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{{short description|Indian filmmaker (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Satish Davara
| image = Satish Davara.jpg
| birth_date = 
| birth_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|film producer}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| children =
}}
'''Satish Davara''' is an Indian filmmaker and writer. who worked in [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/satish-davara-to-direct-his-second-gujarati-film-bham-exclusive/articleshow/98113846.cms | title=Satish Davara to direct his second Gujarati film 'Bham'- Exclusive! | newspaper=The Times of India | date=21 February 2023 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Davara was born on 5 May 1980 in [[Surat]], Gujarat. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce
degree from [[Gujarat University]]. While studying at Shree [[Swaminarayan Gurukul]]
Vishwavidya Pratishthanam (SGVP), he took part in school stage productions as a writer,
actor, and director.

== Career ==
In 2021 Davara directed the feature film ''[[Divaswapna]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/chetan-daiya-on-his-next-release-divaswapna-the-films-concept-is-the-need-of-the-hour/articleshow/88054044.cms | title=Chetan Daiya on his next release 'Divaswapna': The film's concept is the need of the hour | newspaper=The Times of India | date=2 December 2021 }}</ref> The film garnered 53 awards and 35 nominations worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ગુજરાતનું ગૌરવ : "દિવાસ્વપ્ન" ફિલ્મ એ નેશનલ અને ઇન્ટરનેશનલ કક્ષાના 52 એવોર્ડ અને 35 નોમીનેશન મેળવી આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ફલક પર છવાઈ|url=https://sanjsamachar.net/news/details/355105/pride-of-gujarat-divaswapn-has-won-52-national-and-international-awards-and-35-nominations|access-date=2021-12-05|website=Sanj Samachar|language=gu|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205112101/https://sanjsamachar.net/news/details/355105/pride-of-gujarat-divaswapn-has-won-52-national-and-international-awards-and-35-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> His second feature, ''Bham'', was released in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-21 |title=Satish Davara to direct his second Gujarati film 'Bham'- Exclusive! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/satish-davara-to-direct-his-second-gujarati-film-bham-exclusive/articleshow/98113846.cms |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is also the author of the dark fantasy science fiction novel The Mosquito Man.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davara |first=Satish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8V9EQAAQBAJ |title=The Mosquito Man – The Swarm Rises: Book One of the Mosquito Man Trilogy |date=2025-08-20 |publisher=Phantastic Publishing |isbn=978-3-69111-512-3 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ List of Satish Davara film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Writer
! scope="col" | Producer
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" | Producers
|-
| 2021
| style="text-align: left;" | ''[[Divaswapna]]''
| {{Yes}}|| {{yes}} || {{no}} || style="text-align: left;" | Co-written screenplay with Naresh D Prajapati, Jayesh K. Patel, Sanjay Prajapati || rowspan="1" | K.D. Films
|-
| 2023
| style="text-align: left;" | ''Bham''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || style="text-align: left;" | || rowspan="1" | Maruti Enterprise
|-
|}

==Bibliography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ List of Satish Davara Novels and Book credits
|-
! Year
! Title
! Credit
! Publisher
! Notes
! Ref(s)
|-
| 2025
| The Mosquito Man – The Swarm Rises
| Created by<br />Written by
| Phantastic Publishing
|
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davara |first=Satish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8V9EQAAQBAJ |title=The Mosquito Man – The Swarm Rises |publisher=Phantastic Publishing |isbn=978-3-69111-512-3 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| The Mosquito Man – Blood Future
| Created by<br />Written by
| Phantastic Publishing
|
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davara |first=Satish |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Mosquito_Man_Blood_Future/WdKcEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=The+Mosquito+Man+%E2%80%93+Blood+Future:+Book+Two+of+The+Mosquito+Man+Trilogy&pg=PT7&printsec=frontcover |title=The Mosquito Man – Blood Future: Book Two of The Mosquito Man Trilogy |date=2025-12-18 |publisher=Phantastic Publishing |isbn=978-3-69228-053-0 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Accolades==
Davara was nominated in the Best Director category at the Anatolia International Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, for ''Divaswapna'' in 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://epaper.gujarattimesusa.com/2024_02_23/20/ | title=ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મોને નવતર શૈલીમાં ઢાળવા પ્રયત્નશીલ દિગ્દર્શક : સતીશ દાવરા | newspaper=Gujarat Times | date=23 February 2024 }}</ref> Davara also won the State Film Awards for the Best Popular Film of the Year and secured the 2nd rank in the Best Feature Film category in the State Film Awards by the Gujarat Government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Popular film Divaswapna won 5 prestigious awards at Gujarat State Government Awards Ceremony 2024 {{!}} લોકપ્રિય ફિલ્મ દિવાસ્વપ્નને મળ્યા 5 પ્રતિષ્ઠિત પારિતોષિક (AWARDS) – ગુજરાત રાજ્ય સરકાર પુરસ્કાર સમારોહ -2024 |url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment-news/dhollywood-news/article/popular-film-divaswapna-won-5-prestigious-awards-at-gujarat-state-government-awards-ceremony-2024-214967 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.gujaratimidday.com |language=gu}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-03-15 |title=Divaswapna triumphed with 5 awards at the prestigious Gujarat State Awards 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/divaswapna-triumphed-with-5-awards-at-the-prestigious-gujarat-state-awards-2024/articleshow/108518095.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

===Gujarat State Awards 2024 ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Films
!Category
!Result
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Divaswapna]]''<br/>{{small|(As director)}}
|rowspan=1| Best Popular Film of the Year<ref name=":0"/>
|rowspan="1" {{won}}
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Divaswapna]]''<br/>{{small|(As director)}}
|rowspan=1| Second Best Feature Film<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIVASWAPNA Shines: 5 Wins at Gujarat State Awards 2024 |url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/divaswapna-shines-5-wins-at-gujarat-state-awards-2024/81863672.html |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref>
|rowspan="1" {{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm9879118}}

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