Aditya Bhattacharya

Aditya Bhattacharya

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Aditya Bhattacharya Profile

  • Name:
  • Aditya Bhattacharya
  • Father:
  • Basu Bhattacharya.
  • Mother:
  • Rinki Bhattacharya
  • Spouse:
  • Maria Giovanna

Aditya Bhattacharya Biography

Aditya Bhattacharya is a famous film director and screenwriter of Hindi cinema who started his career as an actor. He is the son of famous film director, Basu Bhattacharya and writer, Rinki Bhattacharya. Great film director Bimal Roy is his maternal grandfather (Rinki’s father). As a film director, his most noted work is Raakh (1989) starring Aamir Khan – his debut movie as a director. His debut movie as an actor was Mandi directed by Shyam Benegal. He has also appeared in Rihaee (1988), Black Friday (2004), Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (2008) and Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003). Senso unico (1999), Dubai Return (2005), Sandokan in Sicilia (2009) and BMW - Bombay's Most Wanted (2012) are his directorial ventures.

 

Aditya Bhattacharya was born in 1965 as the elder son of film director Basu Bhattacharya and Rinki Bhattacharya. He has two sisters of whom Anwesha Arya is a writer. His acting career started with Shyam Benegal's Mandi (1983. In this critically acclaimed movie, he played the role of Smita Patil's boyfriend. Raakh released in 1989 was his debut movie as a director. Though the movie was released after the blockbuster hit of QSQT, it couldn’t help Aamir Khan’s film from sinking. Yet it managed to win three National awards, thus winning critics’ attention. He won Best Directorial Debut Award at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards also.

 

In parallel he worked as a photo journalist and worked in Mumbai as well as abroad. He was first married to Sanjana Kapoor, actress and theatre personality. She is the daughter of actor Shashi Kapoor. After a long courtship they got married. However the relationship didn’t last too long. After divorce, Aditya married an Italian, Maria Giovanna. In 1983, he was named India's Sexiest Man.

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Updated: April 02, 2014

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