Kamal Sadanah

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Kamal Sadanah
Born (1970-10-21) 21 October 1970 (age 53)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years active1990–2007, 2014-2023
SpouseLisa John
ChildrenAngath Sadanah
Parent(s) Brij Sadanah (father)
Sayeeda Khan (mother)

Kamal Sadanah (born 21 October 1970) is an Indian actor, producer and director. He is the son of producer and director Brij Sadanah.

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Career

Kamal made his acting debut alongside Kajol in the 1992 film Bekhudi which did not perform well at the box office. [1] In 1993, he achieved greater success in Rang in which he acted along with the late Divya Bharti. [2] He subsequently acted in a string of films throughout the 1990s but failed to achieve the same level of success as Rang and, at the end of the decade, took a hiatus from acting for several years.

In 2005, he returned to acting and made his directorial debut with the low-budget film titled Karkash starring himself, Anup Soni and Suchitra Pillai.

In 2007, he joined the television industry with a role in the Zee TV television serial Kasamh Se. [3] That same year, he acted in and produced Victoria No. 203 which is a remake of his father's 1972 hit film of the same title.

In 2014, he wrote and directed Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans . [4]

In 2022, he returned to acting after 15 years in Salaam Venky , directed by Revathy and reuniting him with his first co-star Kajol. [5] The film released on December 9 2022.

Personal life

Kamal Sadanah is the son of producer and director Brij Sadanah and actress Sayeeda Khan. While his father was a Hindu, his mother was a Muslim. Kamal had a sister named Namrata. Jyothika is Kamal's cousin sister as Kamal's father Brij and Jyothika's father Chander Sadanah were brothers.

On 21 October 1990, Kamal was making arrangements for his 20th birthday party when a quarrel broke out between his parents, in the lower floor of the house, followed by gunshots. Kamal rushed at the scene to find both his mother and sister shot and unconscious. Kamal said that his father, who was inebriated, aimed a shot at him but missed upon which Kamal lost consciousness. After waking in a hospital, he was informed that after shooting the two women Brij Sadanah had turned the pistol upon himself and committed suicide. [6]

Two years later, Kamal made his acting debut in Bekhudi released in July 1992. His next film, Rang, was successful and he followed this success with ten additional starring roles throughout the 1990s. [7] Most of these films other films met with tepid responses from the audience, and Kamal subsequently left the film industry until 2005.

During this hiatus Kamal married make-up artist Lisa John. They have two children together, a son Angath and a daughter Namrata, named after Kamal's late sister. Kamal’s production company 'Angath Arts Private Limited' is named after his son.

In 2005, Kamal appeared as a hero for the last time in the film Karkash opposite Suchitra Pillai. The two actors co-produced the film, which was directed by Kamal. This was an effort by both actors to revitalize their careers, along with their finances. However, the film received a limited release and did not do well. In 2007, Kamal produced the film Victoria No. 203, which was directed by Anant Mahadevan. The resulting film was an almost frame-by-frame remake of his father's film Victoria No. 203 which had been a superhit in 1972. The remake performed poorly at the box office.

Filmography

As actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1992 Bekhudi Rohit
1993 Rang Yogi Joshi
1994 Fauj
Baali Umar Ko Salaam Rahul
1995Jai Maa Vaishnav Devi
Hum Sab Chor Hain Kamal D. Verma
Rock Dancer
1996Hum Hain Premi
Angaara Vishal
1997Nirnayak
1998 Mohabbat Aur Jung Vicky
1999 Jaalsaaz
2000Kaali Topi Laal Rumaal
2005 Karkash
2006 Kasamh Se Mohan KhandelwalTelevision Serial
2007 Victoria No. 203 Ranjeet
2022 Salaam Venky Karunesh Prasad
2023 Pippa Sam Manekshaw

As director

YearFilmNotes
2005 Karkash
2014 Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans

As producer

YearFilm
1990 C.I.D.
2007 Victoria No. 203

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References

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  2. ↑ Rang , retrieved 19 May 2020
  3. ↑ Kasamh Se , retrieved 19 May 2020
  4. ↑ Hear the Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans
  5. ↑ "Kajol on Salaam Venky, "I had refused to do the film" - Exclusive".
  6. ↑ Vishwas Kulkarni (4 October 2009). "Kamal Sadanah remembers the shootout". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Kamal Sadanah". IMDb. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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