Samit Kakkad is an Indian filmmaker and director. He is best known for directing ''Aayna Ka Bayna'' (2012) which was selected for 18 International film festivals and '' Half Ticket'' (2017) which won the Ecumenical Jury Award at the 57th Zlin International Film Festival 2017.

Career

Samit was born in

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to Ad/Corporate filmmaker Amar Kakkad. Keen on becoming a filmmaker too, he learnt his craft by reading cinema-specific books and assisting his father on documentaries and ad films. He started his career as an editor on TV shows and segued to assisting directors like

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and Rahul Dholakia. Kakkad has stated that there is no better film school than a set and the post-production set up where one can learn how a story comes to life. Using his experience as a line-producer, Kakkad stepped headlong into the entertainment arena as a producer and creative director with ''Huppa Huiyaa'' (2010). He turned director with his next production, the dance-based ''Aayna Ka Bayna'' (2012) which was selected to represent India at 18 International film festivals and chosen as the closing film of Toronto's Reel World Film Festival. The movie is the first Marathi film to be dubbed in Hindi for Sony Max. Samit Kakkad's second film as a director was '' Half Ticket'', an adaptation of the national award-winning Tamil film '' Kaaka Muttai''. '' Half Ticket'' was telecast at 20 International Film Festivals and won the prestigious Ecumenical Jury Award at the 57th Zlin International Film Festival 2017 and was warmly received by critics.

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called it a "predictable but satisfying Indian comedic drama." Kakkad followed it with '' Ascharya Chak It'' (2017), his first directorial venture in Hindi, before making his debut in the OTT arena with the well-received web series ''

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'' (2021). The commonality between all his films is the underbelly of

which the director has explored at length. In 2022, he helmed the Marathi film '' 36 Gunn'', which stars Santosh Juvekar, Purva Pawar, and Pushkar Shrotri. Kakkad also directed the Hindi web series '' Dharavi Bank'', featuring Suniel Shetty and

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. In 2024, he worked with Sharad Kelkar on the film ''Raanti'', a remake of the Telugu movie '' Ugram''. Raanti is set to release on November 22, 2024.

Milestones

Kakkad's directorial debut ''Aayna Ka Bayna'' was screened extensively in the international festival circuit. His second directorial venture '' Half Ticket'' won the Ecumenical Jury Award at the 57th Zlin International Film Festival 2017.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kakkad, Samit 1974 births Living people Indian filmmakers Film producers from Mumbai Film directors from Mumbai Hindi film producers 21st-century Indian people