Nagesh Kukunoor

Nagesh Kukunoor, Filmmaker

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A chemical engineer by profession, Nagesh Kukunoor gave up his lucrative career as an environmental consultant in Atlanta for a career in filmmaking. But unlike most, Nagesh didn?t wait for someone to give him the big break. He used his savings, wrote his first script, produced it, directed it and even acted in it. The film opened to a roaring response and was called ?Hyderabad Blues?. Made at a shoe-string budget, the film with its back-to-reality theme became the largest grossing low budget Indian film in English. Some of its box office successes were astounding. It ran full houses for 31 weeks in Mumbai, 28 weeks in Hyderabad and 28 weeks in Bangalore. In addition, the film was nominated for several international festivals too. It won the audience award at the Peachtree International Film Festival in Atlanta and the Rhode Island Film Festival. But most importantly, the film success introduced a new genre in India. It became the film that broke the barrier separating art film from commercial.
Nagesh?s next was ?Rockford?. A coming of age story of a boarding school kid, this film too was written and directed by Nagesh and followed the same style of filmmaking?that of telling empathetic stories that are real and inspired by everyday life. The film was showcased at many international film festivals, including the Austin Film Festival in 1999. In India, ?Rockford? did over 16 weeks of healthy business.
?Bollywood Calling? was his third film. Though the style of direction didn?t change, the film saw bigger names like Om Puri and Naveen Nischol playing the lead. Inspite of a different subject and comical treatment, the film did brisk business and was well-received by the audience.
However, it was Nagesh?s ?3 Deewarein? that became the true ?genre bender?. With actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff and Juhi Chawla playing the lead roles, the film was appreciated by serious cinegoers and critics alike. It also won the writer-director the Filmfare Award for the Best Original Story. It was around this time that Nagesh tried making a sequel to his debut film. ?Hyderabad Blues-2: Rearranged Marriage?, his fifth film but first sequel was in true sense a sequel with the story line starting where the original ended. But despite the equally good story, the film wasn?t that well-received.
That for some time seemed to be Nagesh?s last film till ?Iqbal? promos hit the screen. Known to be one of the best sports film made in this decade, the film brought together legends like Naseeruddin Shah and Girish Karnad on screen, and introduced a new name, Shreyas Talpade. The film was an inspiring story of a deaf, mute boy from a small town in rural India who dreams of making it to the Indian cricket team. Released in 2005, the film was a huge box office success and since then has been included as mandatory reading in many schools across India. Needless to say, the film turned to be an award magnet that year.
Loosely based on a true incident, Nagesh?s next film ?Dor?, starring Shreyas Talpade and Ayesha Takia was another success. A women centric film that charts the story of two women of two different worlds, the film was a runaway success at box office, and was hugely appreciated at various international festivals it screened in.
And while ?Dor? proved Nagesh?s forte in making films on hard hitting films, his comic caper ?Bombay to Bangkok?, once again starring Shreyas Talpade, failed a box office disaster.
In 2009, Nagesh shifted his genre once again by making an action thriller called ?8 X 10 Tasveer? starring Akshay Kumar. The film was about this blessed individual who could see the future of the person by looking at his picture. While the story was truly ?hatke?, the film unfortunately didn?t cut the grade. Post ?8 X 10 Tasveer?, Nagesh returned to his genre of films with ?Aashayein?. Starring John Abraham the 2010 release though received some great reviews from industry know hows and critics, was an average performer in theatres. The film narrated a story of a man who learns to live life all over again when he realises he has just 90 days of life left.
Nagesh?s last release was ?Mod?. An emotional love story of two completely mismatched people, the film had Ayesha Takia and Rannvijay Singh play the lead. The film though was missed by many, did mark Nagesh return as the king of real stories once again.

Filmography:
1.Hyderbad Blues (1998)
2.Rockford (1999)
3.Bollywood Calling (2001)
4.3 Deewarein (2003)
5.Hyderabad Blues-2 (2004)
6.Iqbal (2005)
7.Dor (2006)
8.Bombay to Bangkok (2008)
9.8x10 Tasveer (2009)
10.Aashayein (2010)
11.Mod (2011)

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