Nikhil Advani

Nikhil Advani
Born Nikhil Suresh Advani
28 April 1971 (age 44)
Mumbai, India
Ethnicity Sindhi
Occupation Producer, Film director, screenwriter
Spouse(s) Suparna Gupta
Children Keya

Nikhil Advani, (born 28 April 1971) is an Indian Film producer, director and screenwriter. He is one of the co-founders of Emmay Entertainment, a motion picture production company.[1] Nikhil has worked with famed ecologist Bittu Sehgal and he serves on the advisory board of Save The Tiger’s cause.[2]

Early life and background

Advani was born in Mumbai. His father has a Pharmaceutical business and his mother is an advertising professional. His father is Sindhi and mother Maharashtrian.

He studied at Green Lawns High School, Breach Candy,[3] and later did his Masters in chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[4] He married his college sweetheart Suparna Gupta with whom he has a daughter Keya.[5] A lesser known fact about Advani is that he is the grand nephew of late producer N. N. Sippy and second cousin of actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor.

Career

Assistant Director

Assistant director, with Sudhir Mishra's Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay.[6] Subsequently, he worked under Dharma Productions, the production house of the late Yash Johar, father of Karan Johar.

Advani started his career by assisting Saeed and Aziz Mirza in directing Naya Nukkad.[7] Then, he was an assistant director, and assisted Karan Johar in his first two directorial projects, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. Advani also had an acting guest appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, along with Farah Khan during the Neelam Show sequence. . Similarly, he assisted Aditya Chopra on Mohabattein.[8]

Director

He went on to direct his first film under Dharma Productions, titled Kal Ho Naa Ho starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was one of the biggest hits of 2003 and firmly established him as a director. The film won six Filmfare awards.[9]

Advani decided to make his next film and announced that the title of the film would be Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love. The film has a huge star cast: Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sohail Khan, Vidya Balan, John Abraham, Akshaye Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Anil Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Shannon Esra and Anjana Sukhani. The film was produced by Sunil Manchanda, Mukesh Talreja and Chetan Motiwalla and released on 25 January 2007 to mixed reviews.[10]

His next film Chandni Chowk To China, starring Akshay Kumar was released on January 2009, but was a major disappointment. Even though Chandni Chowk To China has disappointed, Nikhil has announced that he will again work with the film's lead star Akshay Kumar. Patiala House is the title of this film, and it also stars actress Anushka Sharma as the female lead. Shooting began in December 2009,[11] and it was released in 2011. The movie also opened commercially in New York

He has directed India's first stereoscopic 3D animation film, Delhi Safari, which he also wrote the original story. The film was released in October 2012.

Producer

After the release of Patiala House in 2011, Nikhil Advani has partnered with Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani to form Emmay Entertainment, a motion picture production company. Emmay Entertainment first production was D-Day (2013 movie), a film directed by Nikhil, in association with DAR Motion Pictures, which was released on 19 July 2013.[12]

Nikhil Advani’s recently released film was Hero, the official remake of Subhash Ghai's directed 1983 film of the same name. It went on floors on 18 February 2014. Hero is Emmay Entertainment’s co-production with Salman Khan Ventures. The film launches Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty. It also stars Tigmanshu Dhulia, Aditya Pancholi, Sharad Kelkar and Vivaan Bathena. It is released on 11 September 2015.[13] and the recent production release was Katti Batti starring Kangana Ranaut and Imran Khan, a co-production with Disney UTV and being directed by Nikhil Advani that released on 18 September 2015 (Ganesh Chaturthi weekend).[14]

Emmay Entertainment & Crouching Tiger’s next is Airlift, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, based on true-life events of the evacuation of 170,000 Indians from Kuwait during the first Gulf War. Airlift is produced by T Series, Cape of Good, Emmay Entertainment and Abundantia Entertainment. Principal photography starts on 21 February 2015 and the film is scheduled to release on 22 January 2016.[15]

Television

A TV show called Shaadi Vaadi And All That, an hour-long film for MTV, produced by Nikhil Advani is a love triangle with a twist. The show is Kaashvi Nair's directorial debut who worked with Nikhil as an assistant director.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Director Writer Producer
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho Yes
2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love Yes Yes
2008 Chandni Chowk To China Yes
2010 Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai Yes
2011 Patiala House Yes Yes
2012 Delhi Safari Yes Yes
2013 D-Day Yes Yes Yes
2015 Hero Yes Yes
2015 Katti Batti Yes Yes Yes
2016 Airlift Yes

References

  1. ↑ "Akshay Kumar’s next is Airlift". The Indian Express. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Launch of Delhi Safari's "Fight for us Write for us" Campaign!". Bolly Spice. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Director’s Special Indian Express, 5 December 2003.
  4. ↑ Advani, Rediff.com
  5. ↑ "I was extremely confused after leaving Dharma: Nikhil Advani". The Times Of India. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Presenting Nikhil Advani Rediff.com Movies, 26 November 2003.
  7. ↑ "Presenting Nikhil Advani". Rediff.com. 26 November 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Presenting Nikhil Advani". Rediff.com. 26 November 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Shahrukh Khan watches KAL HO NAA HO for first time; moves into tears". Glamsham. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Salaam-E-Ishq Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  11. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Anushka-From-SRK-to-Shahid/articleshow/5009380.cms
  12. ↑ "What's the movie about". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hero (2015) film, release date, cast, upcoming bollywood film". Mazale. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Katti Batti Cast & Crew:". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Airlift: Akshay Kumar's next a thriller of the biggest human evacuation". The Times Of India. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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