Gowariker at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine Blockbuster
Born
(1964-02-15) 15 February 1964 (age 60)
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)
Director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Years active
1984–present
Spouse
Sunita Mukherjee
(m. 1988)
Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment".[1]
He is best known for helming the epic musical sports drama Lagaan (2001), the social drama Swades (2004) and the epic historical romantic drama Jodhaa Akbar (2008), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar.
Lagaan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 74th Academy Awards, which makes him a voting member of the Academy Awards.[2][3] He returned to acting by playing the lead role in the critically acclaimed comedy drama Ventilator (2016).
^"Holding Locarno Film Festival Award".
^Thomas, Rebecca (22 February 2005). "Picking Oscar winners - a juror's tale". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^The Spirit of Lagaan. Popular Prakashan. 2002. p. 18. ISBN 81-7991-003-2.
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