[3]
Early and personal life
editHis father is Sindhi Hindu while his mother is Bengali Hindu.[4] He is married to photographer Ishika Mohan, who appeared in his debut, Udaan, as Rohan's mother.
Career
editMotwane 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 unreleased 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 16 July 2010,[7] 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.[1][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 then commissioned a second season for it later.
Motwane was co-owner of Phantom Films, a film production company, with Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap, and Madhu Mantena that dissolved in 2018.
In June 2020, it was announced that Motwane will be adapting the 2019 non-fiction book Black Warrant into a web series.[11] The rights are jointly acquired by his production company Andolan Films and writer-journalist Josy Joseph's Confluence Media.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 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 | ||
| 2024 | CTRL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | 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
edit| Year | Award | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | National Film Awards | Best Feature Film in Hindi | Queen |
| 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 Series | Jubilee |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Udaan". Cannes FilmFestival. 11 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image - Trustees Site". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Priya Gupta (6 July 2013), "My parents' divorce helped me become a filmmaker: Vikramaditya" Archived 17 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ 15 Apr One Liners Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN, 15 April 2010.
- ^ ‘Don’t Lie To Audiences’ Archived 13 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 19, Dated 15 May 2010.
- ^ ‘I feel very pressurized right now’: Vikramaditya Motwane Archived 25 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine 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. Archived from the original on 15 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. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.