Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter.[1][2]

Amit V Masurkar
Amit V Masurkar
Born
Amit V Masurkar
NationalityIndian
EducationB.A. History
Alma materManipal Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Film Director
Screenwriter
Notable workNewton (film)

He directed the independent comedy film Sulemani Keeda. His second feature film, Newton was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[3][4][5] He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Screenplay for this film.[6]

Early life and education

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Masurkar dropped out of an engineering course at Manipal Institute of Technology at the age of 20 to pursue filmmaking. He later acquired a BA degree in history from Mumbai University.[7]

Filmography

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Films
Year Title Director Screenplay Story Note
2011 Murder 3 No Yes No additional screenplay
2013 Sulemani Keeda Yes Yes Yes
2017 Newton Yes Yes Yes
2021 Sherni Yes No No also Producer

References

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  1. ^ "Amit Masurkar". IMDb. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (27 January 2017). "Amit Masurkar: Newton's search for order in chaos". Livemint. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Rajkummar Rao's Newton Is India's Pick For The Oscars". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ^ "'Newton' box-office collection Day 2: Rajkummar Rao starrer mints Rs 2.50 crore". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Newton: Reactions on Twitter". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka. "Amit V Masurkar: 'Some of my favourite Ray films were premiered in Berlin'". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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