Amole Gupte
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Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, singer and director, known for his work on the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) as a creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wife, Deepa Bhatia (concept, research, and editing). He was the chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India from 2012 to 2015. And presently serves as a member of the advisory board of the Kautik International Student Film Festival.
Infobox
Born
1962 (age 62–63)Mumbai, India
Occupation
Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Singer
Nationality
Indian
Children
Partho Gupte
Tables
· Filmography › Director
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
| 2007 | Panga Naa Lo | No | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Taare Zameen Par | No | Yes | No | also Creative director |
| 2011 | Stanley Ka Dabba | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Hawa Hawaai | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Sniff | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Saina | Yes | Yes | No |
· Awards
2008
Best Screenplay
Role(s)
Won
Role(s)
Won
2010
Role(s)
Nominated
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2008 | Taare Zameen Par | Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards | Best Story | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Won | ||
| Screen Awards | Best Story | Won | ||
| Best Dialogue | Won | |||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Story | Won | ||
| V. Shantaram Award | Best Writer | Won | ||
| 2010 | Kaminey | Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| IIFA Awards | Best Villain | Nominated | ||
| Screen Awards | Best Villain | Nominated | ||
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Nominated | |||
| Stardust Awards | Breakthrough Performance – Male | Nominated | ||
| V. Shantaram Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
References
- The Hinduhttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/cinema-quiz-inside-hindi-cinemas-classrooms/article28796339.ece
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aamir-avoids-Amole-Gupte-Anusha-Rizvi/articleshow/8872564.cms
- "DNA Mumbai Anniversary: Amol Gupte on how Taare Zameen Par changed mindset about education"https://www.dnaindia.com/education/report-dna-mumbai-anniversary-amol-gupte-on-how-taare-zameen-par-changed-mindset-about-education-2642840
- The Hinduhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080407235243/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008020350030200.htm&date=2008%2F02%2F03%2F&prd=mag&
- "Festival People – Kautik International Student Film Festival"https://kautik18.com/festival-people/
- "Amole Gupte makes film out of children's workshop"https://web.archive.org/web/20121105014238/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/amole-gupte-makes-film-out-of-childrens-workshop/148995-8-66.html
- Dhunio.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120425091604/http://dhunio.com/movie/phas-gaya-re-obama/
- The Indian Expresshttp://www.indianexpress.com/news/urumi-is-my-comment-on-globalisation-sant/769710/
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-gupta-nervous-to-shoot-for-mumbai-saga/articleshow/70854273.cms
- bollywoodhungama.comhttp://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/05/5746/
- The Times of Indiahttps://web.archive.org/web/20090203123548/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3901208.cms