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'''Ashish Kakkad''' (21 May 1971{{cn|date=November 2020}} – 2 November 2020) was an Indian film director, writer, actor and voice artist from [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]. He primarily worked in the [[Gujarati cinema]].

==Biography==
He was interested in theatre and film production since his college days.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=જાણીતા અભિનેતા અને દિગ્દર્શક આશિષ કક્કડનું નિધન, કોલકત્તામાં હાર્ટ એટેક આવ્યો|url=https://gujarati.news18.com/news/madhya-gujarat/ahmedabad-film-actor-and-director-ashish-kakkad-died-in-heart-attack-jm-1042296.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=News18 Gujarati}}</ref>

He was a pioneer who revived the Gujarati cinema with his 2010 film ''Better Half'' which was set in urban backdrop and made with modern filmmaking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2010-09-17|title=Gujarati film maker Ashish Kakkad, whose movie Better Half released in Mumbai and Gujarat is banking on different tactics to stay connected to the Gujarati audience.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gujarati-film-maker-Ashish-Kakkad-whose-movie-Better-Half-released-in-Mumbai-and-Gujarat-is-banking-on-different-tactics-to-stay-connected-to-the-Gujarati-audience-Reaching-out-to-Gujarati-viewers-through-screening-the-movie-for-them-in-different-Indian-cities-has-enabled-more-awareness-on-Gujarati-cinema-today-says-the-director-who-plans-to-showcase-his-movie-in-Kolkata-next-month-/articleshow/6572253.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Positive, warm, purist, truly woke|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/positive-warm-purist-truly-woke/articleshow/79010785.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103031310/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/positive-warm-purist-truly-woke/articleshow/79010785.cms |archive-date=2020-11-03 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=Ahmedabad Mirror}}</ref> The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malini|first=Navya|date=2011-11-01|title=After his critically acclaimed Gujarati film Better Half, director Ashish Kakkad is thinking of roping in the same leading pair of Dharmendra Gohil and Neha Mehta for his untitled next.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/After-his-critically-acclaimed-Gujarati-film-Better-Half-director-Ashish-Kakkad-is-thinking-of-roping-in-the-same-leading-pair-of-Dharmendra-Gohil-and-Neha-Mehta-for-his-untitled-next-The-filmmaker-said-that-he-is-yet-to-finish-the-script-which-deals-with-relationships-/articleshow/10567957.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He had lent his voice in many documentaries and short films. He acted in several Gujarati films and few Hindi films.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Filmmaker-actor Ashish Kakkad passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-6918727/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

He died on 2 November 2020 at 3:45 pm in [[Kolkata]] at the age of 49 following a severe heart attack.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Filmmaker Ashish Kakkad no more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-no-more/articleshow/79008962.cms|access-date=2020-11-03|date=2020-11-03|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarati filmmaker and actor Ashish Kakkad passes away at 49|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/article/gujarati-filmmaker-actor-ashish-kakkad-passes-away-at/676594|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Direction and writing===
* ''Better Half'' (2010)<ref name=":0" />
* ''[[Mission Mummy]]'' (2016)<ref name=":0" /><ref name="VTV"/>

===Acting===
* ''[[Kai Po Che!]]'' (Hindi, 2013)<ref name=":0" />
* ''[[Bey Yaar]]'' (2014)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=ઘેઘુર અવાજના માલિક જાણીતા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમેકર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી અવસાન|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/entertainment/bollywood/news/well-known-gujarati-filmmaker-ashish-kakkad-dies-of-heart-attack-in-kolkata-127874557.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}</ref>
* ''Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind'' (Hindi, 2015)<ref name="VTV">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=જાણીતા ફિલ્મમેકર અને એક્ટર આશિષ કક્કડનું કોલકાતામાં હાર્ટ અટેકથી નિધન|url=https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/sad-news-gujarati-film-maker-and-actor-ashish-kakkad-no-more|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102141043/https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/sad-news-gujarati-film-maker-and-actor-ashish-kakkad-no-more |archive-date=2020-11-02 |access-date=2020-11-03|website=VTV Gujarati|language=gu}}</ref>
* ''Paghadi''<ref name="VTV"/>
* ''[[Vitamin She]]'' (2017)<ref name=":1" />
* ''Tame Keva?'' (2018)<ref name=":1" />
* ''Suraynsh'' (2018)<ref name=":1" />
* ''[[Naadi Dosh]]'' (2022)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |author1=Urvish Kothari |author2=Aarti Nair |date=February 2021 |title=Ashish Kakkad: Compilation of his articles by Urvish Kothari |url= |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Sarthak Prakashan |isbn=978-93-84076-43-6}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name}}

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[[Category:1971 births]]
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[[Category:Gujarati-language film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Artists from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Film producers from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian film actors]]

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