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He was interested in theatre and film production since his college days.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=જાણીતા અભિનેતા અને દિગ્દર્શક આશિષ કક્કડનું નિધન, કોલકત્તામાં હાર્ટ એટેક આવ્યો|url=https://gujarati.news18.com/news/madhya-gujarat/ahmedabad-film-actor-and-director-ashish-kakkad-died-in-heart-attack-jm-1042296.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=News18 Gujarati}}</ref> | He was interested in theatre and film production since his college days.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=જાણીતા અભિનેતા અને દિગ્દર્શક આશિષ કક્કડનું નિધન, કોલકત્તામાં હાર્ટ એટેક આવ્યો|url=https://gujarati.news18.com/news/madhya-gujarat/ahmedabad-film-actor-and-director-ashish-kakkad-died-in-heart-attack-jm-1042296.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=News18 Gujarati}}</ref> | ||
He was a pioneer who revived the Gujarati cinema with his 2010 film ''Better Half'' which was set in urban backdrop and made with modern filmmaking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2010-09-17|title=Gujarati film maker Ashish Kakkad, whose movie Better Half released in Mumbai and Gujarat is banking on different tactics to stay connected to the Gujarati audience.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gujarati-film-maker-Ashish-Kakkad-whose-movie-Better-Half-released-in-Mumbai-and-Gujarat-is-banking-on-different-tactics-to-stay-connected-to-the-Gujarati-audience-Reaching-out-to-Gujarati-viewers-through-screening-the-movie-for-them-in-different-Indian-cities-has-enabled-more-awareness-on-Gujarati-cinema-today-says-the-director-who-plans-to-showcase-his-movie-in-Kolkata-next-month-/articleshow/6572253.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Positive, warm, purist, truly woke|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/positive-warm-purist-truly-woke/articleshow/79010785.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Ahmedabad Mirror}}</ref> The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2011-11-01|title=After his critically acclaimed Gujarati film Better Half, director Ashish Kakkad is thinking of roping in the same leading pair of Dharmendra Gohil and Neha Mehta for his untitled next.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/After-his-critically-acclaimed-Gujarati-film-Better-Half-director-Ashish-Kakkad-is-thinking-of-roping-in-the-same-leading-pair-of-Dharmendra-Gohil-and-Neha-Mehta-for-his-untitled-next-The-filmmaker-said-that-he-is-yet-to-finish-the-script-which-deals-with-relationships-/articleshow/10567957.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He had lent his voice in many documentaries and short films. He acted in several Gujarati films and few Hindi films.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Filmmaker-actor Ashish Kakkad passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-6918727/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | He was a pioneer who revived the Gujarati cinema with his 2010 film ''Better Half'' which was set in urban backdrop and made with modern filmmaking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2010-09-17|title=Gujarati film maker Ashish Kakkad, whose movie Better Half released in Mumbai and Gujarat is banking on different tactics to stay connected to the Gujarati audience.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gujarati-film-maker-Ashish-Kakkad-whose-movie-Better-Half-released-in-Mumbai-and-Gujarat-is-banking-on-different-tactics-to-stay-connected-to-the-Gujarati-audience-Reaching-out-to-Gujarati-viewers-through-screening-the-movie-for-them-in-different-Indian-cities-has-enabled-more-awareness-on-Gujarati-cinema-today-says-the-director-who-plans-to-showcase-his-movie-in-Kolkata-next-month-/articleshow/6572253.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Positive, warm, purist, truly woke|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/positive-warm-purist-truly-woke/articleshow/79010785.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103031310/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/positive-warm-purist-truly-woke/articleshow/79010785.cms |archive-date=2020-11-03 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=Ahmedabad Mirror}}</ref> The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2011-11-01|title=After his critically acclaimed Gujarati film Better Half, director Ashish Kakkad is thinking of roping in the same leading pair of Dharmendra Gohil and Neha Mehta for his untitled next.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/After-his-critically-acclaimed-Gujarati-film-Better-Half-director-Ashish-Kakkad-is-thinking-of-roping-in-the-same-leading-pair-of-Dharmendra-Gohil-and-Neha-Mehta-for-his-untitled-next-The-filmmaker-said-that-he-is-yet-to-finish-the-script-which-deals-with-relationships-/articleshow/10567957.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He had lent his voice in many documentaries and short films. He acted in several Gujarati films and few Hindi films.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Filmmaker-actor Ashish Kakkad passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-6918727/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
He died on 2 November 2020 at 3:45 pm in [[Kolkata]] at the age of 49 following a severe heart attack.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Filmmaker Ashish Kakkad no more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-no-more/articleshow/79008962.cms|access-date=2020-11-03|date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarati filmmaker and actor Ashish Kakkad passes away at 49|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/article/gujarati-filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-at/676594|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|language=en}}</ref> | He died on 2 November 2020 at 3:45 pm in [[Kolkata]] at the age of 49 following a severe heart attack.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Filmmaker Ashish Kakkad no more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-no-more/articleshow/79008962.cms|access-date=2020-11-03|date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarati filmmaker and actor Ashish Kakkad passes away at 49|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/article/gujarati-filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-at/676594|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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* ''[[Kai Po Che!]]'' (Hindi, 2013)<ref name=":0" /> | * ''[[Kai Po Che!]]'' (Hindi, 2013)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''[[Bey Yaar]]'' (2014)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=ઘેઘુર અવાજના માલિક જાણીતા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમેકર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી અવસાન|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/entertainment/bollywood/news/well-known-gujarati-filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-dies-of-heart-attack-in-kolkata-127874557.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}</ref> | * ''[[Bey Yaar]]'' (2014)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=ઘેઘુર અવાજના માલિક જાણીતા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમેકર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી અવસાન|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/entertainment/bollywood/news/well-known-gujarati-filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-dies-of-heart-attack-in-kolkata-127874557.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}</ref> | ||
* ''Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind'' (Hindi, 2015)<ref name="VTV">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=જાણીતા ફિલ્મમેકર અને એક્ટર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી નિધન|url=https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/sad-news-gujarati-film-maker-and-actor-ashish-kakkad-no-more|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=VTV Gujarati|language=gu}}</ref> | * ''Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind'' (Hindi, 2015)<ref name="VTV">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=જાણીતા ફિલ્મમેકર અને એક્ટર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી નિધન|url=https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/sad-news-gujarati-film-maker-and-actor-ashish-kakkad-no-more|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102141043/https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/sad-news-gujarati-film-maker-and-actor-ashish-kakkad-no-more |archive-date=2020-11-02 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=VTV Gujarati|language=gu}}</ref> | ||
* ''Paghadi''<ref name="VTV"/> | * ''Paghadi''<ref name="VTV"/> | ||
* ''[[Vitamin She]]'' (2017)<ref name=":1" /> | * ''[[Vitamin She]]'' (2017)<ref name=":1" /> | ||
* ''Tame Keva?'' (2018)<ref name=":1" /> | * ''Tame Keva?'' (2018)<ref name=":1" /> | ||
* ''Suraynsh'' (2018)<ref name=":1" /> | * ''Suraynsh'' (2018)<ref name=":1" /> | ||
* ''[[Naadi Dosh]]'' (2022) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:55, 9 June 2022
Ashish Kakkad (21 May 1971[citation needed] – 2 November 2020) was an Indian film director, writer, actor and voice artist from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He primarily worked in the Gujarati cinema.
Biography[edit | edit source]
He was interested in theatre and film production since his college days.[1]
He was a pioneer who revived the Gujarati cinema with his 2010 film Better Half which was set in urban backdrop and made with modern filmmaking.[2][3][4] The film was critically acclaimed.[5] He had lent his voice in many documentaries and short films. He acted in several Gujarati films and few Hindi films.[3][6]
He died on 2 November 2020 at 3:45 pm in Kolkata at the age of 49 following a severe heart attack.[3][7]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Direction and writing[edit | edit source]
- Better Half (2010)[3]
- Mission Mummy (2016)[3][8]
Acting[edit | edit source]
- Kai Po Che! (Hindi, 2013)[3]
- Bey Yaar (2014)[9]
- Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind (Hindi, 2015)[8]
- Paghadi[8]
- Vitamin She (2017)[9]
- Tame Keva? (2018)[9]
- Suraynsh (2018)[9]
- Naadi Dosh (2022)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "જાણીતા અભિનેતા અને દિગ્દર્શક આશિષ કક્કડનું નિધન, કોલકત્તામાં હાર્ટ એટેક આવ્યો". News18 Gujarati. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ Malini, Navya (2010-09-17). "Gujarati film maker Ashish Kakkad, whose movie Better Half released in Mumbai and Gujarat is banking on different tactics to stay connected to the Gujarati audience". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Filmmaker Ashish Kakkad no more". The Times of India. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Positive, warm, purist, truly woke". Ahmedabad Mirror. 2020-11-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ Malini, Navya (2011-11-01). "After his critically acclaimed Gujarati film Better Half, director Ashish Kakkad is thinking of roping in the same leading pair of Dharmendra Gohil and Neha Mehta for his untitled next". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Filmmaker-actor Ashish Kakkad passes away". The Indian Express. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Gujarati filmmaker and actor Ashish Kakkad passes away at 49". www.zoomtventertainment.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "જાણીતા ફિલ્મમેકર અને એક્ટર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી નિધન". VTV Gujarati (in ગુજરાતી). Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "ઘેઘુર અવાજના માલિક જાણીતા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમેકર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી અવસાન". Divya Bhaskar (in ગુજરાતી). 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Urvish Kothari; Aarti Nair (February 2021). Ashish Kakkad: Compilation of his articles by Urvish Kothari. Ahmedabad: Sarthak Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-84076-43-6.