Advait Chandan
Advait Chandan | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Advait Chandan is an Indian film director who works primarily in Hindi films. He made his directorial debut in 2017 with the film Secret Superstar.
Career
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In 2007, Advait started his career as the third assistant director and Taare Zameen Par as the assistant production manager. Collaborating with Aamir Khan again, Advait worked as the casting director and post-production supervisor on Kiran Rao's debut venture Dhobi Ghat.
After donning various roles in the film industry, Advait finally made his directorial debut in 2017 with the film Secret Superstar featuring Aamir Khan and Zaira Wasim in the lead.[1][2] He also wrote the screenplay of the film.[3] It was the highest-grossing 2017 Hindi film and the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time behind only Dangal (2016).[4] It is also the third-highest-grossing Indian film of all time behind only Dangal and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017),[4] after surpassing Aamir Khan's own PK (2014). His most recent film as a director is the Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor starrer Loveyapa which was released on 7 February 2025.
Filmography
As director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Secret Superstar | Also writer |
| 2022 | Laal Singh Chaddha | |
| 2025 | Loveyapa |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Taare Zameen Par | No | Assistant production manager |
| Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Assistant | Also portrayed Hippy boy 1 | |
| 2009 | Positive | Assistant | Short film |
| Bollywood Hero | Assistant | ||
| 2010 | Dhobi Ghat | Assistant | Also casting director and post production supervisor |
Accolades
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Director | Secret Superstar | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Writer | Nominated | ||||
| Most Promising Director | Won | ||||
| Screen Awards | Most Promising Debut Director | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | 63rd Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [6] | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Director | Nominated | [7] | ||
| News18 Reel Movie Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated | [8] |
References
- ^ "Advait Chandan-Bio". BookMyShow.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Abhishek Shrivastava (10 October 2017). "Secret Superstar director Advait Chandan: 'I was too scared to narrate my film to Aamir Khan'". Firstpost. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "SHOCKING: After directing Secret Superstar, Advait Chandan wants to now be Aamir Khan's assistant". Bollywood Hungama. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b Raveendran, Karthika (10 February 2018). "Aamir Khan's Secret Superstar BEATS PK, rakes in Rs 833 crore gross at the worldwide box office". Bollywood Life.
- ^ "2018 Archives – Zee Cine Awards". Zee Cine Awards. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Nominations for the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018". filmfare.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Indian Film Festival Melbourne". www.iffm.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Reel Movie On Screen Awards 2018 | Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director and More". News18. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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