Advait Chandan

Advait Chandan
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2007–present

Advait Chandan is an Indian film director works in Hindi film. He made his debut as a director in 2017 with the movie Secret Superstar.

Career

In 2007, Advait started his career 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][2] He also wrote the screenplay of the film.[3] It was the highest-grossing 2017 Hindi film and the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time behind only Dangal (2016).[4] It is also the third-highest-grossing Indian film of all time behind only Dangal and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017),[4] after surpassing Aamir Khan's own PK (2014). His most recent film as a director is the Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha which was released on 11 August 2022.

Filmography

As director

Year Title Director Screenwriter
2017 Secret Superstar Yes Yes
2022 Laal Singh Chaddha Yes No

Other credits

Year Title Role
2007 Taare Zameen Par Assistant production manager
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Assistant director;
also portrayed Hippy boy 1
2009 Positive Short film;
assistant director
Bollywood Hero Assistant director
2010 Dhobi Ghat Assistant director,
casting director,
post production supervisor

Accolades

Year Awards Category Result Ref
2017 Zee Cine Awards Best Director Nominated [5]
Best Writer Nominated
Most Promising Director Won
Screen Awards Most Promising Debut Director Nominated
2018 63rd Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated [6]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Director Nominated [7]
News18 Reel Movie Awards Best Screenplay Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ "Advait Chandan-Bio". BookMyShow.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ Abhishek Shrivastava (10 October 2017). "Secret Superstar director Advait Chandan: 'I was too scared to narrate my film to Aamir Khan'". Firstpost. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "SHOCKING: After directing Secret Superstar, Advait Chandan wants to now be Aamir Khan's assistant". Bollywood Hungama. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "2018 Archives – Zee Cine Awards". Zee Cine Awards. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Nominations for the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018". filmfare.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Indian Film Festival Melbourne". www.iffm.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Reel Movie On Screen Awards 2018 | Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director and More". News18. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

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