Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
{{Short description|Indian filmmaker}}
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Nikhil Nagesh Bhat is an Indian filmmaker and writer who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. He is known for directing the action thriller film Kill and Apurva.
Early life
Nikhil was born in Patna and later moved to Pune for his studies.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-04 |title=EXCLUSIVE Interview! Nikhil Nagesh Bhat on Karan Johar's Kill: 'It's taken from a real…' {{!}} Not Just Bollywood |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/exclusive-interview-nikhil-nagesh-bhat-on-karan-johars-kill-its-taken-from-a-real-not-just-bollywood-13789185.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}
Career
His personal experience during a train journey between Patna and Pune in the mid-1990s, during which the train he was on was robbed, influenced his storytelling. And this traumatic event was the foundation for the plot of Kill, which he began writing in 2016.
Filmography
=As a Director=
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!Year !Title !Notes |
| 2009
|Saluun |
| 2018
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| 2020
|Web series |
| 2020
|Web series |
| 2022
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| rowspan="2" |2023
|Kill |Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-02-09 |title=Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's action film 'Kill' to land in theatres in July |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nikhil-nagesh-bhats-action-film-kill-to-land-in-theatres-in-july/article67828337.ece |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} Theatrical release in India on 5 July 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=Lakshya, Tanya Maniktala, Raghav Juyal's 'Kill' release date out |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/kill-karan-johar-lakshya-tanya-maniktala-raghav-juyal-films-release-date-out-2499692-2024-02-09 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=India Today |language=en}} |
| Apurva
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2418372}}
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Category:Hindi-language film directors