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Nishikant Kamat was a film director, actor and screenwriter. Nishikant Kamat was born in Malvan, Sindhudurg district, India on June 17, 1970. Death is recorded on August 17, 2020, at the age of 50.
My Take
What strikes me about Nishikant Kamat is how fearlessly he moved across languages. Dombivali Fast didn't just succeed in Marathi cinema, it became the year's biggest film, and his willingness to remake it in Tamil with R. Madhavan shows a director confident that a strong story travels. I admire that kind of regional rootedness paired with national ambition. His death in 2020 at only fifty feels like an unfinished sentence. For me, Kamat represents the quiet, craft-driven filmmaker whose influence outlasts the headlines, and I keep returning to the heat in his early work.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nishikant Kamat
- Name (Japanese)
- ニシカント・カマト
- Reading
- にしかんと・かまと
- Born
- June 17, 1970 – August 17, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Malvan, Sindhudurg district, India
- Occupation
- film director / actor / screenwriter
2. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/realnishikantkamat/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishikant%20Kamat
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13118344
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nishikant Kamat born?
Born June 17, 1970.
When did Nishikant Kamat die?
Died August 17, 2020, aged 50.
Where was Nishikant Kamat from?
Nishikant Kamat was from Malvan, Sindhudurg district, India.
What did Nishikant Kamat do?
Nishikant Kamat worked as film director, actor, screenwriter.
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