Advait Chandan

Advait Chandan is an Indian film director works in Hindi film.[2] He had his debut as a director with the movie Secret Superstar.

Advait Chandan
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director, Screenwriter
Years active2007–present
Known forSecret Superstar

Career

In 2007, Advait started his career with Reema Kagti's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. as the third assistant director and Taare Zameen Par as the assistant production manager. Collaborating with Aamir Khan again, Advait worked as the casting director and post-production supervisor on Kiran Rao's debut venture Dhobi Ghat.

After donning various roles in the film industry, Advait finally made his directorial debut in 2017 with the film Secret Superstar, featuring Aamir Khan and Zaira Wasim in the lead.[1][3] He also wrote the screenplay of the film.[4] It was the highest-grossing 2017 Hindi film, and the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, behind only Dangal (2016).[5] It is also the third-highest-grossing Indian film of all time, behind only Dangal and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017),[5] after surpassing Aamir Khan's own PK (2014).His next film as a director is the upcoming Aamir Khan starrer Lal Singh Chaddha which was supposed to begin shooting in October 2019.[6][7]

Filmography
YearFilmDirectorScreenplayAssistant directorNotes
2007Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.Yesproduction assistant
Taare Zameen Parassistant production manager
2009Bollywood HeroYes
2010Dhobi GhatYescasting director, post production supervisor
2017Secret SuperstarYesYes
2020Lal Singh ChaddhaYes

Accolades

References
  1. "Advait Chandan-Bio". BookMyShow.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  2. "Secret Superstar director Advait Chandan on his journey from Aamir Khan's manager to filmmaker". India Today. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  3. Abhishek Shrivastava. "Secret Superstar director Advait Chandan: 'I was too scared to narrate my film to Aamir Khan'". Firstpost. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. "SHOCKING: After directing Secret Superstar, Advait Chandan wants to now be Aamir Khan's assistant". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  5. Raveendran, Karthika (10 February 2018). "Aamir Khan's Secret Superstar BEATS PK, rakes in Rs 833 crore gross at the worldwide box office". Bollywood Life.
  6. "Birthday Boy Aamir Khan's Next Film: Lal Singh Chaddha, Based On Tom Hanks Classic Forrest Gump". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  7. "Aamir Khan's next, Laal Singh Chaddha, an official adaptation of Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
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