Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat is an Indian filmmaker and writer who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. He is known for directing the action thriller films Kill and Apurva.
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
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- Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
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- film director · television director · film screenwriter · assistant director
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Nikhil Nagesh Bhat is an Indian filmmaker and writer who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. He is known for directing the action thriller films Kill and Apurva.
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• Name — Nikhil Nagesh Bhat • Notable Works — Kill (2023) Nikhil Nagesh Bhat is an Indian filmmaker and writer who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. He is known for directing the action thriller films Kill and Apurva.
Early life
Early life
Nikhil was born in Patna, Bihar and later moved to Pune, Maharashtra for his studies.
Career
Career
His personal experience during a train journey between Patna and Pune in the mid-1990s, during which the train he was on was robbed, influenced his storytelling. This traumatic event was the foundation for the plot of Kill, which he began writing in 2016.
As a Director
As a Director
• Year — Title — Notes • 2009 — Saluun — Credited as Nikhil Bhat • 2018 — Brij Mohan Amar Rahe • 2020 — Rasbhari — Web series • 2020 — The Gone Game — Web series • 2022 — Hurdang • 2023 — Kill — Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023 Theatrical release in India on 5 July 2024 • Apurva
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- 1.EXCLUSIVE Interview! Nikhil Nagesh Bhat on Karan Johar's Kill: 'It's taken from a real…' Not Just Bollywood. Firstpost. 2024-07-04.
- 2.Weintraub, Steven. 'KILL's Director, Lakshya, & Raghav Juyal Talk Violence, Blood, and Making the First Genre Movie in India TIFF. Collider. 2023-09-15.
- 3.PTI. Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's action film 'Kill' to land in theatres in July. The Hindu. 2024-02-09. 0971-751X.
- 4.Lakshya, Tanya Maniktala, Raghav Juyal's 'Kill' release date out. India Today. 2024-02-09.
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