Amit V. Masurkar
Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter.[1][2]
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| Born | Amit V Masurkar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B.A History |
| Alma mater | Mumbai University Manipal Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Film Director Screenwriter |
Notable work | Newton (film) |
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
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
- Films
| Year | Title | Story | Screenplay | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Murder 3 | No | Yes | No |
| 2013 | Sulemani Keeda | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2017 | Newton | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TBA | Sherni | No | No | Yes |
References
- "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' | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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