Madhur Bhandarkar
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Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016, Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India.[1]
Madhur Bhandarkar | |
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Born | (1968-08-26) 26 August 1968 (age 55) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation(s) | Writer and film maker |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse |
Renu Namboodiri (m. 2003) |
Children | 1 |
Honours | Padma Shri (2016) |
Website | www |
He is known for directing the critically acclaimed crime drama Chandni Bar (2001), won him the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues, the dramas Page 3 (2005), Traffic Signal (2007), and Fashion (2008), winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film for the first, and the National Film Award for Best Direction for the second, whilst earning Filmfare Award nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the lattermost.
Bhandarkar also co – produced a Bengali film Avijatrik (2021) based on the novel Aparajito by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.[2] He has also been nominated as society member of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.[3]