Amole Gupte

Amole Gupte
Amole Gupte at Chronicles of Narnia Special Screening
Born	1962 (age 53–54) Mumbai, India
Occupation	Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Nationality	Indian
Children	Partho Gupte

Amole Gupte (मराठी: अमोल गुप्ते), born c. 1962 is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director, particularly known for his work on the 2007 Bollywood film Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) as creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wife, Deepa Bhatia (concept, research, and editing).^[1] He is the chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India from 2012 to 2015.

Filmography

Director

• Sniff (2017)
• Hawa Hawai (2014)
• Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)^[2]
• One Idiot (2013)

Creative Director

• Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) (2007)

Actor

• Sniff (2017)
• Ek Tara (2015)
• Singham Returns (2014)
• Bheja Fry 2 (2011)
• Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
• Urumi (film) (2011)^[3]
• Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010)^[4]
• Kaminey (2009)
• Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)
• Holi (1984 film)

Writer

• Sniff (2017)
• Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) (2007)
• Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
• Hawaa Hawaai(2014)

Awards

2008 Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

• Won: Best Screenplay - Taare Zameen Par ( Stars on Earth)
• Won: Best Story - Taare Zameen Par^[5]

2008 Filmfare Awards

• Won: Best Story - Taare Zameen Par ( Stars on Earth)

2008 Star Screen Award

• Won: Best Story - Taare Zameen Par ( Stars on Earth)
• Won: Best Dialogue - Taare Zameen Par ( Stars on Earth)\

2008 V. Shantaram Awards

• Won: Best Writer - Taare Zameen Par^[6]

2008 Zee Cine Awards

• Won: Zee Cine Award for Best Story - Taare Zameen Par ( Stars on Earth)

2010 IIFA Awards

• Nominated: IIFA Best Villain Award - Kaminey

Further reading

• Vij, Gauri. "A leap of faith: Taare Zameen Par’s brilliance had as much to do with the creative duo of Deepa Bhatia and Amole Gupte as with the child on whom it rides." The Hindu, 3 February 2008.
• Anurag Kashyap. "TAARE ZAMEEN PE- not a review." , 18 December 2007.

Notes

1. Vij, Gauri (3 February 2008). "A leap of faith". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
2. "Amole Gupte makes film out of children's workshop - Movies News - Bollywood - ibnlive". IBN Live. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
3. "'Urumi' is my comment on globalisation: Santosh Sivan". Indian Express. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
4. "Phas Gaya Re Obama songs, Phas Gaya Re Obama videos, 2005". Dhunio.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
5. Winners of 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
6. Winners of the V. Shantaram Awards 2008

External links

• Amole Gupte at the Internet Movie Database