Nishikant Kamat

Nishikant Kamat
Nishikant Kamat at special screening of Marathi film Balak Palak
Born	Malvan, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Director
Years active	2004–present

Nishikant Kamat is an Indian filmmaker. His debut film, Dombivali Fast earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as Evano Oruvan, which opened to rave reviews.^[1] He also acted in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat.^[2]

His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, Mumbai Meri Jaan, which was filmed in Hindi.^[3] He also played a negative role in the movie Rocky Handsome.^[4]

Filmography

Nishikanth Kamath (3rd from left) with Javed Akhtar

Year	Film	Language	Director	Writer	Actor	Notes
2004	Hava Aney Dey	Hindi			Yes
2004	Saatchya Aat Gharat	Marathi		Yes	Yes
2005	Dombivali Fast	Marathi	Yes			loosely based on Falling Down
2007	Evano Oruvan	Tamil	Yes			remake of Dombivali Fast
2008	Mumbai Meri Jaan	Hindi	Yes
2011	404 Error Not Found	Hindi			Yes
2011	Force	Hindi	Yes			remake of Kaakha Kaakha
2014	Lai Bhaari	Marathi	Yes
2015	Drishyam	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Drishyam
2016	Rocky Handsome	Hindi	Yes		Yes	Based on The Man from Nowhere
2016	Madaari	Hindi	Yes

Awards and nominations

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Dombivali Fast in 2006^[5]

References

1. "The Hindu : Friday Review of Evano Oruvan". Chennai, India. 7 December 2007.
2. "IMDB Title for Saatchya aat gharat".
3. "Madhavan's Mumbai bomb connection".
4. "Director Nishikant Kamat goes bald for 'Rocky Handsome' Movie Promotion".
5. "National Film Award 2006".

External links

• Nishikant Kamat at the Internet Movie Database