Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, ''

Dombivali Fast ''Dombivli Fast'' () is a 2005 Indian Marathi-language psychological action drama film directed by Nishikanth Kamat. It is the story of a middle class bank employee, Madhav Apte, an ordinary, law-abiding and honest citizen who faces constant fru ...

'' earned him accolades in

Marathi cinema Marathi cinema is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language, which is widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based out of Mumbai. It is the oldest film ind ...

, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in

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with R. Madhavan in the lead as ''

Evano Oruvan ''Evano Oruvan'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's Marathi film, '' Dombivli Fast'', which is loosely ...

'', which opened to rave reviews. He also acted in the

Marathi film Marathi cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language, which is widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based out of Mumbai. It is the oldest film industry in India an ...

Saatchya Aat Gharat ''Saatchya Aat Gharat'' () is a 2004 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Sanjay Surkar and produced by Smita Talwalkar. The film was released on 31 May 2004. It is partly based upon a 2002 incident in the University of Pune campus, where a ...

''. His Bollywood debut project was based upon the

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, titled, ''

Mumbai Meri Jaan ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' (translation: ''Mumbai, My Life'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. I ...

'', which was filmed in

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. He directed the popular movie ''

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'', starring

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and debut of

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. It was a remake of the Tamil movie ''

Kaakha Kaakha ''Kaakha Kaakha'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Suriya, Jyothika and Jeevan, with Daniel Balaji, Vivek Anand, Devadars ...

''. He also played a negative role in the movie ''

Rocky Handsome ''Rocky Handsome'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by John Abraham and Sunir Khetrapal under Azure Entertainment and J.A Entertainment. An official adaptation of the 2010 ...

''. Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and

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where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit. Kamat died at the age of 50 due to

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and

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Filmography

Television

*'' The Final Call'' - Creative Producer (2019–present) *''Rangbaaz Phirse'' - Creative Producer

Awards and nominations

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi The National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Ka ...

for ''

'' in 2006

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamat, Nishikant 1969 births 2020 deaths Male actors in Marathi cinema Marathi film directors Tamil film directors People from Sindhudurg district Male actors from Maharashtra Film directors from Maharashtra 21st-century Indian people 21st-century Indian male actors Screenwriters from Maharashtra Marathi screenwriters Deaths from cirrhosis Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India