Ashutosh Gowariker

Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment".[1]

Ashutosh Gowariker
Gowariker at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine Blockbuster
Born (1964-02-15) 15 February 1964
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Years active1984–present
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​

He is particularly known for Lagaan (2001), Swades (2004), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Mohenjo Daro (2016), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar.

His film Lagaan was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 74th Academy Awards, which makes him a voting member of the Academy Awards.[2][3] He returned to acting by playing the lead role in the critically acclaimed comedy drama Ventilator (2016).

Early life

Gowariker was born into a Marathi-speaking family to Ashok and Kishori Gowariker, in Kolhapur.[4][5] He is married to Sunita, Deb Mukherjee's daughter from his first marriage.[6][7] They have two sons, Konark and Vishwang.[8]

Career

Acting Career

Gowariker started his career as an actor, making his debut in 1984 in director Ketan Mehta's picture Holi. On the Holi sets, Gowariker met Aamir Khan with whom he later went on to collaborate on different film projects . After that, he acted in several television serials, including Kacchi Dhoop (1987), Circus (1989), C.I.D. (1998) and several films, including Naam (1986), Goonj (1989), Chamatkar (1992), and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993). He returned to acting by playing the lead role in the critically acclaimed Marathi comedy drama Ventilator (2016), which was produced by Priyanka Chopra. Allegedly, he took about 6 months to agree to do the film.

As a Director

In 1993, he made his directorial debut with Pehla Nasha. Upon release, film received negative reviews and failed at the box office. His second movie Baazi (1995), starred Aamir Khan and Mamta Kulkarni.

Success

The 2000's proved to be the golden period of Gowariker's career, during which he produced and directed three of his most popular films to critical and commercial success. In 2001, Gowariker wrote and directed the period epic sports drama Lagaan, produced by and starring Aamir Khan. Lagaan was the story of a cricket match between British officers and Indian villagers in the late 19th century.[9] It ranked third among 2001's Indian movies in terms of gross revenue.[10] The film received several Filmfare awards, including Best Film and Best Director (both for Gowariker).

Ashutosh Gowariker, his wife Sunita and actor Shahrukh Khan pose for a photo with the Vehicle Assembly Building, Kennedy Space Center in the background during filming for the movie Swades

In 2004, Gowariker directed Swades, starring Shahrukh Khan.[11] Swades was theatrically released on 17 December 2004, and it opened to rave reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of Khan, Joshi and Ballal, and the story, screenplay, and soundtrack. However, it emerged as a commercial failure at the box office. The film earned Gowariker his second nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director. However, over the years, the film has achieved cult status.

Jodhaa Akbar (2008), another historical epic romance set in the 16th century, starred Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. Upon release, it was a critical and commercial success and became the third highest grossing Hindi film of 2008. The film was cited as "10 Great Bollywood Films of the 21st Century" by British Film Institute. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, music, cinematography, costume design, choreography and the lead performances (Aishwarya and Hrithik). The film won 48 awards from 84 nominations, including his second Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director.

Decline

Gowariker's romantic comedy What's Your Raashee? (2009), starred Priyanka Chopra (in 12 roles) alongside Harman Baweja.[12] The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on 25 September 2009. With a box office gross ₹17 crore, it was unsuccessful and received mixed reviews, with criticism for its over three-and-a-half-hour run time and its screenplay.

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010), about the Chittagong Uprising set in undivided Bengal of 1930, it was based on Manini Chatterjee's Do and Die, an account of the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid, starred Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. It received mix reviews but commercially failed at box office.

After long gap of 6 years, In 2016, Gowariker directed the film Mohenjo Daro, starring Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde.[13][14] Film opened with generally unfavourable reviews as it clashed with Akshay Kumar starrer Rustom. Mohenjo Daro bombed at box office marking third successive failure of Govarikar.

He directed Panipat (2019) based on the third battle of Panipat. Starring Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon, it depicts the events that took place during the Third Battle of Panipat. The film was theatrically released in India on 6 December 2019. The film was a box office failure.

Filmography

Director
YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1993Pehla NashaYesYesNo
1995BaaziYesYesNo
2001LagaanYesYesNoNominated – Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[15]
Filmfare Award for Best Film
Filmfare Award for Best Director
Filmfare Award for Best Story
2004SwadesYesYesYesNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Director
2008Jodhaa AkbarYesYesYesFilmfare Award for Best Film
Filmfare Award for Best Director
2009What's Your Raashee?YesYesYes
2010Khelein Hum Jee Jaan SeyYesYesYesNominated – Zee Cine Award for Best Story
2014EverestNoYesYesTV series
2016Mohenjo DaroYesYesYes
2019PanipatYesYesYes
2022Toolsidas JuniorNoYesYesNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi

Actor
YearFilms and television seriesLanguage
2023Kaala PaaniHindi
2016VentilatorMarathi
1998–1999C.I.D.Hindi
1998WohHindi
1998SarkarnamaMarathi
1995–2015AahatHindi
1994Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaHindi
1994VazirMarathi
1992JaanamHindi
1992ChamatkarHindi
1991IndrajeetHindi
1989CircusHindi
1989GawaahiHindi
1989Salim Langde Pe Mat RoHindi
1989Kamla Ki MautHindi
1989IndradhanushHindi
1989Ek Ratra MantarleliMarathi
1989GoonjHindi
1988JaatHaryanvi
1988Bharat Ek Khoj (TV series), episode 10: "Gautama Buddha"Hindi
1987Kachchi DhoopHindi
1987West Is WestEnglish
1986NaamHindi
1984HoliHindi

Awards
FilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
Lagaan74th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language FilmNominated[16]
Bengal Film Journalists' Association AwardsBest Director (Hindi)Won[17]
Bergen International Film FestivalThe Jury's AwardWon[18]
European Film AcademyBest Non-European FilmNominated[19]
47th Filmfare AwardsBest FilmWon[20]
Best Director Won
Best Story Won
3rd IIFA Awards Best FilmWon[21][22]
Best DirectorWon
Best StoryWon
Leeds International Film FestivalAudience AwardWon[23]
Locarno International Film FestivalAudience Award Won[24]
49th National Film Awards Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome EntertainmentWon[25][26]
NatFilm FestivalAudience AwardWon[27]
Portland International Film FestivalAudience AwardWon[28]
Screen AwardsBest FilmWon[29][30]
Best DirectorWon
Best StoryNominated
Best ScreenplayWon
Best DialogueNominated
Zee Cine AwardsBest FilmWon[31][32]
Best DirectorWon
Best StoryWon
Swades 50th Filmfare AwardsBest FilmNominated[33][34]
Best DirectorNominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Story (with MG Satya)Won[35]
Critics Best DirectorWon
Stardust AwardsDream DirectorWon
Jodhaa Akbar 54th Filmfare AwardsBest FilmWon [36][37]
Best DirectorWon
10th IIFA Awards Best FilmWon[38][39]
Best DirectorWon
Producers Guild Film AwardsBest FilmNominated[40][41]
Best DirectorNominated
Golden Minbar International Film FestivalBest Film – Grand PixWon[42]
São Paulo International Film FestivalAudience Award for Best Foreign Feature FilmWon[43]
Screen AwardsBest FilmWon[44][45]
Best DirectorWon
Stardust Awards Best Film of the YearNominated[46]
Best DirectorNominated
Dream DirectorWon
V. Shantaram AwardsBest Director Bronze AwardWon[47]
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan SeyZee Cine Awards 2011Best StoryNominated[48]

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