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Bejoy Nambiar
Bejoy Nambiar in January 2013
Born (1979-04-12) 12 April 1979 (age 45)
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Director, story writer, screenwriter
Spouses
Juhi Babbar ​ ​(m. 2007; div. 2009)​
Sheetal Menon ​(m. 2015)​

Bejoy Nambiar (born 12 April 1979) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work in Bollywood. He is mostly known for his critically acclaimed short films, Rahu and Reflections, starring Mohanlal. He was the winner of Sony PIX Gateway to Hollywood, as the best director judged by Ashok Amritraj, Rajat Kapoor and Anurag Basu. He marked his feature film debut with the thriller Shaitan (2011). His second feature film was a anthology-drama film called David. His latest Bollywood film was Taish (2020) which was also released as a Series on ZEE5. He also directed Wazir (2016), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar. He has also directed a short video 'Sachinocalypse' for All India Bakchod.

Personal life

His mother tongue is Malayalam. Nambiar was married to Juhi Babbar on 27 June 2007, after a two-year courtship; the couple divorced in January 2009. He then married his long-time girlfriend Sheetal Menon in a traditional Malayali wedding in Kerala on 27 December 2015.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Director Producer Writer Language Notes Ref.
2005 Reflections Yes Yes Yes Silent Short film
2011 Shaitan Yes Yes Hindi
2013 David Yes Yes Yes Hindi
David Yes Yes Yes Tamil Partially dubbed from Hindi
2014 Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi Yes Hindi
Pizza Yes Hindi
2016 Wazir Yes Hindi
2017 Solo Yes Yes Yes Malayalam
Tamil
2018 Karwaan Yes Hindi
2019 Flip Yes Yes Hindi Eros Now Series
2020 Taish Yes Yes Yes Hindi released on ZEE5
2024 Dange Yes Yes Hindi
Tamil
Por Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer Language Notes
2021 Navarasa Yes Yes Yes Tamil Anthology; Episode: "Edhiri"
2022 The Fame Game Yes Hindi
2023 Sweet Kaaram Coffee Yes Tamil Available on Amazon Prime
Kaala Yes Yes Yes Yes Hindi 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2012 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Screenplay Shaitan Nominated
Screen Awards Best Director Nominated
Most Promising Debut Director Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
Stardust Awards Best Director Nominated

Notes

  1. Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.
  2. ^ Shared with Megha Ramaswamy.

References

  1. "Bejoy Nambiar". IMDb. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "Reflections-Short film-Mohanlal". 15 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  3. "Your gateway to Hollywood". 22 November 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  4. "Bejoy is winner of Sony Pix's Gateway". businessofcinema. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. "Shot Cuts: Helping heart". The Hindu. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. "It's homecoming for Bejoy Nambiar". 24 September 2016.
  7. "Babbar calls 100,000 guests for daughter's wedding". Daily News and Analysis. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. "Bejoy and Juhi are now formally divorced". Mid Day. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. "'Wazir' director Bejoy Nambiar marries girlfriend Sheetal Menon". The Indian Express. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. "From Mohanlal to Hollywood". Rediff.com. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. "Bejoy hopes for a crossover with Shaitan". The Indian Express. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. "Bejoy Nambiar on "David"". Gulf News. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. "Bejoy Nambiar wanted 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi' to reach out to a wider audience". CNN-News18. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. "Bejoy Nambiar: 'Pizza' not frame-by-frame remake of Tamil version". Business Standard India. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  15. "Wazir: Disability rights group unhappy, Bejoy Nambiar apologises". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. "Bejoy Nambiar opens up on Solo climax change". The New Indian Express. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  17. "Karwaan to be a funny yet warm film". Cinema Express. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. "Bejoy Nambiar's web series 'Flip' disappoints". Business Standard India. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  19. "Bejoy Nambiar's next titled Taish". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  20. "Dange (Teaser): Harshvardhan Rane, Ehan Bhat, TJ Bhanu, Nikita Dutta, Bejoy Nambiar". Bollywood Hungama. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  21. "Por Teaser: War brews between Arjun Das and Kalidas Jayaram". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  22. "Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  23. "Nominations for 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  25. "Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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