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Ashutosh Gowariker Biography |
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Ashutosh Gowariker’s fascination for cinema has taken him from an actor to an award winning director.
Basics on Ashutosh
Ashutosh Gowariker was born on 15th February 1964 in Maharashtra, India. He studied Chemistry in Mithibai College. Even during his college years he indulged in a lot of theater, folk dance and music.
As a model, he appeared in commercials like Lifebuoy and Close Up toothpaste. Years later he directed the Coca Cola commercials that won the Campaign of the Year.
He began as an actor in movies and television turning into a director, Lagaan being his best so far.
Ashutosh Gowariker’s Movies
As an Actor
1984 to 1989 Gowariker’s debut was Ketan Mehta’s Holi (1984), followed by Naam (1986), Saeed Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) and Gawaahi (1989). He was part of the television serial Circus (1989).
1990 to 1999 He was in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chamatkar (1992) as Monty and Kabhie Haan Kabhie Naa (1993). He also acted in the Marathi language movies Vazir and Sarkarnama. C.I.D (1999) was another award winning television serial that he acted in.
As a Director
1993 Gowariker’s directorial debut was with Pehla Nasha with Deepak Tijori, Raveena Tandon and Pooja Bhatt. It was a remake of the Hollywood movie Body Double.
1995 His second movie was with Aamir Khan as the lead in Baazi that did not perform well.
2001 After chewing on the subject for nearly four years, Lagaan finally happened in 2001, set when India was occupied by the British. Aamir Khan played the villager Bhuvan who is naïve and questions the British about the tax system which leads to a cricket match. Gowariker made every effort to make it as authentic as possible from costumes and locales to the dialect.
The movie won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Filmfare Awards for Best Director, Best Film and Best Story. It also received awards internationally and was the official entry to the Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film category.
2004 Shah Rukh Khan was the lead in Swades. The movie was nominated for several awards and Gowariker received the Special Jury Award at the National Film Award ceremony.
2008 Jodhaa Akbar, a tale of love between the Mughal emperor Akbar and Jodhabai, played by Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai received awards in India and in other international film festivals.
2009 He has brought together Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra in What’s Your Rashee? based on the novel Kimball Ravenswood by Madhu Rye.
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