Amit Khanna
Born(1984-07-24)24 July 1984
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Director, actor, photographer and producer

Amit Khanna (born 24 July 1984) is a film director, writer, film producer, actor and fashion photographer from Mumbai, India.

Amit made his debut as a writer with Channel V’s first ever fiction show Roomies in 2009,[1] he made his debut as a director with a film titled Tutiya Dil in 2012,[2] Followed by Badmashiyaan- Fun Never Ends in 2015.[3] Amit struck gold with his short film An Untold Story of Paper Boats which featured in the 69th Cannes Film Festival as well as won the best short film in foreign language at the Nice Film festival 2016,[4] He wrote, directed, produced, and acted in India's first ever LGBT web series All About Section 377 and Still About Section 377. Both these web series gained immense popularity and were big hits. All About Section 377 film cut won the best foreign language film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2017.[4]

Career

Director

Amit Khanna started off as a short film director at a young age. His short films such as Unnoticed Love, Misunderstood, Yeh Jahaan and Squall traveled across the globe and were well received. Amit directed his first Hindi film, Tutiya Dil, which released in the year 2012.[2] His second Hindi feature film, Badmashiyaan- Fun Never Ends, was released in 2015. He directed an award winning short film, An Untold Story of Paper Boats, which released in 2016 at the 69th Cannes film festival.[5] Amit also directed India's first LGBT web series[4] – All About Section 377 which, apart from the web, also aired on NDTV Prime in 2016–2017. He further did the second season of the hit show Still About Section 377 which released on Sony Liv in 2018. Amit also directed the first ever Telugu- English cross over film Friends-in-law which was showcased in the 71st Cannes Film Festival Market.[6]

Photographer

Amit has been associated with international brands like Starbucks for celebrity photo shoots as well as brands like Krishna Pearls, Chromozome, Oriflame, Gatsby, Crusoe, Dr. Tvacha, Dazzler, Horra Luxury, Kodak Lens and many more.[7]

Writer

Amit Khanna began his writing career with Channel V’s first fiction show Roomies (2009), after which he wrote a feature films Tutiya dil (2012) and All About Section 377 and a 2018 web series Still About Section 377. He has also written the first ever Telugu-English cross over film Friends-in-law.[8]

Actor

Amit Khanna made his acting debut with the 2016 web series All About Section 377. He was nominated for his performance, as an overweight gay man, at the prestigious Nice film festival as best actor in leading role. Amit has acted in the second season of the show Still About Section 377.[4][9]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2009 Channel V Roomies[1] No Yes No
2012 Tutiya Dil[2] yes yes no
2015 Badmashiyaan –fun never ends[3] Yes no no
2016 An untold story of paperboats[5] Yes Yes no
2016 All about section 377[4] yes yes no
2018 Still about section 377[6] Yes yes yes
Under production Meri Girlfriend ka Boy Friend[10] yes Yes yes
Under production Woh wali picture[11] yes yes no
Under production Friends-in-law[8] yes yes yes

References

  1. 1 2 "Ace Indian photographer, Amit Khanna will be the photography partner for Mister Model Worldwide 2018 contest". Misterology. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Friday Release: 'Tutiya Dil', a heartbreak story". News18. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Romance and con come together in Badmashiyaan – Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "A Story of the LGBT Community". Yahoo!. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Story of Paperboats told so beautifully it won at the NICE International Film Festival". Media Infoline. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Still About Sec 377: Director Amit Khanna pours his heart out on everything LGBTQ+". in.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "HRH Film Productions". hrhfilmproductions.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. 1 2 Friends in Law, retrieved 12 January 2019
  9. ↑ Unnithan, Vidya (18 September 2018). "Web series All About Section 377 tackles issues faced by LGBTQ community". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Actor Mrunal Jain turns producer for web series!". Freepressjournal : Latest Indian news,Live updates. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "It is all about equality". sakaltimes.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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