Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He directed the independent comedy film Sulemani Keeda. His second feature film,

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was selected as the Indian entry for the

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at the

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. He also won the

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for Best Screenplay for this film.

Early life and education

Masurkar dropped out of an engineering course at

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at the age of 20 to pursue filmmaking. He later acquired a BA degree in history from Mumbai University.

Filmography

;Films

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