Amit Rai is an Indian film director and writer. He won the Gollapudi Srinivas Award in 2010 for directing Road to Sangam . As an associate director he did 2009 Marathi film Tingya , which was critically acclaimed and won various National and International awards. [1]
After a long break from the industry, he wrote and directed the sequel to OMG – Oh My God! titled OMG 2 in 2023 which gained high critical and audience acclaim and became a box office success. He has received 69th Filmfare Awards for the film OMG 2 (best story) in 2024. [2] [3]
Year | Film | Language | Credited as |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Tingya | Marathi | Associate Director |
2010 | Road to Sangam | Hindi | Director |
2023 | OMG 2 | Hindi [4] | Writer & Director |
Dear Jassi | Punjabi English | Writer |
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