Ashish Kakkad

Ashish Kakkad (21 May 1971{{cn|date=November 2020}} – 2 November 2020) was an Indian film director, writer, actor and voice artist from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He primarily worked in the Gujarati cinema.

Biography

He was interested in theatre and film production since his college days.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=જાણીતા અભિનેતા અને દિગ્દર્શક આશિષ કક્કડનું નિધન, કોલકત્તામાં હાર્ટ એટેક આવ્યો|url=https://gujarati.news18.com/news/madhya-gujarat/ahmedabad-film-actor-and-director-ashish-kakkad-died-in-heart-attack-jm-1042296.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=News18 Gujarati|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102140909/https://gujarati.news18.com/news/madhya-gujarat/ahmedabad-film-actor-and-director-ashish-kakkad-died-in-heart-attack-jm-1042296.html|url-status=dead}}

He was a pioneer who revived the Gujarati cinema with his 2010 film Better Half which was set in urban backdrop and made with modern filmmaking.{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2010-09-17|title=Gujarati film maker Ashish Kakkad, whose movie Better Half released in Mumbai and Gujarat is banking on different tactics to stay connected to the Gujarati audience.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gujarati-film-maker-Ashish-Kakkad-whose-movie-Better-Half-released-in-Mumbai-and-Gujarat-is-banking-on-different-tactics-to-stay-connected-to-the-Gujarati-audience-Reaching-out-to-Gujarati-viewers-through-screening-the-movie-for-them-in-different-Indian-cities-has-enabled-more-awareness-on-Gujarati-cinema-today-says-the-director-who-plans-to-showcase-his-movie-in-Kolkata-next-month-/articleshow/6572253.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Positive, warm, purist, truly woke|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/positive-warm-purist-truly-woke/articleshow/79010785.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103031310/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/positive-warm-purist-truly-woke/articleshow/79010785.cms |archive-date=2020-11-03 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=Ahmedabad Mirror}} The film was critically acclaimed.{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2011-11-01|title=After his critically acclaimed Gujarati film Better Half, director Ashish Kakkad is thinking of roping in the same leading pair of Dharmendra Gohil and Neha Mehta for his untitled next.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/After-his-critically-acclaimed-Gujarati-film-Better-Half-director-Ashish-Kakkad-is-thinking-of-roping-in-the-same-leading-pair-of-Dharmendra-Gohil-and-Neha-Mehta-for-his-untitled-next-The-filmmaker-said-that-he-is-yet-to-finish-the-script-which-deals-with-relationships-/articleshow/10567957.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}} He had lent his voice in many documentaries and short films. He acted in several Gujarati films and few Hindi films.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Filmmaker-actor Ashish Kakkad passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-6918727/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}

He died on 2 November 2020 at 3:45 pm in Kolkata at the age of 49 following a severe heart attack.{{Cite web|title=Filmmaker Ashish Kakkad no more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-no-more/articleshow/79008962.cms|access-date=2020-11-03|date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|title=Gujarati filmmaker and actor Ashish Kakkad passes away at 49|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/article/gujarati-filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-at/676594|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|language=en}}

Filmography

=Direction and writing=

Better Half (2010)
Mission Mummy (2016)

=Acting=

Kai Po Che! (Hindi, 2013)
Bey Yaar (2014){{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=ઘેઘુર અવાજના માલિક જાણીતા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમેકર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી અવસાન|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/entertainment/bollywood/news/well-known-gujarati-filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-dies-of-heart-attack-in-kolkata-127874557.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}
Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind (Hindi, 2015){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=જાણીતા ફિલ્મમેકર અને એક્ટર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી નિધન|url=https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/sad-news-gujarati-film-maker-and-actor-ashish-kakkad-no-more|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102141043/https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/sad-news-gujarati-film-maker-and-actor-ashish-kakkad-no-more |archive-date=2020-11-02 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=VTV Gujarati|language=gu}}
Paghadi
Vitamin She (2017)
Tame Keva? (2018)
Suraynsh (2018)
Naadi Dosh (2022)