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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Amit V Masurkar<br />
| image =Amit_Masurkar_(cropped).jpg<br />
| alt = Amit V Masurkar<br />
| birth_name = Amit V Masurkar<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| education = [[B.A]] [[History]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Mumbai University]]<br>[[Manipal Institute of Technology]]<br />
| occupation = [[Film Director]]<br>[[Screenwriter]]<br />
| notable_works = [[Newton (film)]]<br />
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'''Amit V Masurkar''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3536895/|title=Amit Masurkar|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Sankhayan |title=Amit Masurkar: Newton's search for order in chaos |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/82ai4S4Og2CO7E19SiCrMM/Amit-Masurkar-Newtons-search-for-order-in-chaos.html |website=Livemint |accessdate=29 April 2020 |language=en |date=27 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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He directed the independent comedy film [[Sulemani Keeda]]. His second feature film, [[Newton (film)|Newton]] was selected as the Indian entry for the [[Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[90th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/rajkummar-raos-newton-is-indias-pick-for-the-oscars-1753782|title=Rajkummar Rao's Newton Is India's Pick For The Oscars|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/newton-box-office-collection-day-2-rajkummar-rao-starrer-mints-rs-2-50-crore/articleshow/60814951.cms|title='Newton' box-office collection Day 2: Rajkummar Rao starrer mints Rs 2.50 crore |work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/newton-reactions-on-twitter/articleshow/60814653.cms|title=Newton: Reactions on Twitter |work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref> He also won the [[Asia Pacific Screen Award]] for Best Screenplay for this film.<ref>{{cite web |title=APSA Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners?nomination-winner-name=nominee&apsa-year-name=2017 |website=Asia Pacific Screen Awards |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Masurkar dropped out of an engineering course at [[Manipal Institute of Technology]] at the age of 20 to pursue filmmaking. He later acquired a BA degree in History from Mumbai University.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Priyanka |title=Amit V Masurkar: 'Some of my favourite Ray films were premiered in Berlin' {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/some-of-my-favourite-ray-films-were-premiered-in-berlin/articleshow/57100313.cms |accessdate=29 April 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
;Films<br />
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!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Story<br />
!Screenplay<br />
!Direction<br />
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|2011<br />
|[[Murder 3]]<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|-<br />
|2013<br />
|[[Sulemani Keeda]]<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|[[Newton (film)|Newton]]<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|TBA<br />
|Sherni<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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