Satish Davara

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Satish Davara
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Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active2005–present

Satish Davara is an Indian filmmaker and writer. who worked in Indian cinema. [1]

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Career

In 2021 Davara directed the feature film Divaswapna . [2] " The film garnered 53 awards and 35 nominations worldwide. [3] His second feature, Bham, was released in 2023. [4]

Filmography

List of Satish Davara film credits
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesProducers
2021 Divaswapna YesYesNoCo-written screenplay with Naresh D Prajapati, Jayesh K. Patel, Sanjay PrajapatiK.D. Films
2023BhamYesNoNoMaruti Enterprise

Accolades

Davara was nominated in the Best Director category at the Anatolia International Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, for Divaswapna in 2021. [5] Davara also won the State Film Awards for the Best Popular Film of the Year and secured the 2nd rank in the Best Feature Film category in the State Film Awards by the Gujarat Government. [6] [7]

Gujarat State Awards 2024

YearFilmsCategoryResult
2024 Divaswapna
(As director)
Best Popular Film of the Year [7] Won
2024 Divaswapna
(As director)
Second Best Feature Film [8] Won

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References

  1. "Satish Davara to direct his second Gujarati film 'Bham'- Exclusive!". The Times of India. 21 February 2023.
  2. "Chetan Daiya on his next release 'Divaswapna': The film's concept is the need of the hour". The Times of India. 2 December 2021.
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