Ashutosh Gowarikar

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Ashutosh Gowariker
Origin Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s) Director
Website www.ashutoshgowarikar.com

Ashutosh Gowariker (Marathi: आशुतोष गोवारीकर) [born February 15, 1968] is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer.

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Career

Ashutosh Gowariker started his career as an actor, making his debut in 1984 in director Ketan Mehta's movie, Holi. He then acted in several television serials, including Kachchi Dhoop (1987), Circus (1989), C.I.D. (1999) and several films, including Naam (1986), Chamatkar (1992), and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993).

The 1993 movie, Pehla Nasha marked his directorial debut (it was inspired by Brian De Palma's Hollywood movie, Body Double). It proved to be a box office failure. His second directorial movie, Baazi (1995) starring Aamir Khan was a "below average" grosser at the box office. Ashutosh also acted in a weekly horror show "Woh", telecasted on Zee TV, which was critically acclaimed.

In 2001, Ashutosh directed the period epic movie, Lagaan starring Aamir Khan, (the latter also being the movie's producer). Lagaan received critical acclaim and nomination for an Oscar Academy Award in USA for Best Foreign Language Film. It ranked third among 2001's Indian movies in terms of gross revenue. [1]

In 2004, Ashutosh directed Swades, starring Shahrukh Khan. Swades received high critical acclaim, and also much popularity overseas, but it did not do well at the box office in India.[2].

Ashutosh is known as an "actor's director". Thus far (by 2007), all of his male stars have won the Filmfare Best Actor Award or the Critics Best Actor Award.

Ashutosh's latest directorial work, Jodhaa Akbar, a period movie starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, was released on February 15, 2008 to much popular and critical acclaim.

Filmography

Director

Year Film Language Cast
1993 Pehla Nasha Hindi Deepak Tijori, Raveena Tandon, Pooja Bhatt
1995 Baazi Hindi Aamir Khan, Mamta Kulkarni
2001 Lagaan Hindi Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
2004 Swades Hindi Shahrukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi
2008 Jodha-Akbar Hindi Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai
2009 What's Your Raashee? Hindi Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra

Producer

Year Film Language
2004 Swades Hindi
2008 Jodha-Akbar Hindi

Actor

Year Films and television series Language
1999-2001 C.I.D. Hindi
1998 Woh Hindi
1998 Sarkarnama Marathi
1994 Vazir Marathi
1993 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Hindi
1992 Chamatkar Hindi
1992 Jaanam Hindi
1991 Indrajeet Hindi
1989 Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro Hindi
1989 Goonj Hindi
1989 Circus Hindi
1989 Gawaahi Hindi
1989 Kamla Ki Maut Hindi
1987 Kachchi Dhoop Hindi
1987 West Is West English
1986 Naam Hindi
1984 Holi Hindi

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