Amit V. Masurkar
Amit V Masurkar | |
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| Born | Amit V Masurkar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B.A. History |
| Alma mater | Manipal Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director Screenwriter |
| Notable work | Newton (film) |
Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter.[1][2]
He directed the independent comedy film Sulemani Keeda. His second feature film, Newton was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[3][4][5] He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Screenplay for this film.[6]
Early life and education
[edit]Masurkar dropped out of an engineering course at Manipal Institute of Technology at the age of 20 to pursue filmmaking. He later acquired a BA degree in history from Mumbai University.[7]
Filmography
[edit]- Films
| Year | Title | Director | Screenplay | Story | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Murder 3 | No | Yes | No | additional screenplay |
| 2013 | Sulemani Keeda | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Newton | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Sherni | Yes | No | No | also Producer |
References
[edit]- ^ "Amit Masurkar". IMDb. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (27 January 2017). "Amit Masurkar: Newton's search for order in chaos". Livemint. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao's Newton Is India's Pick For The Oscars". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "'Newton' box-office collection Day 2: Rajkummar Rao starrer mints Rs 2.50 crore". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Newton: Reactions on Twitter". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka. "Amit V Masurkar: 'Some of my favourite Ray films were premiered in Berlin'". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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