Abhishek Kapoor

Abhishek Kapoor (born 6 August 1971) is an Indian film director, former actor, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for his work in Rock On!! (2008), Kai Po Che! (2013), Fitoor (2016), Kedarnath (2018) and Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021).

Abhishek Kapoor
Kapoor and Pragya Yadav at Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla show for 'Volvo S90'
Born (1971-08-06) 6 August 1971
India
Other namesGattu Kapoor
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • former actor
  • writer
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
RelativesJeetendra (uncle)
Ekta Kapoor (cousin)
Tusshar Kapoor (cousin)

Career

He started his career as an actor in 1996 with the films Aashique Mastane, opposite Monica Bedi, directed by Ajay Kashyap and Uff! Yeh Mohabbat, opposite Twinkle Khanna, directed by Vipin Handa.

He made his directorial début with Aryan in 2006 which was a critical and commercial failure.[1][2]

In 2008, he wrote and directed the musical drama Rock On!! starring Farhan Akhtar and Arjun Rampal. The film won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and the Filmfare Award for Best Story, in addition to his first nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director. The film was also a commercial success at the box office.[2]

In 2013, he screenwrote and directed the buddy sports drama Kai Po Che (2013), starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkummar Rao, Amit Sadh and Amrita Puri. The film, based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, The 3 Mistakes of My Life had its world premiere at the 63rd Berlin Film Festival's World Panorama segment. The film won him the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay, and earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.

In 2016, he directed and produced the romantic drama Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. The film, starring Tabu, Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapur, opened to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and emerged as an underwhelming success at the box office. His next directorial that year was Rock On 2 , the sequel to Rock On!!, which proved to be a critical and commercial failure.

In 2018, he helmed the romantic disaster drama Kedarnath starring Rajput alongside Sara Ali Khan in her debut. The film, which followed an inter-faith love story amidst the backdrop of the 2013 North India floods, proved to be a commercial success at the box office and received positive reviews from critics upon release.

In 2021, he directed the social romantic drama Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021), starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor, which narrated the story of a gym trainer who falls in love with a trans-woman. The film received positive reviews from critics and emerged as a moderate commercial success at the box office. It earned Kapoor his second Filmfare Award for Best Story.

Kapoor has launched his production company, Guy in the Sky Pictures.

Personal life

Kapoor is a cousin of the actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor. His mother Madhubala, is the sister of Bollywood actor Jeetendra.[3]

On 4 May 2015, Abhishek married Swedish actress and model Pragya Yadav.[4] They have two children, Isana and Shamsher.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerActor
1996 Aashique MastaneNoNoNoYes
Uff! Yeh MohabbatNoNoNoYes
2006 Aryan: UnbreakableYesYesNoNo
2008 Rock On!!YesStoryNoNo
2013 Kai Po CheYesYesNoNo
2016 FitoorYesYesYesNo
Rock On 2NoStoryNoNo
2018 KedarnathYesStoryYesNo
2021 Chandigarh Kare AashiquiYesStoryYesNo

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Best Feature Film in Hindi Rock On!! Won [6]

Filmfare Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Best Story Rock On!! Won [7]
Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2014 Kai Po Che! Nominated [8]
Best Screenplay Won [9]
2022 Best Story Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui Won

IIFA Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Best Director Rock On!! Nominated [10]
2014 Kai Po Che! Nominated [11]
Best Story Nominated

Screen Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Best Director Rock On!! Nominated [12]
2014 Kai Po Che! Nominated

References
  1. Taran Adarsh (15 December 2006). "Aryan – Unbreakable: Critic review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. Shweta Teotia. Indian Express (5 September 2008). "The rocking underdog: Abhishek Kapoor". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. "Filmi Family Tree: Know Ekta Kapoor's famous cousin?". Rediff. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. "Director Abhishek Kapoor ties knots with Swedish Actress Pragya Yadav". news.biharprabha.com. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  5. "Kedarnath Director Abhishek Kapoor's Wife Pragya Kapoor Shares Pic of a Chill Time with Newborn Son". Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. "56th National Film Awards juries (PIB)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  7. "Nominations for 54th Filmfare Awards 2009". Sify. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. "59th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations". Filmfare. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. "Winners of 59th Idea Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. "Nominations for the IIFA Awards 2009". Bollywood Hungama. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. "IIFA Awards 2014: The list of nominees". CNN-News18. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. "15th Star Screen Awards Nominations". Screen. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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