Nishikant Kamat

Indian filmmaker and actor (1970–2020)

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Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor.
He remade his film, in Tamil with R.
He also acted in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat .
He directed Force , starring John Abraham and debut of Vidyut Jamwal.
In 2015, he directed Drishyam , a remake of the Malayalam film of the same name.

Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, Dombivali Fast earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as Evano Oruvan, which opened to rave reviews. He also acted in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat.

His Hindi debut directorial was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, Mumbai Meri Jaan. He directed Force, starring John Abraham and debut of Vidyut Jamwal. It was a remake of the Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha. In 2015, he directed Drishyam, a remake of the Malayalam film of the same name. He also played a negative role in his own film Rocky Handsome (2016).

Personal life

Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit.

Kamat died at the age of 50 due to cirrhosis and COVID-19.