Nikhil Suresh Advani was born on 28 April 1971 and is an Indian director, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema.
17 Facts About Nikkhil Advani
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Nikkhil Advani was born and raised in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, into a Sindhi Hindu family.
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Nikkhil Advani's father is a retired professional who worked in senior management positions with multinationals in the chemical and pharmaceuticals industry and his mother is an advertising professional.
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Nikkhil Advani studied at Green Lawns High School, Breach Candy, and later did his Masters in chemistry at St Xavier's College, Mumbai.
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Nikkhil Advani married his college friend Suparna Gupta with whom he has a daughter Keya.
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Nikkhil Advani's wife, Suparna Gupta is a child rights activist.
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Nikkhil Advani began assisting art-house film directors, Saeed Mirza, Kundan Shah, and Sudhir Mishra.
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Nikkhil Advani started his career by assisting Saeed and Aziz Mirza in directing Naya Nukkad, and his very first outing as a co-screenplay writer for Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin was critically appreciated.
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Nikkhil Advani had an acting guest appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, along with Farah Khan during the Neelam Show sequence.
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Nikkhil Advani made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed film Kal Ho Naa Ho, is a romantic comedy-drama film starring Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta, with Sushma Seth, Reema Lagoo, Lillete Dubey, and Delnaaz Paul in supporting roles.
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Advani directed and co-wrote the screenplay for Salaam-e-Ishq an Indian romantic drama film directed by Nikkhil Advani, it featured an ensemble cast of Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia, John Abraham, Vidya Balan, Govinda, Shannon Esra, Sohail Khan and Isha Koppikar in lead roles.
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In 2009, Nikkhil Advani directed Chandni Chowk to China, an action comedy film that stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles with Mithun Chakraborty and Hong Kong action cinema actor Gordon Liu.
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In 2006, Nikkhil Advani directed and wrote the story and screenplay Patiala House starring Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma in the title roles.
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Nikkhil Advani is a National Award-winning filmmaker whose children's film Delhi Safari was India's first 3-D Stereoscopic animation feature.
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On 26 November 2020, Nikkhil Advani released the teaser to his upcoming web series.
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Amongst which one such short film is Apartment directed by Nikkhil Advani, starring Richa Chadha, Sumeet Vyas, and Ishwak Singh.
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Nikkhil Advani is actively involved in the restoration of Classic Films working along with Shiven Dungarpur and the Film Heritage Foundation.