Abhishek Kapoor

Abhishek Kapoor (born 6 August 1971) is an Indian film director, former actor, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema.

Abhishek Kapoor
Kapoor and Pragya Yadav at Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla show for 'Volvo S90'
Born (1971-08-06) 6 August 1971
India
Other namesGattu Kapoor
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • former actor
  • writer
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
RelativesJeetendra (uncle)
Ekta Kapoor (cousin)
Tusshar Kapoor (cousin)

Career

He started his career as an actor in 1996 with movies Aashique Mastane, opposite Monica Bedi, directed by Ajay Kashyap and Uff! Yeh Mohabbat, opposite Twinkle Khanna, directed by Vipin Handa. He made his directorial début with Aryan in 2006 which was a critical and commercial failure.[1][2]

In 2008, he wrote and directed Rock On!! an Indian Rock musical film starring Farhan Akhtar and Arjun Rampal that won the "National Award for Best Hindi Film" for outstanding artistic contribution towards cinema. The film went on to become a major success, bringing not just accolades but also a Filmfare Award in 2009.[2]

In 2013, "Kai Po Che" (2013) based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, 'The 3 Mistakes of my Life' had its world premiere at the 63rd Berlin Film Festival's World Panorama segment and won the Filmfare Award in 2014 for Best Screenplay. In 2016, he directed and produced Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dicken's Great Expectations. Abhishek has launched his production company, Guy in the Sky Pictures.

Personal life

Kapoor is a cousin of the actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor. His mother Madhubala, is the sister of Bollywood actor Jeetendra.[3]

On 4 May 2015, Abhishek married Swedish actress and model Pragya Yadav.[4] They have two children, Isana and Shamsher.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerActor
1996 Aashique MastaneNoNoNoYes
Uff! Yeh MohabbatNoNoNoYes
2006 Aryan: UnbreakableYesYesNoNo
2008 Rock On!!YesStoryNoNo
2013 Kai Po CheYesYesNoNo
2016 FitoorYesYesYesNo
Rock On 2NoStoryNoNo
2018 KedarnathYesStoryYesNo
2021 Chandigarh Kare AashiquiYesStoryYesNo

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Best Feature Film in Hindi Rock On!! Won [6]

Filmfare Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Best Story Rock On!! Won [7]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2014 Kai Po Che! Nominated [8]
Best Screenplay Won [9]
2022 Best Story Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui Won

IIFA Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Best Director Rock On!! Nominated [10]
2014 Kai Po Che! Nominated [11]
Best Story Nominated

Screen Awards
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Best Director Rock On!! Nominated [12]
2014 Kai Po Che! Nominated

References
  1. Taran Adarsh (15 December 2006). "Aryan – Unbreakable: Critic review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. Shweta Teotia. Indian Express (5 September 2008). "The rocking underdog: Abhishek Kapoor". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. "Filmi Family Tree: Know Ekta Kapoor's famous cousin?". Rediff. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. "Director Abhishek Kapoor ties knots with Swedish Actress Pragya Yadav". news.biharprabha.com. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  5. "Kedarnath Director Abhishek Kapoor's Wife Pragya Kapoor Shares Pic of a Chill Time with Newborn Son". Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. "56th National Film Awards juries (PIB)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  7. "Nominations for 54th Filmfare Awards 2009". Sify. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. "59th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations". Filmfare. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. "Winners of 59th Idea Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. "Nominations for the IIFA Awards 2009". Bollywood Hungama. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. "IIFA Awards 2014: The list of nominees". CNN-News18. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. "15th Star Screen Awards Nominations". Screen. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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