Amole Gupte
Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, singer and director, known for his work on the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par as a creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wife, Deepa Bhatia (concept, research, and editing).
Amole Gupte
- Name
- Amole Gupte
- Born
- 1962
- Birthplace
- Mumbai, India
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter, actor, singer
- Nationality
- India
- Honours
- Filmfare Awards · Screen Awards · Zee Cine Awards
- Languages
- Malayalam
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Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, singer and director, known for his work on the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par as a creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wife, Deepa Bhatia (concept, research, and editing).
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Amole Gupte (born 1962) is an actor, film director and screenwriter, among other activities, of Indian nationality. The actor was born in Mumbai.
Languages used include Malayalam. Honours include Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards.
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He was the chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India from 2012 to 2015.
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• Name — Amole Gupte • Born — 1962 • Birthplace — Mumbai, India • Occupation — Director, screenwriter, actor, singer • Children — Partho Gupte
Director
Director
• Year — Film — Director — Writer — Producer — Note • 2007 — Panga Naa Lo • 2007 — Taare Zameen Par — also Creative director • 2011 — Stanley Ka Dabba • 2014 — Hawaa Hawaai • 2017 — Sniff • 2021 — Saina
Actor
Actor
• Holi (1984) • Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) • Kaminey (2009) as Sunil Shekhar Bhope a.k.a. Bhope Bhau • Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010) • Urumi (2011) • Stanley Ka Dabba (2011) • Bheja Fry 2 (2011) • Singham Returns (2014) • Ek Tara (2015) • Sniff (2017) • Mumbai Saga (2021) • Murderbaad (2025) • Raja Shivaji (2026) TELEVISION: Amole Gupte played the role of Anoop in the superhit serial Palash Ke Phool (1988) of Doordarshan, produced by veteran actress Asha Parekh.
Awards
• Year — Work — Award — Category — Result • 2008 — Taare Zameen Par — Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards — Best Story • Best Screenplay • Filmfare Awards — Best Story • Screen Awards — Best Story • Best Dialogue • Zee Cine Awards — Best Story • V. Shantaram Award — Best Writer • 2010 — Kaminey — Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards — Best Actor in a Negative Role • Filmfare Awards — Best Supporting Actor • IIFA Awards — Best Villain • Screen Awards — Best Villain • Most Promising Newcomer – Male • Stardust Awards — Breakthrough Performance – Male • V. Shantaram Awards — Best Supporting Actor
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- 1.Cinema quiz: Inside Hindi cinema's classrooms. The Hindu. 2 August 2019.
- 2.Aamir avoids Amole Gupte, Anusha Rizvi. The Times of India. 16 June 2011.
- 3.DNA India. DNA Mumbai Anniversary: Amol Gupte on how Taare Zameen Par changed mindset about education. 29 July 2018.
- 4.Vij, Gauri. A leap of faith. The Hindu. 3 February 2008.
- 5.Festival People – Kautik International Student Film Festival. 15 June 2023.
- 6.IBN Live. Amole Gupte makes film out of children's workshop.
- 7.Phas Gaya Re Obama songs, Phas Gaya Re Obama videos, 2005. Dhunio.com.
- 8.'Urumi' is my comment on globalisation: Santosh Sivan. The Indian Express. 31 March 2011.
- 9.Sanjay Gupta nervous to shoot for 'Mumbai Saga'. The Times of India. 27 August 2019.
- 10.Winners of 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards. bollywoodhungama.com dead link. July 2023.
- 11.Winners of the V. Shantaram Awards 2008. The Times of India.
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