Amar Kaushik

Director

Date of birth:

Height:

Spouse:

Sky Force

(2 Oct 2024)

Producer

Stree 2

(30 Aug 2024)

Director

Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga

(24 Mar 2023)

Dialogue, Producer, Screenplay, Writer

Bhediya

(25 Nov 2022)

Actor, Director

Stud At Music Festival

Bala

(8 Nov 2019)

Actor, Director

Stud Director

Stree

(31 Aug 2018)

Director

Ghanchakkar

(28 Jun 2013)

Actor

Stud hussain

No One Killed Jessica

(7 Jan 2011)

Actor

Stud in the car

Aamir

(6 Jun 2008)

Actor

Stud in the bus

Awards

2020

ETC Bollywood Business Awards
(The 100 Crore Club)

2019

Filmfare Awards
(Best Debut Director)

2019

Zee Cine Awards
(Best Debut Director)

2019

Screen Awards, IN
(Most Promising Debut Director)

2019

ETC Bollywood Business Awards
(The 100 Crore Club)

2018

Short of the Year
(Short Of The Year Spring)

2017

Huesca Film Festival
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2017

Savigliano Film Festival
(Audience Award)

2017

Aspen Shortsfest
(Best Drama)

2017

National Film Awards, India
(Best Short Fiction)

2017

Berlin International Film Festival
(Best Short Film)

2017

Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
(Best Short Film)

2017

International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, India
(Best Short Film)

2017

New York Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival
(Best Short Film)

2017

Los Angeles Indian Film Festival
(Best Short Film)

2017

Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
(Screenplay)

2017

Savigliano Film Festival
(Special Mention Of Preselezionatori)

News

Ayushmann Khurrana expresses gratitude as 'Bala' clocks 4 years

8 Nov 2023

"Bala ko sweekar karne ke liye shukriya [?]Celebrating #4YearsOfBala," he captioned the post.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk)Helmed by Amar Kaushik, 'Bala' revolves around a young man named Balmukund Shukla or 'Bala' (played by Ayushmann Khurrana) who is struggling with his receding hairline.Ayushmann's post has garnered loads of likes and comments."Favourite film[?]," Ayushmann's wife and director Tahira Kashyap commented."Best ," actor Huma Qureshi commented.Meanwhile, Ayushmann was recently seen in 'Dream Girl 2'.Dream Girl 2 is a sequel to the 2019 hit film Dream Girl. It traces the journey of a small-town boy Karam (played by Ayushmann) who is trying to live a serious life in Mathura. He falls in love with Pari (played by Ananya Panday) but life is hell-bent on not taking him seriously.In a turn of events, Karam becomes Pooja which creates further chaos in his already chaotic life. The film also managed to enter the Rs 100 crore club.

Varun Dhawan wishes Bhediya director Amar Kaushik on his birthday

4 Aug 2023

Varun Dhawan on Friday extended heartfelt birthday wish to the Bhediya director Amar Kaushik. Taking to Instagram, Varun shared a picture on his stories and wrote, Happy birthday Captain @amarkaushik. Hope aap maze mein ho aur khel rhe ho. Varun and Amar collaborated for the first time in the horror comedy film Bhediya which also starred Kriti Sanon and Abhishek Banerjee in the lead roles.The film received decent responses from the audience.Earlier in April this year, the Badlapur actor announced the sequel of the horror comedy film which will hit the theatres in 2025.Meanwhile, Varun was recently seen in director Nitesh Tiwaris romantic drama film Bawaal opposite Janhvi Kapoor.The film premiered exclusively on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video and received positive responses from the audience.He will be next seen in the Indian adaptation of the Hollywood series Citadel opposite actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu.Amar Kaushik, on the other hand, is currently working on the horror comedy film Stree 2 which stars RajKummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Abhishek Banerjee and Pankaj Tripathi in the lead roles.It is all set to hit the theatres in August 2024.'Stree' was released in the year 2018 and was declared a blockbuster hit. Rajkummar and Aparshakti also had a cameo in Varun Dhawan's horror comedy film 'Bhediya'.

"We gave it our all, until we couldn't anymore:" Kusha Kapila announces separation from husband Zorawar Ahluwalia

26 Jun 2023

Kusha Kapila, on Monday, announced the news of her separation from her husband Zorawar Ahluwalia.Taking to Instagram, Kusha shared a post which reads, "Zorawar and I have mutually decided to part ways. This hasn't been an easy decision by any measure but we know it's the right one at this point in our lives. The love and life we have shared together continues to mean everything for us but sadly, what we seek currently for ourselves doesn't align. We gave it our all, until we couldn't anymore.""A relationship ending is heartbreaking and it's been a tough ordeal for us and our families. Thankfully, we have had some time to process this, but what we shared and built together panned for over a decade. We still need a lot more time and healing to get to the next phase of our lives. Our current focus is to get through this period with love, respect and support towards each other," she added.Kusha is a popular social media influencer. She has over 3 million followers on Instagram and more than 9 lakh subscribers on YouTube.She was also a part of Riteish Deshmukh's film 'Plan A Plan B' which also starred Tamannaah Bhatia. The film premiered on the OTT platform Netflix.Apart from that, she also appeared in web shows like 'Masaba Masaba', 'Case Toh Banta Hai' and 'Comicstaan'.Zorawar is also a social media influencer with 90 thousand followers on Instagram.Reportedly, the duo tied the knot in 2017 after a few years of dating.

Shraddha Kapoor reveals what 'Stree' cannot do

23 Jun 2023

The 'Aashiqui 2' actor shared a post shared by director Amar Kaushik on her stories which she captioned, "Who Stree hai, who kuch bhi kar sakti hai. Bas hassi nahi rok sakti," followed by a laughing emoticon.Amar dropped a couple of pictures of the 'ABCD 2' actor in which she could be seen sitting on a sofa and holding a tablet. In the pictures, she flaunted her 'desi-look' as she donned a pink floral suit and opted for a no-makeup look.In the second picture, she could be seen laughing.He captioned the post, "Ohh Stree, Tu kaun hai??? Tera naam kya??"View this post on InstagramA post shared by Amar Kaushik (@amarkaushik)What caught fans' attention was the text "Oo Stree Kal Aana," on the wall behind her back.Soon after the director posted the pictures, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons."Ooo stree jaldi aana," a fan wrote.Another fan commented, "Omgggggg can't wait.""Can't wait for this," a user wrote.Shraddha will be reuniting with actors Rajkummar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana, Abhishek Banerjee and Pankaj Tripathi in 'Stree 2'.Makers of the upcoming horror comedy film officially announced their film at a grand event in Mumbai in April where the team enacted a skit to announce the release date of the horror comedy sequel.The team revealed that 'Stree 2' is set to release in August 2024.Helmed by Amar Kaushik 'Stree' was released in the year 2018 and was declared a blockbuster hit.Rajkummar and Aparshakti also had a cameo in Varun Dhawan's horror comedy film 'Bhediya' which was released in November last year.The makers of 'Bhediya' also announced the sequel of the film. At the gala, Varun unveiled the logo of 'Bhediya 2' and even made a wolf sound, expressing his excitement.Meanwhile, Shraddha will also be seen in the 'Naagin' trilogy.

Rajkummar Rao reunites with 'Stree' co-stars Aparshakti Khurana, Abhishek Banerjee, check pics

7 Jun 2023

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Amar Kaushik (@amarkaushik)In the pictures, Rajkummar, Aparshakti and Abhishek could be seen sitting on a couch and looking at their tablets.Soon after he shared the picture, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons and shared their excitement for 'Stree 2'.Actor Bhumi Pednekar commented, "Part 2 coming.""Can't wait for Bhediya2 and stree2," a fan commented.A user commented, "Seems cool! Can't waittt."The key highlight of the pictures were the 'Stree' and 'Bhediya' mannequins in the background.Makers of the upcoming horror comedy film 'Stree 2', officially announced their film at a grand event in Mumbai in April where the team enacted a skit to announce the release date of the horror comedy sequel.The team revealed that 'Stree 2' is set to release on August 31, 2024 and will also star Pankaj Tripathi and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles.Helmed by Amar Kaushik 'Stree' was released in the year 2018 and was declared a blockbuster hit.Rajkummar and Aparshakti also had a cameo in Varun Dhawan's horror comedy film 'Bhediya' which was released in November last year.The makers of 'Bhediya' also announced the sequel of the film. At the gala, Varun unveiled the logo of Bhediya 2 and even made a wolf sound, expressing his excitement.Earlier, Abhishek Banerjee also talked about the much-awaited sequel of 'Stree' and said, "2023 is here!!! And I am very thrilled to kickstart this year, but looking back at the work I did last year- I was very nervous about JD aka Jana as it had to be similar yet difficult from Stree. But thankfully it was received well by the audience. Now the journey of Stree 2 will be super exciting.. recently I wrapped up Apurva. I'm thrilled to see how people will react to some very extreme characters. The playground is going to get bigger and better this year... so I am looking forward to it."Meanwhile, Rajkummar will also be seen in an upcoming sports drama film 'Mr and Mrs Mahi' opposite Janhvi Kapoor.

Anushka Sharma to Varun Dhawan, celebs extend birthday wishes to Abhishek Banerjee

5 May 2023

Actor Tara Sutaria shared a picture with her 'Apurva' co-actor and wrote, "Happy, happy birthday. I hope you're celebrating yourself and having the best day. Can't WAIT to show everyone what we've created in #Apurva!!! See you soon and big hugs."'Stree' director Amar Kaushik shared a picture and wrote, "Happy Birthday Mere Bhai."Actor Kriti Sanon shared a video which she captioned, " Baaki sab theek Happy Birthday hai ji."Varun Dhawan shared a collage picture on her story, "Hope ur enjoying meri jaan."Rajkummar Rao' wife actor Patralekhaa shared a picture and wrote, "Happy birthday Have a good one."Meanwhile, on the work front, Abhishek will be next seen in the upcoming action thriller film 'Apurva' opposite actor Tara Sutaria.The official release date of the film is still awaited.Apart from that, he also has director Ribhu Dasgupta's next court-room drama film 'Section 84' alongside Amitabh Bachchan and an upcoming horror comedy film 'Stree 2' alongside Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor and Pankaj Tripathi in his kitty.

'Director's Actor' Varun Dhawan clicked with filmmakers Nitesh Tiwari, Sriram Raghavan, DK and Amar Kaushik

13 Apr 2023

Varun Dhawan seems to be the apple of every director's eye.At the Jio Studio's event in Mumbai on Wednesday night, the 'October' actor posed with four directors with whom he has already worked. Taking to Instagram, director Nitesh Tiwari shared the precious frame and wrote the name of the movies according to the directors standing beside them.Nitesh wrote in the caption, "Directors' Actor! Badlapur. Bhediya. Bawaal. Citadel.@varundvn @rajanddk @amarkaushik #SriramRaghavan" Varun Dhawan has worked with Sriram Raghavan in 'Badlapur'. Amar Kaushik has directed him in 'Bhediya'. Nitesh Tiwari and Raj and DK have directed him in 'Bawaal' and 'Citadel' respectively, which are yet to release. However, only DK from the duo Raj and DK was present in the frame.Replying to Nitesh's compliment, Varun replied, "Sir, Love You."Meanwhile, Varun Dhawan starrer 'Bhediya' will have a sequel, which was announced at the event.Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film stars Varun and Kriti Sanon in lead roles.Apart from 'Bhediya 2', Jio Studios has announced a bunch of projects.The intriguing film lineup consists of movies like Dunki (Shah Rukh Khan), Bloody Daddy (Shahid Kapoor), Bhul Chuk Maaf (Kartik Aryan & Shraddha Kapoor), Untitled (Shahid Kapoor & Kriti Sanon) Stree 2 (Rajkummar Rao & Shraddha Kapoor), Section 84 (Amitabh Bachchan), Hisaab Barabar (R Madhavan), Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (Vicky Kaushal & Sara Ali Khan), BlackOut (Vikrant Massey & Mouni Roy), Mumbaikar (Vijay Sethupathi), The Storyteller (Paresh Rawal & Adil Hussain), Dhoom Dhaam (Pratik Gandhi & Yami Gautam), Empire (Taapsee Pannu & Arvind Swamy), to name just a few.

Kriti Sanon pens down appreciation post for Varun Dhawan, team 'Bhediya'

25 Nov 2022

Bhediya' co-star Varun Dhawan, director Amar Kaushik, producer Dinesh Vijan and other team members.Taking to Instagram, Kriti shared a string of pictures and wrote, " Its #Bhediya Time! A film I am extremely proud of! Dr Anika will always remain special to me as one of my quirkiest and trickiest characters!"Appreciating Varun Dhawan, she wrote, "@varundvn you have killed it & how.. I'm so proud! I'm happy we could come together for this special one.. to many more- sooner this time."For director Amar Kaushik, she wrote, "@amarkaushik You are our main Bhediya whose Howl is gonna amaze the world! A separate post coming soon your way! Love you. ""Dinoo This is my 6th with you and @maddockfilms and i'm gonna stop counting now.. Your conviction and hunger to take risks and do something unique while saying something so important is what makes you YOU. super proud!," she wrote for producer Dinesh Vijan.For her 'Bhediya' co-actors, Abhishek Banerjee, Deepak Dobriyal and Paalin Kabak, she penned, "@nowitsabhi I'm a fan Banerjee!! You are on and I've clapped on your scenes! Tooooo good! @paalinkabak welcome to the movies and what an outstanding debut! @deepakdobriyal1 sirrrrr!! Aap Kamaal ho!."The 'Mimi' actor gave a special mention to the technical team of the film and wrote, "Special mention for the BRILLIANT cinematography @jishnudop and the OUTSTANDING VFX @mpc_filmYOU guys have made our Bhediya world a memorable experience - nothing short of international standards!! Kudos!""Our Bhediya is YOURS and so is Dr.Anika.. hope she makes you laugh, crack up and think all at the same time!," she concluded.Helmed by Amar Kaushik, 'Bhediya' was released on November 25, and got mixed reviews from the fans.Meanwhile, Kriti will be next in a Pan India film 'Adipurush' alongside Prabhas and Sunny Singh and in 'Shehzada' opposite Kartik Aayan.

Varun Dhawan's road trip song 'Baaki Sab Theek' from 'Bhediya' to be out soon

20 Nov 2022

Composed by Sachin Jigar, the song will be out on November 22, 2022, and features Varun, Abhishek Banerjee and Paalin Kabak.Previously, the makers unveiled three songs 'Thumkeshwari', 'Apna Bana Le' and 'Jungle Mein Kaand Ho Gaya' and all of them got massive responses from the audience.Helmed by Amar Kaushik 'Bhediya' stars Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon and Deepak Dobriyal in the lead roles and is all set to hit the theatres on November 25, 2022. It was shot in Arunachal Pradesh earlier this year.After watching the trailer, some users called the film desi 'Twilight.'The creature-comedy drama 'Bhediya' marks Varun and Kriti's second collaboration after sharing screen spaces in 2015 rom-com 'Dilwale'. The film is bringing together the dynamic duo of producer Dinesh Vijan and director Amar Kaushik, who also helmed the 2018 blockbuster movie 'Stree'.Meanwhile, Varun will also be seen in director Nitesh Tiwari's next 'Bawaal' along with Janhvi Kapoor.Kriti, on the other hand, will be next seen in a Pan India film 'Adipurush' alongside Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan which is slated to release on June 16, 2022.Apart from that she also has 'Shehzada' with Kartik Aaryan and 'Ganpath: Part 1' with Tiger Shroff.

Shraddha Kapoor hints 'Stree 2' with cameo in song 'Thumkeshwari' from Varun Dhawan's 'Bhediya'

29 Oct 2022

Stree 2' on social media after watching actor Shraddha Kapoor's short cameo at the end of the music video.Check out some of the fans' reactions:Helmed by director Amar Kaushik 'Bhediya' stars Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, and Abhishek Banerjee in the lead roles and is all set to hit the theatres on November 25, 2022.Starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles 'Stree' was released in the year 2018 and was declared a blockbuster hit.Actor Kriti Sanon was seen in an item number 'Ao Kabhi Haveli Pe' in 'Stree'.The official announcement of 'Stree 2' from the makers is still awaited.Recently, the makers unveiled the official trailer of 'Bhediya' which received a positive response from the audience.After watching the trailer, some users called the film desi "Twilight."The creature-comedy drama 'Bhediya' marks Varun and Kriti's second collaboration after sharing the screen space in 2015 rom-com 'Dilwale'. The film is bringing together the dynamic duo of producer Dinesh Vijan and director Amar Kaushik, who also helmed the 2018 blockbuster movie 'Stree'.Meanwhile, Varun will also be seen in director Nitesh Tiwari's next 'Bawaal' along with Janhvi Kapoor.Kriti, on the other hand, will be next seen in a Pan India film 'Adipurush' alongside Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan which is slated to release on January 12, 2022.Apart from that she also has 'Shehzada' with Kartik Aaryan and 'Ganpath: Part 1' with Tiger Shroff.