Aditya Dhar

Aditya Dhar is an Indian writer, director and lyricist. He made his directorial debut with Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), which was based on the 2016 Uri attack. He won the best director award for this film at the 66th National Film Awards in 2019.

Aditya Dhar
Aditya at 50th IFFI, 2019
Born (1983-03-12) March 12, 1983[1]
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Director, Screenwriter
Known forUri: The Surgical Strike

Dhar has been associated in the past with films like Kabul Express, Tezz, Aakrosh, Haal-e-Dil among others in different capacities like dialogue writer, screenplay writer and lyrics writer.

Early life

His schooling is from Guru Harkrishan Public School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.He was the sports captain of the school in the year 1997.He is a graduate from Delhi University.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Screenplay Dialogue Lyrics
2008Kabul ExpressYes
2008Haal-e-DilYes
2008One Two ThreeYes
2009Daddy CoolYes
2010AakroshYes
2012TezzYes
2019Uri: The Surgical StrikeYesYes
TBAThe Immortal Ashwatthama YesYes

Awards and nominations
Dhar receiving the Best Director Award for Uri: The Surgical Strike at 66th National Film Awards
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike 66th National Film Awards Best Director Won [2]
Jagran Film Festival Best Debut Director Won [3]
26th Screen Awards Best Director Nominated [4]
Most Promising Debut Director Won
2020 65th Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated [5]
Best Debut Director Won
Zee Cine Awards Best Director Nominated
Most Promising Director Won
TBA 21st IIFA Awards Best Director Pending [6]
Best Story Pending

References
  1. "Aditya Dhar profile on Times f India". Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "National Film Awards: Vicky Kaushal And Ayushmann Khurrana Share Best Actor". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  3. "10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated". currentaffairs.gktoday.in.
  4. Kerner, Lou (9 December 2019). "Star Screen Awards 2019 Winners List – Who won Star Screen Awards this year?". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. "Filmfare Awards 2020 winners list: Gully Boy makes history, wins 13 awards including Best Film, Actor and Actress". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  6. "IIFA - International Indian Film Academy". IIFA - International Indian Film Academy. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
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