Satyajit Bhatkal is an Indian television and film director, best known as director of Satyamev Jayate, a TV show focused on addressing social issues in India. [1]
He is CEO of Paani Foundation, [2] a non-profit founded by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, aimed at making Maharashtra drought-free. [3]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | No | No | Miscellaneous crew (production executive) | [4] |
2004 | Madness in the Desert aka Chale Chalo: The lunacy of film making | Yes | Yes | Documentary film on making of the Lagaan National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film | [5] |
2011 | Zokkomon | Yes | Yes | [6] | |
2012–2014 | Satyamev Jayate | Yes | No | TV series aired on Star Network and DD National |
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian cinema. Khan is the recipient of numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award, with one of his film productions also receiving an Academy Award nomination. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010, and received an honorary title from the Government of China in 2017.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India is a 2001 Indian Hindi epic sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debutant Gracy Singh and British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne. Set in 1893, during the late Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj, the film follows the inhabitants of a village in Central India, who, burdened by high taxes and several years of drought, are challenged by an arrogant British Indian Army officer to a game of cricket as a wager to avoid paying the taxes they owe. The villagers face the arduous task of learning a game that is alien to them and play for a victory.
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Sabu Cyril is an Indian film production designer. Having worked in 116 feature films and 2500 ad films. He has won four National Film Award for Best Production Design, four state awards, six Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction, five International Indian Film Academy Awards, and many other awards. His work in Enthiran won him international recognition. Over the years, he has emerged to be the most celebrated art director in the country.
Shri Vallabh Vyas was an Indian film and television actor. He was known for films including Sarfarosh (1999), Lagaan (2001), Abhay (2001), Aan: Men at Work (2004), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005), Sankat City (2009) and theater works such as Virasat (1985).
Aamir Khan is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality. Khan first appeared on screen at the age of eight in a minor role in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). In 1983, he acted in and worked as an assistant director on Paranoia, a short film directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, following which he assisted Hussain on two of his directorial ventures—Manzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985). As an adult, Khan's first acting project was a brief role in the 1984 experimental social drama Holi.
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Kaun Kitney Paani Mein is an Indian drama film released on 28 August 2015 directed by Nila Madhab Panda starring Saurabh Shukla, Kunal Kapoor, Radhika Apte and Gulshan Grover in lead roles. The film is a satire on various social issues that are relevant in India such as water scarcity, caste discrimination and honour killing.
Paani Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which is active in the area of drought prevention and watershed management in the state of Maharashtra, India. The organization was founded by Indian actor Aamir Khan and his ex-wife, Kiran Rao. The CEO of the Foundation is Satyajit Bhatkal.
Paani (transl. Water) is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Adinath Kothare and produced by Priyanka Chopra and Madhu Chopra under the banner of Purple Pebble Pictures. The film stars Subodh Bhave and Kishore Kadam, with Addinath Kothare and Rucha Vaidya. The film was released in India in 2019. In 2019, the film won the National Film Awards for Best Film on Environment Conservation.
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