Bejoy Nambiar

Bejoy Nambiar
Bejoy Nambiar
	Bejoy Nambiar in January 2013
Born	12 April 1979 (age 46); Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Director, story writer, screenwriter
Spouses	; Juhi Babbar (m. 2007; div. 2009) ; Sheetal Menon (m. 2015)
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Bejoy Nambiar (born 12 April 1979) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work in Bollywood. He is mostly known for his critically acclaimed short films, Rahu and Reflections, starring Mohanlal.^[2] He was the winner of Sony PIX Gateway to Hollywood,^[3] as the best director judged by Ashok Amritraj, Rajat Kapoor and Anurag Basu.^[4] He marked his feature film debut with the thriller Shaitan (2011). His second feature film was the anthology-drama film David, produced in Hindi and Tamil versions.^[5] His latest Bollywood film was Taish (2020) which was also released as a Series on ZEE5. He also directed Wazir (2016), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar. He has also directed a short video 'Sachinocalypse' for All India Bakchod.

Personal life

His mother tongue is Malayalam.^[6] Nambiar was married to Juhi Babbar on 27 June 2007,^[7] after a two-year courtship; the couple divorced in January 2009.^[8] He then married his long-time girlfriend Sheetal Menon in a traditional Malayali wedding in Kerala on 27 December 2015.^[9]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Language	Notes	Ref.
2005	Reflections	Yes	Yes	Yes	Silent	Short film	^[10]
2011	Shaitan	Yes		Yes	Hindi		^[11]
2013	David	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi		^[12]
2013	David	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Partially dubbed from Hindi	^[12]
2014	Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi		Yes		Hindi		^[13]
2014	Pizza		Yes				^[14]
2016	Wazir	Yes					^[15]
2017	Solo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Malayalam Tamil		^[16]
2018	Karwaan			Yes	Hindi		^[17]
2019	Flip	Yes		Yes		Eros Now Series	^[18]
2020	Taish	Yes	Yes	Yes		released on ZEE5	^[19]
2024	Dange	Yes		Yes			^[20]^[21]
2024	Por	Yes		Yes	Tamil		^[20]^[21]
2026	Tu Yaa Main †	Yes			Hindi

Television

Year	Title	Creator	Director	Writer	Producer	Language	Notes
2021	Navarasa		Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Anthology; Episode: "Edhiri"
2022	The Fame Game		Yes			Hindi
2023	Sweet Kaaram Coffee		Yes			Tamil	Available on Amazon Prime
2023	Kaala	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi	8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year ^[a]	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2012	Producers Guild Film Awards	Best Screenplay ^[b]	Shaitan	Nominated	^[22]
	Screen Awards	Best Director		Nominated	^[23] ^[24]
		Most Promising Debut Director		Won
		Best Screenplay ^[b]		Nominated
	Stardust Awards	Best Director		Nominated	^[25]

Notes

^ Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.
^ ^a ^b Shared with Megha Ramaswamy.

References

^ "Bejoy Nambiar". IMDb. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ "Reflections-Short film-Mohanlal". 15 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.
^ "Your gateway to Hollywood". 22 November 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.
^ "Bejoy is winner of Sony Pix's Gateway". businessofcinema. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ "Shot Cuts: Helping heart". The Hindu. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ "It's homecoming for Bejoy Nambiar". 24 September 2016.
^ "Babbar calls 100,000 guests for daughter's wedding". Daily News and Analysis. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy and Juhi are now formally divorced". Mid Day. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "'Wazir' director Bejoy Nambiar marries girlfriend Sheetal Menon". The Indian Express. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "From Mohanlal to Hollywood". Rediff.com. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy hopes for a crossover with Shaitan". The Indian Express. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy Nambiar on "David"". Gulf News. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy Nambiar wanted 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi' to reach out to a wider audience". CNN-News18. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy Nambiar: 'Pizza' not frame-by-frame remake of Tamil version". Business Standard India. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Wazir: Disability rights group unhappy, Bejoy Nambiar apologises". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy Nambiar opens up on Solo climax change". The New Indian Express. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Karwaan to be a funny yet warm film". Cinema Express. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy Nambiar's web series 'Flip' disappoints". Business Standard India. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bejoy Nambiar's next titled Taish". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Dange (Teaser): Harshvardhan Rane, Ehan Bhat, TJ Bhanu, Nikita Dutta, Bejoy Nambiar". Bollywood Hungama. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "Por Teaser: War brews between Arjun Das and Kalidas Jayaram". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Nominations for 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Bejoy Nambiar at IMDb

[years-22] Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.

[Shaitan-23] Shared with Megha Ramaswamy.

[1] "Bejoy Nambiar". IMDb. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[2] "Reflections-Short film-Mohanlal". 15 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.

[3] "Your gateway to Hollywood". 22 November 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.

[4] "Bejoy is winner of Sony Pix's Gateway". businessofcinema. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[5] "Shot Cuts: Helping heart". The Hindu. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[6] "It's homecoming for Bejoy Nambiar". 24 September 2016.

[7] "Babbar calls 100,000 guests for daughter's wedding". Daily News and Analysis. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[8] "Bejoy and Juhi are now formally divorced". Mid Day. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[9] "'Wazir' director Bejoy Nambiar marries girlfriend Sheetal Menon". The Indian Express. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[10] "From Mohanlal to Hollywood". Rediff.com. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[11] "Bejoy hopes for a crossover with Shaitan". The Indian Express. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[12] "Bejoy Nambiar on "David"". Gulf News. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[13] "Bejoy Nambiar wanted 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi' to reach out to a wider audience". CNN-News18. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[14] "Bejoy Nambiar: 'Pizza' not frame-by-frame remake of Tamil version". Business Standard India. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[15] "Wazir: Disability rights group unhappy, Bejoy Nambiar apologises". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[16] "Bejoy Nambiar opens up on Solo climax change". The New Indian Express. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[17] "Karwaan to be a funny yet warm film". Cinema Express. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[18] "Bejoy Nambiar's web series 'Flip' disappoints". Business Standard India. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[19] "Bejoy Nambiar's next titled Taish". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[20] "Dange (Teaser): Harshvardhan Rane, Ehan Bhat, TJ Bhanu, Nikita Dutta, Bejoy Nambiar". Bollywood Hungama. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[21] "Por Teaser: War brews between Arjun Das and Kalidas Jayaram". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[24] "Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[25] "Nominations for 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[26] "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[27] "Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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Films directed	Reflections (2005) Rahu (2008) Shaitan (2011) David (Hindi) / David (Tamil) (2013) Wazir (2016) Solo (2017) Dange / Por (2024)
Films produced	Pizza (2014) Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi (2014)
Miscellaneous	Navarasa (2021)

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Bejoy Nambiar
Bejoy Nambiar in January 2013
Born	(1979-04-12) 12 April 1979 (age 46)^[1] Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Director, story writer, screenwriter
Spouses	Juhi Babbar (m. 2007; div. 2009) Sheetal Menon (m. 2015)