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'''Amole Gupte''' (born c. 1962) is an [[India]]n [[screenwriter]], [[actor]], and [[film director|director]], known for his work on the 2007 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)]]'' as creative director and screenwriter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cinema quiz: Inside Hindi cinema's classrooms |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/cinema-quiz-inside-hindi-cinemas-classrooms/article28796339.ece |work=The Hindu|date=2 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aamir avoids Amole Gupte, Anusha Rizvi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aamir-avoids-Amole-Gupte-Anusha-Rizvi/articleshow/8872564.cms |work=The Times of India|date=16 June 2011}}</ref> He conceived the film along with his wife, [[Deepa Bhatia]] (concept, research, and editing).<ref name="dna">{{cite news |title=DNA Mumbai Anniversary: Amol Gupte on how Taare Zameen Par changed mindset about education |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/education/report-dna-mumbai-anniversary-amol-gupte-on-how-taare-zameen-par-changed-mindset-about-education-2642840 |publisher=DNA India |date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=leap>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008020350030200.htm&date=2008/02/03/&prd=mag&
|title=A leap of faith
|access-date=11 April 2008
|last=Vij
|first=Gauri
|date=3 February 2008
|newspaper=The Hindu
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407235243/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008020350030200.htm&date=2008%2F02%2F03%2F&prd=mag&
|archive-date=7 April 2008
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> He was the chairperson of the [[Children's Film Society, India]] from 2012 to 2015. And presently serves as a member of the advisory board of the [[Kautik International Student Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kautik18.com/festival-people/|title=Festival People – Kautik International Student Film Festival}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable "
|-
!Year !! Film !! Director !! Writer !! Producer !! Note
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|2007 ||Panga Naa Lo || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||
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|2007 ||[[Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)|Taare Zameen Par]] || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} || also Creative director
|-
|2011 ||[[Stanley Ka Dabba]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/amole-gupte-makes-film-out-of-childrens-workshop/148995-8-66.html |title=Amole Gupte makes film out of children's workshop |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |access-date=24 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
|2014 ||[[Hawa Hawai]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|2017 ||[[Sniff (film)|Sniff]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|2021 ||[[Saina (film)|Saina]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}} ||
|-
|}

===Actor===
*''[[Sanak]]'' (2021)
*''[[Mumbai Saga]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-gupta-nervous-to-shoot-for-mumbai-saga/articleshow/70854273.cms|title=Sanjay Gupta nervous to shoot for 'Mumbai Saga'|website=The Times of India|date=27 August 2019|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> (2021)
* ''[[Sniff (film)|Sniff]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ek Tara]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Singham Returns]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Bheja Fry 2]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Stanley Ka Dabba]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]'' (2011)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/urumi-is-my-comment-on-globalisation-sant/769710/ |title='Urumi' is my comment on globalisation: Santosh Sivan |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=31 March 2011 |access-date=24 February 2012}}</ref>
* ''[[Phas Gaye Re Obama]]'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhunio.com/movie/phas-gaya-re-obama/ |title=Phas Gaya Re Obama songs, Phas Gaya Re Obama videos, 2005 |work=Dhunio.com |access-date=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425091604/http://dhunio.com/movie/phas-gaya-re-obama/ |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Kaminey]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Holi (1984 film)|Holi]]'' (1984)

==Awards==
'''2008 [[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards]]'''
*'''Won''': Best Screenplay - ''[[Taare Zameen Par]] (Stars on Earth)''
*'''Won''': Best Story - ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/05/5746/ |title=Winners of 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards |work=bollywoodhungama.com |date=5 December 2009}}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

'''2008 [[Filmfare Awards]]'''
*'''Won''': [[Filmfare Best Story Award|Best Story]] - ''[[Taare Zameen Par]] (Like Stars on Earth)''

'''2008 [[Star Screen Award]]'''
*'''Won''': [[Star Screen Award Best Story|Best Story]] - ''[[Taare Zameen Par]] (Like Stars on Earth)''
*'''Won''': [[Star Screen Award Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] - ''[[Taare Zameen Par]] (Like Stars on Earth)\''

'''2008 [[V. Shantaram]] Awards'''
*'''Won''': Best Writer - ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3901208.cms |title=Winners of the V. Shantaram Awards 2008 |work=India Times |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203123548/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3901208.cms |archive-date=3 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''2008 [[Zee Cine Awards]]'''
*'''Won''': [[Zee Cine Award for Best Story]] - ''[[Taare Zameen Par]] (Like Stars on Earth)''

'''2010 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Awards]]'''
*'''Nominated''': [[IIFA Best Villain Award]] - ''[[Kaminey]]''

==Further reading==
*Vij, Gauri. "[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008020350030200.htm&date=2008/02/03/&prd=mag& A leap of faith: ''Taare Zameen Par’s'' brilliance had as much to do with the creative duo of Deepa Bhatia and Amole Gupte as with the child on whom it rides]." ''[[The Hindu]]'', 3 February 2008.
*Anurag Kashyap. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111206012605/http://anuragkashyap.tumbhi.com/uncategorized/taare-zameen-pe-not-a-review-243 TAARE ZAMEEN PE- not a review]." ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090403084922/http://passionforcinema.com/taare-zameen-pe-not-a-review]'', 18 December 2007.

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1244760|name=Amole Gupte}}
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