Aditya Bhattacharya (born 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for his feature film, (1989), starring

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and

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, which garnered three

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s. He is the son of film director

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and Rinki Bhattacharya, the daughter of Bimal Roy.

Early life

He was born in a Bengali family of film director

and Rinki Bhattacharya, who is the daughter of noted filmmaker Bimal Roy and herself a columnist and documentary filmmaker.

Career

He started his film career as an actor in

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's '' Mandi'' (1983), where he played the role of

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's boyfriend. He followed it up '' Rihaee'' (1988) and

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's '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (2003). He made his debut as director with (1989), which starred

, his second after his debut with

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's ''

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'' (1984), though it was released only after his blockbuster '' QSQT'' (1989); the film did not do well at the box office; however, it went on to receive three National Film Awards, and a Best Directorial Debut Award at the

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. Meanwhile, he also worked as a photo journalist. Subsequently, he shifted base in 1988 from Mumbai to Rome, where he made an Italian film, some music videos, etc. His film ''Dubai Return'' (2005), which he also produced under the banner Aditya Pictures, starred Irrfan Khan and

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, which premiered at IFFI Goa 2005. In 2012, he produced and directed ''Bombay's Most Wanted'' (BMW), a film on encounter specialist played by Javed Jaffrey. BMW was screened at the Mumbai Film Festival, organised by MAMI.

Personal life

He was in a relationship with actress and theatre person Sanjana Kapoor for many years, whom he had met during the theatre days at Prithvi Theatre, and later married, but the marriage did not last. Presently, he is married to an Italian, Maria Giovanna and divides his time between

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and

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Filmography

; Director * (1989) * ''Senso Unico'' (1999) * ''Dubai Return'' (2005) * ''Sandokan in Sicilia'' (2009) * ''BMW'' - ''Bombay's Most Wanted'' (2012) ;Actor * '' Mandi'' (1983) * '' Rihaee'' (1988) * '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (2003) * '' Black Friday'' (2004) * '' Tera Kya Hoga Johnny'' (2008)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Aditya Film directors from Mumbai 1965 births Living people Bengali Hindus Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Male actors from Mumbai Place of birth missing (living people) Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male film actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Kapoor family