born september indian film director screenwriter producer actor regarded face emerging new wave cinema producing numerous independent films newcomers contributions film government france awarded des arts des knight writing television serial got major break writer crime drama directorial debut theatrical release censorship issues went direct black friday film based book bombay bombings release held years pending verdict case time released widespread critical appreciation smoking met negative reviews performed poorly box office venture modern adaptation critical commercial success followed political drama thriller girl yellow boots prominence increased crime drama films ugly apart filmmaking serves member board mumbai based helps protect vulnerable children india founder film production companies run partnership directors producer early life born september father worked deputy general manager district near early schooling green school age onwards locations influenced old house lived parents sister brother filmmaker sister assistant films desire scientist went delhi higher studies enrolled course university delhi graduated eventually joined street theatre group street plays year couple friends urged catch retrospective international film festival india days saw films festival bicycle thieves film influenced career experience arrived mumbai pocket soon money ran spent months streets staying sleeping beaches water tank college boys managed find work theatre play remained incomplete director died writer director 1990s acquaintance introduced day met watched place film inspired write team working projects short series auto based life serial killer second film scripted auto got delayed script written working rewrote script got credit scrapped wrote screenplay film failed find theatrical release episodes series struggling actor suggested write film liked auto hired alongside write script crime film critical commercial success regarded best films indian cinema later collaborated scripting writing dialogues short film titled train television 2000s working came files related serial murders took place inspiration directorial debut crime thriller group friends rock band turn criminals film faced trouble according felt wasn healthy entertainment dealt sex drugs alienated youths cleared board remains unreleased problems faced producer years wrote dialogues films including canadian film water main failed attempt started working black friday film based book bombay bombings bombay high court stay release film judgement bomb case delivered decided petition filed group bomb accused challenging release film based case film got censorship clearance released years meeting universal acclaim gave film star rating mentioned difficult film director managed loose threads composite film moves like thriller ideology frames year adapted short story inc smoking thriller chain gets trapped maze person guarantees quit smoking film starring leads music premiered rome film festival smoking received overwhelming negative reception failed box office cnn ibn called disappointment final release year return animation film adventures hindu god releases contemporary novel twelfth film adaptation novel starring actually pitched original idea film newcomer portraying characters respectively film met generally positive reviews strong box office results political drama final release year started working film finished cent film producer fell ill later motion pictures took project finally finished released march gave film stars referred anti despite positive reviews film box office 2010s mumbai cutting anthology film directorial venture consisted short films directors directed short film premiered indian film festival los directed girl thriller starring wrote film film screened festivals including toronto international film festival venice international film festival indian film festival los_angeles london indian film festival shot thirteen days film released september roger_ebert gave stars praising character driven film portrayal lead alongside city compared hindi films film like provides radically different view india find pleasures bollywood came ambitious directorial venture screened cannes directors fortnight london indian film festival toronto film festival film festival film ensemble cast crime saga centered coal mafia story spanning early 1940s released june second august receiving appreciation indian international critics alike combined budget films allowed box office success directed day everyday minute short film released youtube starring showed story working women facing troubles everyday inside outside houses overcome dealing issues like eve public video got hits days speaking purpose project showed people feel angry idea offer solution create feeling year teamed direct segments anthology film celebrate years indian cinema screened cannes film festival film perform box office received critics film ugly thriller kidnapping struggling actor daughter events followed screened directors fortnight section cannes film festival receiving standing ovation film theatrical release halted year censorship issues depiction smoking released december generally positive reviews release period film set bombay 1960s based princeton_university historian book stars film edited academy_award winner editor known collaboration released film opened mixed negative reception critics appreciated retro look performances music criticised storytelling emerged box office failure wrote directed thriller based notorious serial killer starred title character film premiered sydney film festival cannes film festival director fortnight section positive response producer found production company managed companies film critical hit screened category cannes film festival produced number projects including shorts produced number films gone film festivals release theatrically including produced act india collaborative feature film directors minute short films film larger story written company produced critically acclaimed drama nominated biographical drama year motion pictures produced short films theme india short films geek served creative director series subsequently presented documentary film world founded director driven production company partnership companies film period romance starring short story leaf film critically acclaimed went collaborate produce romantic comedy film starring directed edited produced comedy drama queen starring film critical commercial success won national film award best feature film hindi produced production debut sex comedy films proved success phantom fourth release year film won award promising future award cannes film festival final release phantom proved box office flop october teamed google executive producer documentary india day project people india film day google official website actor cameo appearances films including black friday luck chance soundtrack happy new year playing child abuse year played police officer short film encounter starring fledged acting debut playing antagonist crime thriller seen portraying comic role lazy police officer comedy june filming starring plays antagonist awards honours awarded des arts des knight order arts letters french government cannes film festival india guest country festival commemorate years indian cinema served jury members film festivals including venice film festival film festival 13th film festival 20th international film festival awarded award government contribution field cinema shared screen award best screenplay year short film train won special jury award awards feature film debut black friday won grand jury prize 3rd annual indian film festival los nominee golden leopard best film 57th international film festival shared best story best screenplay award 56th awards year shared award best dialogue gangs awards film won critics award best movie award 60th awards won award best editing queen style themes influences regarded filmmaker promoting described aesthetics purely new age purely indian projecting modern post independence india films prefers shooting real locations employing guerrilla filmmaking techniques hidden cameras makes actors dialogues set ugly script lead actors frequently uses hand held camera experimental soundtracks film maker wrote strong storytelling style proved tell great story lot money actor added sensitive actors performances attached cinema films big money impact contribution indian cinema immense protagonists films deal excessive drug smoke alcohol consumption personal guilt extreme rage arrogance leads self shattering situations portrays small strong female characters films deal realistic scenarios clues real incidents like serial murders reference mumbai bombing black friday delhi hit run case scandal depiction real life gang wars ugly came personal guilt spending time daughter fear losing real life incidents like officer wife filed case brutality song named case wife work inspired british director cited black friday inspirations academy award winning film stated chase opening scenes based minute police chase crowded black friday described slick portrayal mumbai underworld included gritty realistic brutality urban violence directly influenced portrayal mumbai underworld personal life serves member board helps protect vulnerable children india married film editor daughter divorced later married actress met making maternal home announced taking time apart year old marriage divorced family court mumbai asked religious views replied cinema religion believe filmography directed features
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