Motwane has since directed the period romance Lootera (2013), the survival drama Trapped (2017), the superhero film Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018), and the thrillers AK vs AK (2020) and CTRL (2024). He has also produced several films, including Queen (2014) and Udta Punjab (2016). In addition, Motwane has served as creator and director on the streaming series Sacred Games (2018–2019), Jubilee (2023), and Black Warrant (2025).
Early and personal life
His father is Sindhi Hindu while his mother is Bengali Hindu.[3] He is married to photographer Ishika Mohan, who appeared in his debut, Udaan, as Rohan's mother.
Motwane's second film, a period romance called Lootera, was released on 5 July 2013.
Motwane's third film was a survival drama called Trapped. The film had its world premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival on 26 October 2016, where it was praised and received a Standing ovation. The film was released theatrically on 17 March 2017 to universal critical acclaim. The movie also won the award for 'Best Asian Film' by Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2017.
Motwane created American streaming company Netflix's first Indian series 'Sacred Games', based on the novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra and directed it along with Anurag Kashyap.[9] The series was met with critical acclaim and Netflix then commissioned a second season for it later.
In June 2020, it was announced that Motwane will be adapting the 2019 non-fiction book Black Warrant into a web series.[10] The rights are jointly acquired by his production company Andolan Films and writer-journalist Josy Joseph's Confluence Media.[11]
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