K.D. Satyam

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K.D. Satyam
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K.D. Satyam during the Bollywood Diaries shooting at Kolkata
Born (1977-12-29) 29 December 1977 (age 43)
Bhilai
Died26 June 2019
Mumbai
NationalityIndian
Other namesSatyam
OccupationWriter and Director
Known forGattu, Bollywood Diaries

K.D. Satyam (born 29 December 1977) is an Indian film writer and film director. [1] He wrote Gattu , a film that became a part of the list of India's Academy Awards nominations in 2012. [2] He has also written and directed Bollywood Diaries . The film was released on 26 February 2016. [3]

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Early life

Satyam was born in Bhilai and graduated from Annamalai University in 2000. He then got a master's degree in Film Direction from Zee Institute of Media Arts [4] and created short-films like Colours of Cinema [5] and Hell or Heaven [6] before starting his career in Bollywood.

Career

Satyam started his Bollywood career as a Making Director for Fox , which was directed by Deepak Tijori and featured Sunny Deol and Arjun Rampal in lead roles. His directorial debut was Admissions Open [7] casting Anupam Kher and Ashish Vidyarthi with music by Amit Trivedi. After that, he wrote Gattu that was directed by Rajan Khosa and produced by the Children's Film Society of India. [8] His next film as writer and director is Bollywood Diaries with Raima Sen, Ashish Vidyarthi and Salim Diwan in title roles. [9]

Filmography

Awards

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  2. ↑ "Everywood | Hollywood | Bollywood: 17 Films Shortlisted For India's Oscar Nomination" . Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Bollywood Diaries". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Zee Institute" . Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. 1 2 "Indie Film Club: Colours Of Cinema (Aired: May 2006)". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. 1 2 Hell or Heaven (2008) , retrieved 7 September 2017CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "Admissions Open". www.boxofficeindia.co.in. Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "Gattu off to Berlin". The Indian Express. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "Bollywood Diaries | The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ "'The Brawler' ('Mukkabaaz'): Film Review | TIFF 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "'Gattu' wins award at Berlin Film festival - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ "'Gattu' gets two awards at Los Angeles film fest". IBNLive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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