Reema Kagti
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Born | Reema Kakati |
Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
Years active | 2007–present |
Reema Kagti is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who works in Bollywood. She made her debut as director with critically acclaimed Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir, Talaash (2012) and the historical sports drama Gold (2018 film). She has collaborated with Zoya Akhtar as a writer on several productions of Excel Entertainment.
Career[]
Born as Reema Kakati in an Assamese family, she now uses Kagti as her last name. Reema has worked as an assistant director with many leading directors including Farhan Akhtar (Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya), Ashutosh Gowariker (Lagaan), Honey Irani (Armaan), and Mira Nair (Vanity Fair).[1]
She has been an associate with Excel Entertainment since its inception, as she has assisted both Farhan and Zoya Akhtar in all their films and commercials to date.[2]
Directorial career[]
Reema made her directorial debut with Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. in 2006.[3] Her next film, Talaash, was a suspense drama starring Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor.[4] Her latest directorial venture Gold, is a film about India's first Olympic gold medal after its independence.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Story | Notes |
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2007 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Yes | Yes | No | |
2008 | Rock On!! | No | No | No | As an actress |
2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | No | Yes | Yes | co-writer : Zoya Akhtar |
2012 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-writer : Zoya Akhtar |
2013 | Bombay Talkies | No | Yes | No | |
2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | No | Yes | Yes | |
2018 | Gold | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-writer : Rajesh Devraj |
2019 | Gully Boy | No | Yes | Yes | co-writer : Zoya Akhtar |
2019 | Made in Heaven | No | Yes | Yes | |
2023 | Jee Le Zaraa | No | Yes | Yes | co-writer : Zoya Akhtar Farhan Akhtar |
- As Assistant Director
Year | Film |
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2001 | Lagaan |
Dil Chahta Hai | |
2004 | Lakshya |
Awards[]
Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | 13th IIFA Awards | Best Story | Won | [5] [6] |
Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar | Won | |||
18th Screen Awards | Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar | Nominated | [7] | |
Zee Cine Awards | Best Story with Zoya Akhtar | Won | [8] | |
Star Guild Awards 2012 | Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar | Won | [9] | |
Best Story | Won | |||
Gully Boy | 65th Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Nominated | [10] |
Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar | Won | |||
21st IIFA Awards | Best Story with Zoya Akhtar | Pending | ||
Made in Heaven | iReel Awards 2019 | Best Writing -Drama with Zoya Akhtar | Nominated | [11] |
References[]
- ^ ""Initially I had plans to make a dark film; in fact it was darker than an average film" - Reema Kagti". Bollywoodhungama.com. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Honeymoon Travels". Imagineindia.net. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Reema Kagti".
- ^ "Aamir's Khan's next is suspense drama directed by Reema Kagti". Bollywoodhungama.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2012: 'Zindagi Na..', 'Rockstar' steal the show". Zee News. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) — Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "7th Apsara Awards – Nominees". Film Producers Guild of India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "WINNERS OF THE 65TH AMAZON FILMFARE AWARDS 2020". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "iReel Awards 2019: Check Out The Complete List Of Winners". News18. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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- Living people
- Indian women film directors
- Sophia College for Women alumni
- Hindi-language film directors
- Indian women screenwriters
- Sophia Polytechnic alumni
- 21st-century Indian film directors
- 21st-century Indian women writers
- 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Writers from Guwahati
- Women writers from Assam
- Film directors from Assam
- Screenwriters from Assam
- 21st-century screenwriters