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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Lakhia was born and brought up in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Apoorva-Lakhia-45-has-had-his-share-of-affairs-but-is-happily-single-He-loves-playing-cricket-for-Sohail-Khans-CCL-team-and-is-living-his-dream/articleshow/22227767.cms?intenttarget=no | title=Sanju sir was larger than life even in school: Apoorva Lakhia | work=The Times of India | date=3 September 2013 | | Lakhia was born and brought up in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Apoorva-Lakhia-45-has-had-his-share-of-affairs-but-is-happily-single-He-loves-playing-cricket-for-Sohail-Khans-CCL-team-and-is-living-his-dream/articleshow/22227767.cms?intenttarget=no | title=Sanju sir was larger than life even in school: Apoorva Lakhia | work=The Times of India | date=3 September 2013 | access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Lawrence-School-founders-day-from-Oct-2/articleshow/10098239.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Lawrence School founder's day from Oct 2 - The Times of India}}</ref> He dropped out of a filmmaking course in New York University to assist [[Mira Nair]] on ''The Perez Family''.<ref name=apoorva>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/bollywood-actors/apoorva_lakhia/biography.html|title=Apoorva Lakhia biography|access-date=2012-04-12}}{{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref> He had been an assistant on American films such as ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'', ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' and ''[[Addicted to Love (film)|Addicted to Love]]''.<ref name="apoorva"/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Before becoming a film director, Apoorva was an assistant director for [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s period [[epic film]] ''[[Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India]]''. As [[Aamir Khan]] was looking for someone with Hollywood experience for ''Lagaan'', [[Farhan Akhtar]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4175-7.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618164700/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4175-7.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-18|title=10 years of Lagaan: 10 things you didn't know}}</ref> recommended Apoorva, who had worked with casts and crews in Hollywood. He also worked as the second assistant director for the film ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996).<ref name="apoorva"/> | Before becoming a film director, Apoorva was an assistant director for [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s period [[epic film]] ''[[Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India]]''. As [[Aamir Khan]] was looking for someone with Hollywood experience for ''Lagaan'', [[Farhan Akhtar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4175-7.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618164700/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4175-7.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-18|title=10 years of Lagaan: 10 things you didn't know}}</ref> recommended Apoorva, who had worked with casts and crews in Hollywood. He also worked as the second assistant director for the film ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996).<ref name="apoorva"/> | ||
He made his debut as a film director with the 2002 film ''[[Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost]]''. His second film ''[[Ek Ajnabee]]'' released in 2005 which starred [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Arjun Rampal]] in the leading role was a [[remake]] of the 2004 American film ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]''. His third film ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]'' which has a multi-star cast released on 25 May 2007 and was based on real-life events involving the underworld gangsters [[Maya Dolas]] and [[Dilip Buwa]]. In late 2007 he directed a short story titled ''Sex on the Beach'' for the [[anthology film]] ''[[Dus Kahaniyaan]]''. His next film was ''[[Mission Istanbul]]'' starring [[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Shriya Saran]] and [[Zayed Khan]] which released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179781|title=Mission Istaanbul: Darr Ke Aagey Jeet Hai! (2008)}}</ref> North American producer [[Vikas Kohli]] of [[Fatlabs]] studio collaborated with [[Mika Singh]] for the first time on the ''[[Mission Istaanbul]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179781/fullcredits#cast| | He made his debut as a film director with the 2002 film ''[[Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost]]''. His second film ''[[Ek Ajnabee]]'' released in 2005 which starred [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Arjun Rampal]] in the leading role was a [[remake]] of the 2004 American film ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]''. His third film ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]'' which has a multi-star cast released on 25 May 2007 and was based on real-life events involving the underworld gangsters [[Maya Dolas]] and [[Dilip Buwa]]. In late 2007 he directed a short story titled ''Sex on the Beach'' for the [[anthology film]] ''[[Dus Kahaniyaan]]''. His next film was ''[[Mission Istanbul]]'' starring [[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Shriya Saran]] and [[Zayed Khan]] which released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179781|title=Mission Istaanbul: Darr Ke Aagey Jeet Hai! (2008)}}</ref> North American producer [[Vikas Kohli]] of [[Fatlabs]] studio collaborated with [[Mika Singh]] for the first time on the ''[[Mission Istaanbul]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179781/fullcredits#cast| | ||
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He has written the story of ''Hide & Seek'' (2009), which is directed Shawn Aranha. Lakhia wrote and directed all the movies from his debut to ''[[Mission Istanbul]]''. He made his acting debut with a negative role in the 2010 film ''[[Knock Out (2010 film)|Knock Out]]'' starring [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Irrfan Khan]]. | He has written the story of ''Hide & Seek'' (2009), which is directed Shawn Aranha. Lakhia wrote and directed all the movies from his debut to ''[[Mission Istanbul]]''. He made his acting debut with a negative role in the 2010 film ''[[Knock Out (2010 film)|Knock Out]]'' starring [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Irrfan Khan]]. | ||
In 2013, he directed a remake of the breakthrough film ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' with Telugu actor Ram Charan; the film was funded by Aaditya Kulshreshtha. In 2017, he directed the film ''[[Haseena Parkar]]'' based on the life of Dawood Ibrahim's sister with [[Shraddha Kapoor]] and | In 2013, he directed a remake of the breakthrough film ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' with Telugu actor Ram Charan; the film was funded by Aaditya Kulshreshtha. In 2017, he directed the film ''[[Haseena Parkar]]'' based on the life of Dawood Ibrahim's sister with [[Shraddha Kapoor]] and her real-life brother [[Siddhant Kapoor]] in the lead roles. | ||
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