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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
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| years_active=1983–present <br />
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| occupation = [[film director]], [[screenwriter]]<br />
| father = [[Basu Bhattacharya]]<br />
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'''Aditya Bhattacharya''' (born 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for his feature film, {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Raakh]]}} (1989), starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Pankaj Kapur]], which garnered three [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]s.<br />
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He is the son of film director [[Basu Bhattacharya]] and [[Rinki Bhattacharya]], the daughter of [[Bimal Roy]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family of film director [[Basu Bhattacharya]] and [[Rinki Bhattacharya]], who is the daughter of noted filmmaker [[Bimal Roy]] and herself a columnist and documentary filmmaker.<br />
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==Career==<br />
He started his film career as an actor in [[Shyam Benegal]]'s ''[[Mandi (1983 film)|Mandi]]'' (1983), where he played the role of [[Smita Patil]]'s boyfriend. He followed it up ''[[Rihaee (1988 Film)|Rihaee]]'' (1988) and [[Sudhir Mishra]]'s ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]'' (2003). He made his debut as director with {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Raakh]]}} (1989), which starred [[Aamir Khan]], his second after his debut with [[Ketan Mehta]]'s ''[[Holi (1984 film)|Holi]]'' (1984), though it was released only after his blockbuster ''[[QSQT]]'' (1989); the film did not do well at the box office; however, it went on to receive three National Film Awards,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aamir's 'Raakh' to be re-launched during ongoing stalemate |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/aamirs-raakh-to-be-relaunched-during-ongoing-stalemate/466635/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918220431/http://www.screenindia.com/news/aamirs-raakh-to-be-relaunched-during-ongoing-stalemate/466635/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 September 2012 |date=27 May 2009 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] }}</ref> and a Best Directorial Debut Award at the [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Aamir's 'Raakh' rises from the ashes! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-21/news-interviews/28160328_1_release-aamir-khan-raakh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811050646/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-21/news-interviews/28160328_1_release-aamir-khan-raakh |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 May 2009 }}</ref><br />
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Meanwhile, he also worked as a photo journalist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aamir never wanted to be an actor |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jun/03/slide-show-1-aditya-bhattacharya-on-raakh.htm|date=3 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]] Movies}}</ref> Subsequently, he shifted base in 1988 from Mumbai to Rome, where he made an Italian film, some music videos, etc.<ref name=if/><br />
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His film ''Dubai Return'' (2005), which he also produced under the banner Aditya Pictures, starred [[Irrfan Khan]] and [[Divya Dutta]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Return of the prodigal son|author= Reshmi Sengupta|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040320/asp/calcutta/story_3023411.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919115454/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040320/asp/calcutta/story_3023411.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 September 2012 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |date= 20 March 2004 }}</ref> which premiered at [[IFFI]] Goa 2005.<ref name=if>{{cite news |title=IFFI INVITE: Name calling |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=159946 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=4 December 2005 }}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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In 2012, he produced and directed ''Bombay's Most Wanted'' (BMW), a film on [[encounter specialist]] played by Javed Jaffrey. BMW was screened at the Mumbai Film Festival, organised by MAMI.<ref name="filmytown.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmytown.com/movies/bmw-bombays-wanted|title = BMW - Bombays Most Wanted - movie review}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was in a relationship with actress and theatre person [[Sanjana Kapoor]] for many years, whom he had met during the theatre days at [[Prithvi Theatre]], and later married, but the marriage did not last.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sanjana Kapoor|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sanjana-Kapoor/articleshow/30978120.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 Dec 2002}}</ref> He was then in a relationship with an Italian woman Maria Giovanna - separated, following with a lady in Barcelona, also separated; currently he lives in Barcelona, and divides his time between Barcelona and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=He was the sexiest man in India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/He-was-the-sexiest-man-in-India-/articleshow/33159949.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 Jan 2001 }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
; Director<br />
* {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Raakh]]}} (1989)<br />
* ''Senso Unico'' (1999)<br />
* ''Dubai Return'' (2005)<br />
* ''Sandokan in Sicilia'' (2009)<br />
* ''BMW'' - ''Bombay's Most Wanted'' (2012)<ref name="filmytown.com"/><br />
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;Actor<br />
* ''[[Mandi (1983 film)|Mandi]]'' (1983)<br />
* ''[[Rihaee (1988 Film)|Rihaee]]'' (1988)<br />
* ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]'' (2003)<br />
* ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2004)<br />
* ''[[Tera Kya Hoga Johnny]]'' (2008)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1023986}}<br />
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