Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, ''

Dombivali Fast ''Dombivli Fast'' ( mr, डोंबिवली फास्ट) is a 2005 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language drama film directed by Nishikanth Kamat. It is the story of a middle class bank employee, Madhav Apte, an ordinary, law-abiding ...

'' earned him accolades in

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, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in

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with

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in the lead as ''

Evano Oruvan ''Evano Oruvan'' ( en, Someone) is a 2007 Tamil-language drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's critically acclaimed Marathi film, ''Dombivli Fast'', which i ...

'', which opened to rave reviews. He also acted in the

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''. His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, ''

Mumbai Meri Jaan ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' (Hindi: , translation: ''Mumbai, My Life'') is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. It deals ...

'', which was filmed in

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. He directed the popular movie ''

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'', starring

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and debut of

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. It was a remake of the Tamil movie ''

Kaakha Kaakha ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (), titled ''The Police'' in the UK, is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars Suriya and Jyothika, with Jeevan playing the antagonist. The film featured music ...

''. He also played a negative role in the movie ''

Rocky Handsome ''Rocky Handsome'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Nishikant Kamat, written by Ritesh Shah, and produced by John Abraham under J. A. Entertainment and Sunir Khetrapal under Azure Entertainment respectively. An ...

''. Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and

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where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit. Kamat died at the age of 50 following

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Filmography

Television

*'' The Final Call'' - Creative Producer (2019–present) *''Rangbaaz Phirse'' - Creative Producer

Awards and nominations

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of severa ...

for ''

'' in 2006

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamat, Nishikant 1969 births 2020 deaths Male actors in Marathi cinema Marathi film directors Tamil film directors People from Sindhudurg district Male actors from Maharashtra Film directors from Maharashtra 21st-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian male actors Screenwriters from Maharashtra Marathi screenwriters Deaths from cirrhosis