Filmography
12 films · compiled from Wikidata
Recent & Ongoing
Best known for: Kai Po Che! · M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story · Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! · Chhichhore · Sonchiriya · Kedarnath · Dil Bechara
Did You Know?
- Won admission to the Delhi College of Engineering (later Delhi Technological University) to study mechanical engineering, but dropped out before completing the degree to pursue acting and dance.
- Trained as a dancer in Shiamak Davar's troupe and worked as a background dancer, including in Aishwarya Rai's segment at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
- A dedicated space and astronomy enthusiast, he bought a high-end Meade telescope for stargazing and was known for keeping a personal list of dreams and goals he hoped to accomplish.
- His final film, Dil Bechara, was released posthumously in July 2020 on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar.
- “Bollywood” blends “Bombay” (now Mumbai) with “Hollywood” — but the industry’s formal name is simply Hindi cinema.
- Raja Harishchandra (1913) by Dadasaheb Phalke is regarded as the first full-length Indian feature film.
- Alam Ara (1931) was India’s first sound film — the “talkie” that introduced song and dialogue to Indian screens.