Nishikant Kamat

Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 – 17 August 2020)[4] was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, Dombivali Fast earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as Evano Oruvan, which opened to rave reviews.[5] He also acted in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat.[6]

Nishikant Kamat
Kamat at the screening of Daddy
Born(1970-06-17)17 June 1970
Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died17 August 2020(2020-08-17) (aged 50) [1]
Hyderabad, India
Cause of deathLiver Cirrhosis[2][3]
OccupationDirector, Actor
Years active2004–2020

His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, Mumbai Meri Jaan, which was filmed in Hindi.[7] He also played a negative role in the movie Rocky Handsome.[8]

Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit.

Filmography
YearFilmLanguageDirectorWriterActorNotes
2004Hava Aney DeyHindiYes
2004Saatchya Aat GharatMarathiYesYes
2005Dombivali FastMarathiYesloosely based on Falling Down
2007Evano OruvanTamilYesremake of Dombivali Fast
2008Mumbai Meri JaanHindiYes
2011404 Error Not FoundHindiYes
2011ForceHindiYesremake of Kaakha Kaakha
2014Lai BhaariMarathiYes
2015DrishyamHindiYesRemake of Drishyam
2016Rocky HandsomeHindiYesYesBased on The Man from Nowhere
2016MadaariHindiYes
2017FugayMarathiYes
2017DaddyHindiYesAs Inspector Vijaykar Nitin
2017Julie 2HindiYesAs Film Director Mohit
2018Bhavesh JoshiHindiYes

Television
  • The Final Call - Creative Producer (2019-2020)
  • Rangbaaz Phirse - Creative Producer

Awards and nominations

Death

Kamat was admitted to AIG hospital in Hyderabad on 31 July 2020 with complaints of fever and excessive fatigue. It was diagnosed that he was suffering from liver cirrhosis for the past two years. Since 16 August 2020, he developed respiratory failure and hypotension. He died from the disease on 17 August 2020, at the age of 50.[10] [11]

References
  1. "Director-actor Nishikant Kamat dies at 50". The Indian Express. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "Director Nishikant Kamat Passes Away". Filmfare. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. "Indian Actor, Filmmaker Nishikant Kamat Passes Away Due To Liver Cirrhosis". Mumbai Live. Mumbai Live. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "Nishikant Kamat passes away at 50, Riteish Deshmukh shares, "I will miss you my friend"". The Times of India. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. "The Hindu : Friday Review of Evano Oruvan". Chennai, India. 7 December 2007.
  6. "IMDB Title for Saatchya aat gharat".
  7. "Madhavan's Mumbai bomb connection".
  8. "Look who's the villain in John setu's 'Rocky Handsome'". DNA. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. "National Film Award 2006".
  10. "Nishikant Kamat: Film industry is not my life, it's a part of my life". Times of India. 21 July 2015.
  11. 'Dishyam' director Nishikant Kamat finally lost the battle of life
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