John Mathew Matthan (also John Mathew Mathan/John Mathew) is an Indian

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from the southern state of

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. He is known for his 1999

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'' Sarfarosh'', starring

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and Naseeruddin Shah

Film career

John started his career as an assistant director on the epic movie ''

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'', directed by Sir Richard Attenborough. Also working on ''Gandhi'' was

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, who Matthan would later assist for several films before shifting to directing advertisements. In the early 1990s, Matthan started his own production company in

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called Cinematt Pictures Pvt Ltd. The company, which also involved Matthan's brother George, released its first feature film entitled '' Sarfarosh'' in 1999. Matthan began work on ''Sarfarosh'' in 1992. Seven years were spent on the research, pre-production, and production of the film until it was finally released to both critical and commercial success. The reviewer for '' Filmfare'' rated the film four stars out of five and wrote about Matthan, "Although this is his first film, director John Mathew Matthan draws perfectly crafted outputs from his entire cast." After ''Sarfarosh'', Matthan started working on a script which involved the issue of brain drain. However, after the tragedy of 9/11, the script lost its pertinence and Matthan moved on to another idea that germinated in the form of '' Shikhar'' (2005). Although critically acclaimed, the film did not fare too well at the box office. In 2007, Matthan began work on his next film titled ''

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''. Written by Vipul K Rawal and starring Himesh Reshammiya and

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, the film was completed in 2009 but its release delayed to 29 September 2013 due to a falling out with Himesh Reshammiya and his record label T-Series.

Filmography

Awards

Accolades

*Chairperson jury feature film, Indian Panorama at 51st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2021.

References

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