Ashish Kakkad
Ashish Kakkad (21 May 1971 – 2 November 2020) was an Indian film director, writer, actor and voice artist from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He primarily worked in the Gujarati cinema.
Ashish Kakkad
- Born
- 1971
- Died
- 2020 · Kolkata.
- Nationality
- India
- Occupation
- screenwriter · film producer · film director · actor
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Ashish Kakkad (21 May 1971 – 2 November 2020) was an Indian film director, writer, actor and voice artist from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He primarily worked in the Gujarati cinema.
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Ashish Kakkad (1971–2020) was an Indian actor, film director and film producer, among other activities. The actor died in Kolkata.
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He was interested in theatre and film production since his college days. He was a pioneer who revived the Gujarati cinema with his 2010 film Better Half which was set in urban backdrop and made with modern filmmaking. The film was critically acclaimed. He had lent his voice in many documentaries and short films. He acted in several Gujarati films and few Hindi films. He died on 2 November 2020 at 3:45 pm in Kolkata at the age of 49 following a severe heart attack.
Direction and writing
Direction and writing
• Better Half (2010) • Mission Mummy (2016)
Acting
Acting
• Kai Po Che! (Hindi, 2013) • Bey Yaar (2014) • Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind (Hindi, 2015) • Paghadi • Vitamin She (2017) • Tame Keva? (2018) • Suraynsh (2018) • Naadi Dosh (2022)
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- 1.જાણીતા અભિનેતા અને દિગ્દર્શક આશિષ કક્કડનું નિધન, કોલકત્તામાં હાર્ટ એટેક આવ્યો. News18 Gujarati. 2020-11-02.
- 2.Malini, Navya. Gujarati film maker Ashish Kakkad, whose movie Better Half released in Mumbai and Gujarat is banking on different tactics to stay connected to the Gujarati audience. The Times of India. 2010-09-17.
- 3.Positive, warm, purist, truly woke. Ahmedabad Mirror. 2020-11-03.
- 4.Malini, Navya. After his critically acclaimed Gujarati film Better Half, director Ashish Kakkad is thinking of roping in the same leading pair of Dharmendra Gohil and Neha Mehta for his untitled next. The Times of India. 2011-11-01.
- 5.Filmmaker-actor Ashish Kakkad passes away. The Indian Express. 2020-11-03.
- 6.Filmmaker Ashish Kakkad no more. The Times of India. 2020-11-03.
- 7.Gujarati filmmaker and actor Ashish Kakkad passes away at 49. www.zoomtventertainment.com.
- 8.ઘેઘુર અવાજના માલિક જાણીતા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમેકર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી અવસાન. Divya Bhaskar. 2020-11-02.
- 9.જાણીતા ફિલ્મમેકર અને એક્ટર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી નિધન. VTV Gujarati.
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- Sarthak Prakashan. Ashish Kakkad: Compilation of his articles by Urvish Kothari. February 2021. 978-93-84076-43-6.
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