Nishikant Kamat Explained

Nishikant Kamat
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Yearsactive:2004–2020

Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. 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.[2] He also acted in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat.[3]

His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, Mumbai Meri Jaan, which was filmed in Hindi.[4] He directed the popular movie Force, starring John Abraham and debut of Vidyut Jamwal. It was a remake of the Tamil movie Kaakha Kaakha. He also played a negative role in the movie Rocky Handsome.[5]

Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit.

Kamat died at the age of 50 due to cirrhosis and COVID-19.[6] [7]

Filmography

Year Film Language Director Writer Actor class=unsortableNotes
2004 Hava Aney Dey Hindi As Chabia
Saatchya Aat Gharat Marathi
2005 Dombivali Fast Marathi Inspired by Falling Down
2007 Evano Oruvan Tamil Remake of Dombivali Fast
2008 Mumbai Meri Jaan Hindi
2011 404 Error Not Found Hindi
Force Hindi Remake of Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
2014 Lai Bhaari Marathi
2015 Drishyam Hindi Remake of Drishyam
2016 Rocky Handsome Hindi Remake of The Man from Nowhere (2010)
Madaari Hindi
2017 Fugay Marathi
Daddy Hindi As Inspector Vijaykar Nitin
Julie 2 Hindi As Film Director Mohit
2018 Bhavesh JoshiHindiAs Rana

Television

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 June 2020 . Film director Nishikant Kamat passes away. 17 August 2020 . Times of India.
  2. News: Friday Review of Evano Oruvan. https://web.archive.org/web/20071209115822/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/12/07/stories/2007120750060200.htm . dead . 9 December 2007 . Chennai, India . The Hindu. 7 December 2007.
  3. Web site: IMDB Title for Saatchya aat gharat . IMDb. 31 May 2004.
  4. Web site: Madhavan's Mumbai bomb connection.
  5. Web site: Look who's the villain in John setu's 'Rocky Handsome'. DNA. 13 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Know Bollywood Celebs Who Lost Battle to COVID-19 . 23 April 2021 .
  7. Web site: Film director Nishikant Kamat passes away. 18 August 2020. Times of India. en. 17 August 2020.
  8. Web site: National Film Award 2006 . 18 December 2009 . 26 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090826160843/http://www.hindilyrics.net/awards/national-film-awards-2006.html . dead .