Nishikant Kamat

Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, Dombivali Fast earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as Evano Oruvan, which opened to rave reviews.[2] He also acted in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat.[3]

Nishikant Kamat
Nishikant Kamat at the screening of Daddy
Born(1970-06-17)17 June 1970
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died17 August 2020(2020-08-17) (aged 50)[1]
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation(s)Director, Actor
Years active2004–2020

His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, Mumbai Meri Jaan, which was filmed in Hindi.[4] He directed the popular movie Force, starring John Abraham and debut of Vidyut Jamwal. It was a remake of the Tamil movie Kaakha Kaakha. He also played a negative role in the movie Rocky Handsome.[5]

Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit.

Kamat died at the age of 50 following cirrhosis and COVID-19.[6][7]

Filmography
YearFilmLanguageDirectorWriterActorNotes
2004Hava Aney DeyHindiYesAs Chabia
Saatchya Aat GharatMarathiYesYes
2005Dombivali FastMarathiYesInspired by Falling Down
2007Evano OruvanTamilYesRemake of Dombivali Fast
2008Mumbai Meri JaanHindiYes
2011404 Error Not FoundHindiYes
ForceHindiYesRemake of Kaakha Kaakha
2014Lai BhaariMarathiYes
2015DrishyamHindiYesRemake of Drishyam
2016Rocky HandsomeHindiYesYesAdaptation of The Man from Nowhere
MadaariHindiYes
2017FugayMarathiYes
DaddyHindiYesAs Inspector Vijaykar Nitin
Julie 2HindiYesAs Film Director Mohit
2018Bhavesh JoshiHindiYesAs Rana

Television
  • The Final Call - Creative Producer (2019–present)
  • Rangbaaz Phirse - Creative Producer

Awards and nominations

References
  1. "Film director Nishikant Kamat passes away". Times of India. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "Friday Review of Evano Oruvan". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007.
  3. "IMDB Title for Saatchya aat gharat". IMDb. 31 May 2004.
  4. "Madhavan's Mumbai bomb connection".
  5. "Look who's the villain in John setu's 'Rocky Handsome'". DNA. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. "Know Bollywood Celebs Who Lost Battle to COVID-19". 23 April 2021.
  7. "Film director Nishikant Kamat passes away". Times of India. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. "National Film Award 2006". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.

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