Amit Masurkar (Indian Writer) Age, Biography, Family

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Real Name	Amit Masurkar

School	IES Modern English School, Dadar, Mumbai
College/University	D. G. Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai Manipal University, Karnataka Mumbai University Manipal Institute of Technology
Educational Qualification	Studied Engineering (Industrial Production) at Manipal University and ended up dropping out BA (correspondence) from Mumbai University Dropped out of an engineering course at Manipal Institute of Technology at the age of 20 B.A. History from Mumbai University Studied Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology (1999-2002), dropped out at age 20 B.A. in History from Mumbai University

Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading Writing Watching Films Travelling

Marital Status	Not Known
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Father	Name
Mother	Name

Debut

Some Career Milestones

In October 2004, joined the writing team of The Great Indian Comedy Show featuring performers like Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, and Suresh Menon
In 2012, started writing the script for Sulemani Keeda, which received glowing reviews upon release in 2014
In September 2017, directed the film Newton, which became India's official entry for the Oscars
Won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Screenplay for Newton (2017)
Won the National Award for Newton (2017)
Directed Sherni (2021), also serving as producer

Filmography

1. He was born and raised in Mumbai's Mahim area to a middle-class family.
2. Was first exposed to Cinema in Manipal through illegal 'video parlours'.
3. Discovered his love for cinema and decided to drop out to pursue it further.
4. Balanced working as a cartoonist at a magazine with pursuing a BA through correspondence.
5. A chance encounter with a young filmmaker helped kickstart his career.
6. He is close friends with stand-up comedian Varun Grover.
7. Fluent in Konkani, Marathi, Hindi, and English languages.
8. Born and raised in Mumbai, later moved to Manipal in Karnataka to continue his studies.
9. Was first exposed to cinema in Manipal through video parlours and watched Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction 17 times to understand its appeal.
10. Worked as a cartoonist for a youth magazine and interned at MTV before pursuing filmmaking full-time.
11. Assisted filmmaker Aanand L Rai on a telefilm and wrote sketches for The Great Indian Comedy Show.