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30th March 1967 Nagesh Kuknoor Was Born

Nagesh Kukunoor

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Nagesh Kukunoor
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Nagesh Kukunoor at Saarang 2011, IIT Madras' cultural festival
Born30 March 1967 (age 48)
Hyderabad, India
Alma materGeorgia Institute of Technology
Warehouse Actors Theater
OccupationFilm director
Actor
Nagesh Kukunoor (born Nagesh Kukunoor Naidu, 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Bollywood and Parallel cinema. He is known for films such as Hyderabad Blues (1998), Rockford (1999), Iqbal (2005), Aashayein (2010), Lakshmi (2014), and Dhanak (2015). He has received four International Awards and a National Film Award for his works.
In 2003, he directed 3 Deewarein which was show cased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2003 International Film Festival of India. The film was also premiered at the Kolkata Film Festival.[1] After having been screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, where it was well received, the film was screened at the Commonwealth Festival at Manchester, it was nominated as one of the top five films, at the gala presentation. Nagesh Kukunoor has also received the Filmfare Award for Best Story.[2]
In 2006, He has garnered the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, for directing Iqbal. In 2014, he received the Mercedes Benz Audience Award, for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for Lakshmi.[3] In 2015 he directed the Marathi film, Dhanak which won The Grand Prix, Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film and a Special Mention Award from the Jury.[4][5]

Contents

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  • 1 Early life
  • 2 Film career
    • 2.1 Later features
  • 3 Filmography
  • 4 Awards
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Early life[edit]

Nagesh Kukunoor Naidu was born to Kusuma Sudarshan and KS Naidu in Hyderabad. As a child he loved watching Telugu, Hindi, and English films in the theatres of his neighbourhood, Narayanguda. Nagesh Kukunoor attended Osmania University in Hyderabad, India and received his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in the United States in 1988, and completed his Master's degree in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. After graduating from Georgia Tech, he went to work as an Environmental Consultant at Trinity Consultants in Texas, then in Atlanta, during which he attended workshops in film. He studied Acting & direction at the Warehouse Actor's Theater in Atlanta.[6]

Film career[edit]

He invested the money he made from his engineering career in USA in producing the movie Hyderabad Blues. It is based on a script that he wrote in Atlanta dealing with Indians returning home from the United States of America. He directed and acted in the movie. It was a budget of Rs. 1.7 million (roughly equivalent to US$40,000) and shot in 17 days. It was perceived by Sanjay Arora, an independent film maker, to be realistic and among one of the first movies to use Hyderabadi Urdu correctly.[7] It became the most successful independent film in India.[8] The film was featured at Peachtree International Film Festival in Atlanta and Rhode Island International Film Festival.[9]

Later features[edit]

3 Deewarein (2003) was premiered at the Kolkata Film Festival.[1] In contrast to his earlier work, it had a budget of INR21 million (US$330,000) and featured established actors including Naseeruddin Shah, Juhi Chawla and Jackie Shroff.[10][11]
In 2006, Nagesh KuKunoor wrote and directed Dor, a drama film featuring Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag and Shreyas Talpade as the lead actors. Nagesh also acted in the film, playing the role of businessman Chopra. The film is about two women who come from different backgrounds and how fate brings them together. Meera (Ayesha Takia), a young woman who becomes a widow shortly after marriage, is trapped by tradition. Zeenat (Gul Panag), on the other hand, faces the daunting task of saving the life of her husband, who is on trial for murder. A bahuroopiya (Shreyas Talpade) helps her reach Meera, who holds the "string" to Zeenat's hope. The companionship that develops between Meera and Zeenat results in redemption for both. The film, which is a remake of the Malayalam film, Perumazhakkalam (2004), was well received by both, the critics and film buffs.
It was however his film Iqbal,[12] which was brilliantly written by Vipul K Rawal featuring Shreyas Talpade and Naseeruddin Shah which won him a lot of critical acclaim and recognition for the simple yet heart rendering script and the acting by all actors.
8x10 Tasveer (2009), features Akshay Kumar in the lead role and Ayesha Takia as the female lead it is a thriller with a touch of Hollywood style cinematography, but fared poorly at the box office. It is considered to be Nagesh's most self-reflective work to date. "I like to cast characters who are close to me. And this one gets as close to me as possible. I was once an environmental consultant. Akshay plays the part of an environment protection officer," Kukunoor said in an April 2009 interview.[13]
In 2015, at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, his feature Dhanak (Rainbow) won The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film, plus it also a Special Mention by Children's Jury in Generation Kplus Section .[14][15]

Filmography[edit]

YearFilmDirectorProducerScreenwriterActorNotes
2015DhanakYesYesYesThe Grand Prix, Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film, 65th Berlin International Film Festival[14]
2014LakshmiYesYesYesYesWon Mercedes Benz Audience Award, for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
2011ModYesYesYes
2010AashayeinYesYes
20098x10 TasveerYesYes
2008Bombay To BangkokYesYes
2006DorYesYesIndo-American Arts Council Film Festival [16]
Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival [17]
2005IqbalYesWon National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
2004Hyderabad Blues 2YesYesYesYesNagesh Kukunoor - Nominated for "Best Performance in an Indian English Film" at Screen Weekly Awards.[18]
20033 DeewareinYesYesYesIndian Film Festival of Los Angeles
International Film Festival of India
Kolkata Film Festival
Nominated at Commonwealth Film Festival of Manchester
Won Filmfare Award for Best Story
2001Bollywood CallingYesYesYesRome Film Festival
1999RockfordYesYesYesEnglish Film
1998Hyderabad BluesYesYesYesYesDebut Feature film
Won Audience Award for best film at the Peachtree Village International Film Festival in Atlanta
Won Audience Award for best film at the Rhode Island Film Festival.
1995One Culture At a TimeYesYesYesDebut Short Film

Awards[edit]

National Film Awards
  • National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues – Iqbal – 2006
International Awards
  • Audience Award for best film at the Peachtree International Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia – Hyderabad Blues – 1999
  • Audience Award for best film at the Rhode Island International Film Festival – Hyderabad Blues – 1999[19][20]
  • Best Film - Mercedes Benz Audience Award, for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival - Lakshmi - 2014[3]
  • The Grand Prix, Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film, 65th Berlin International Film Festival - Dhanak – 2015[14]
Filmfare Awards
  • Filmfare Award for Best Story – 3 Deewarein – 2004
Other Awards
  • Teacher's Achievement Award for Creative and Performing Arts – 2002

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to:a b Sircar, Subhra (14 November 2002). "Desi films draw bigger crowds than foreign films". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September2010.
  2. Jump up^ http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP2003Award.aspx?PdfName=IP2003.pdf
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b "Lakshmi wins Audience Award". India West. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  4. Jump up^ "Small film, big win: Nagesh Kukunoor’s ‘Dhanak’ wins two awards at Berlinale". The Indian Express. 17 February 2015.
  5. Jump up^ Jaidev Hemmady (16 February 2015). "Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Dhanak' Bags Award At The Berlin Film Festival". movietalkies.
  6. Jump up^ "Nagesh Kukunoor – Biography". Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  7. Jump up^ "My Inspiration -Directors » Filmmakeronline.com – Sanjay Arora Independent Filmmaker". Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  8. Jump up^ "Hyderabad Blues 2 : Box Office India". Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  9. Jump up^ "Hyderabad Blues". Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  10. Jump up^ Varghese, Nina (10 August 2003). "The White formula for crossover success". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  11. Jump up^ "English dreams, Hinglish films...". The Hindu. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  12. Jump up^ "Hackneyed themes, new nuances". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 8 November 2009.
  13. Jump up^ "Akshay plays a character close to me: Nagesh Kukunoor - Sify.com". Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  14. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Awards and Juries in The Generation Section". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  15. Jump up^ "Nagesh Kukunoor’s ‘Dhanak’ bags honour at Berlin Film Fest". The Hindu. February 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  16. Jump up^ "DOR to be screened at IAAC Film Festival". Glamsham.com. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  17. Jump up^ "IAFF: Event and Screening Locations". Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  18. Jump up^ "Screen Weekly Awards (2005)". IMDB.com. Retrieved 30 Nov 2011.
  19. Jump up^ "Nagesh Kukunoor, From Chemical Engineering to Bollywood". Georgia Tech College of Engineering. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  20. Jump up^ "Informals...". IITB. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

External links[edit]

  • Nagesh Kukunoor at the Internet Movie Database
  1. Nagesh Kukunoor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    या पानाचे भाषांतर करा
    Nagesh Kukunoor (born Nagesh Kukunoor Naidu, 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly ...

    Mod (film)

    Mod (Hindi: मोड़) is a movie by Nagesh Kukunoor, starring ...

    Dor

    Dor (Hindi: डोर, Urdu: ڈور‎, English: String) is a 2006 Indian drama ...

    Rockford (film)

    Rockford is a 1999 coming-of-age film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor.

    3 Deewarein

    3 Deewarein (3 Walls) is a 2003 Hindi film written, directed and ...

    Aashayein

    Aashayein (Hopes) is a 2010 Hindi film written and directed by ...

    8 x 10 Tasveer

    8 x 10 Tasveer (English: 8 x 10 Picture) is a 2009 Bollywood ...
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  2. Nagesh Kukunoor - IMDb

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    या पानाचे भाषांतर करा
    Nagesh Kukunoor, Director: Iqbal. Nagesh Kukunoor is a director and writer, known for Iqbal (2005), Dor (2006) and 3 Deewarein (2003).
  3. Nagesh Kukunoor (@nkukunoor) | Twitter

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    1198 tweets • 61 photos/videos • 9225 followers. "Still remember as clear as crystal the day @ShafqatAmanatA sang Yeah Hausla in @salim_merchant studio ...
  4. Nagesh Kukunoor - Times of India

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    या पानाचे भाषांतर करा
    Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor reveals what drives him to make films, what he misses the most about Hyderabad and why his latest, Dhanak might be his most ...
  5. Berlin gives Dhanak a new impetus - Nagesh Kukunoor ...

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    २० डिसें, २०१४ - The very prolific Nagesh Kukunoor's new film Dhanak has been selected in the prestigious Generation K Plus section of the Berlin Film Festival.
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    ... Get latest news on Nagesh Kukunoor. Read breaking news on Nagesh Kukunoorupdated and published on IBNLive.com including stories, photos, videos etc.
  7. Lakshmi review: Nagesh Kukunoor's film on trafficking is just ...

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    २१ मार्च, २०१४ - A good movie about humans being exploited needs to be moving, bold and it needs to resonate emotionally. Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi is ...

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