Vikramaditya Motwane

Vikramaditya Motwane (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi films and series. His directorial debut '' Udaan'' (2010) was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and also won seven Filmfare Awards.

Motwane has since directed the period romance '' Lootera'' (2013), the survival drama '' Trapped'' (2017), the superhero film '' Bhavesh Joshi Superhero'' (2018), and the thrillers '' AK vs AK'' (2020) and '' CTRL'' (2024). He has also produced several films, including ''Queen'' (2014) and '' Udta Punjab'' (2016). In addition, Motwane has served as creator and director on the streaming series '' Sacred Games'' (2018–2019), '' Jubilee'' (2023), and '' Black Warrant'' (2025).

Early and personal life

His father is Sindhi Hindu while his mother is Bengali Hindu. He is married to photographer Ishika Mohan, who appeared in his debut, '' Udaan'', as Rohan's mother.

Career

Motwane was a long-time assistant of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and collaborated with Bhansali on the films '' Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999) and '' Devdas'' (2002). He directed the song sequences in Anurag Kashyap's unreleased film '' Paanch'' (2003) and was Choreographer on Deepa Mehta's Academy Award-nominated film ''Water'' (2005).

Motwane released his debut feature film, entitled '' Udaan'' (2010), for Anurag Kashyap's production house, Anurag Kashyap Films, on 16 July 2010,‘I feel very pressurized right now’: Vikramaditya Motwane
Mint (newspaper), 20 April 2010. which won seven Filmfare awards including Filmfare critics award for best movie and also won him the Best Director Award at the 2011 Star Screen Awards.

Motwane's second film, a period romance called '' Lootera'', was released on 5 July 2013.

Motwane's third film was a survival drama called '' Trapped''. The film had its world premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival on 26 October 2016, where it was praised and received a Standing ovation. The film was released theatrically on 17 March 2017 to universal critical acclaim. The movie also won the award for 'Best Asian Film' by Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2017.

Motwane created American streaming company Netflix's first Indian series ' Sacred Games', based on the novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra and directed it along with Anurag Kashyap. The series was met with critical acclaim and Netflix then commissioned a second season for it later.

Motwane was co-owner of Phantom Films, a film production company, with Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap, and Madhu Mantena that dissolved in 2018.

In June 2020, it was announced that Motwane will be adapting the 2019 non-fiction book '' Black Warrant'' into a web series. The rights are jointly acquired by his production company Andolan Films and writer-journalist Josy Joseph's Confluence Media.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

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1976 births
Living people
Indian film choreographers
Hindi-language film directors
Indian male screenwriters
Indian Sindhi people
Bengali people
Indian experimental filmmakers
Filmfare Awards winners
Screen Awards winners
Hindi-language screenwriters
Screenwriters from Maharashtra
21st-century Indian people
Film directors from Mumbai
Film producers from Mumbai