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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bejoy Nambiar
| image = Bejoy Nambiar.jpg
| caption = Bejoy Nambiar in January 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|04|12}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Bejoy Nambiar|website=[[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2349060/|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place = Mumbai, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Director, story writer, screenwriter
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Juhi Babbar]]|2007|2009| reason=divorce}}<br/>{{marriage|[[Sheetal Menon]]|2015}}
}}

'''Bejoy Nambiar''' (born 12 April 1979) is an [[Indian film]] director, and screenwriter known for his work in [[Bollywood]]. He is mostly known for his critically acclaimed short films, ''Rahu'' and ''[[Reflections (2005 film)|Reflections]]'', starring [[Mohanlal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTBYYPTi-lU|via=YouTube|title=Reflections-Short film-Mohanlal|date=15 May 2008|access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref> He was the winner of [[Sony PIX]]’ s [[Gateway to Hollywood]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaZJV5LyuUA|via=YouTube|title=Your gateway to Hollywood|date=22 November 2007|access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref> as the best director judged by [[Ashok Amritraj]], [[Rajat Kapoor]] and [[Anurag Basu]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/bejoy-is-winner-of-sony-pixs-gateway/23312|publisher=businessofcinema|title=Bejoy is winner of Sony Pix's Gateway|date=14 May 2008|access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref> He marked his feature film debut with the thriller ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]'' (2011). His second feature film was a bilingual gangster-comedy film called ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3367208.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912113030/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3367208.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2012 |work=The Hindu |title=Shot Cuts: Helping heart |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=30 April 2012 }}</ref> His latest Bollywood film was [[Taish]] (2020) which was also released as a Series on [[ZEE5]]. He also directed [[Wazir (film)|Wazir]] (2016), starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Farhan Akhtar]]. He has also directed a short video 'Sachinocalypse' for [[All India Bakchod]].

==Personal life==
Nambiar was married to [[Juhi Babbar]] on 27 June 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-babbar-calls-100000-guests-for-daughter-s-wedding-1108571|title=Babbar calls 100,000 guests for daughter's wedding|website=Daily News and Analysis|date=6 July 2007|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> after a two-year courtship; the couple divorced in January 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/juhi-babbar-is-formally-divorced/29113|title=Bejoy and Juhi are now formally divorced|website=Mid Day|date=22 January 2009|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> He then married his long-time girlfriend [[Sheetal Menon]] in a traditional Malayali wedding in [[Kerala]] on 27 December 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/wazir-director-bejoy-nambiar-marries-girlfriend-sheetal-menon/|title='Wazir' director Bejoy Nambiar marries girlfriend Sheetal Menon|website=The Indian Express|date=28 December 2015|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Director
! scope="col"| Producer
! scope="col"| Writer
! scope="col"| Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Reflections (2005 film)|Reflections]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || Silent and Short film || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/20bejoy.htm|title=From Mohanlal to Hollywood|website=Rediff.com|date=20 May 2008|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]'' || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || [[Hindi]] || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bejoy-hopes-for-a-crossover-with-shaitan/795334/|title=Bejoy hopes for a crossover with Shaitan|website=The Indian Express|date=26 May 2011|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]'' / ''[[David (2013 Tamil film)|David]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Hindi]] and
[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bejoy-nambiar-on-david-1.1139542|title=Bejoy Nambiar on "David"|website=Gulf News|date=31 January 2013|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2014 || ''[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi]]'' || || {{Yes}} || || Hindi || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bejoy-nambiar-wanted-kuku-mathur-ki-jhand-ho-gayi-to-reach-out-to-a-wider-audience-699079.html|title=Bejoy Nambiar wanted 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi' to reach out to a wider audience|website=CNN-News18|date=2 July 2014|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]'' || || {{Yes}} || || Hindi || || <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bejoy-nambiar-pizza-not-frame-by-frame-remake-of-tamil-version-114070200683_1.html|title=Bejoy Nambiar: 'Pizza' not frame-by-frame remake of Tamil version|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=2 July 2014|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Wazir (film)|Wazir]]'' || {{Yes}} || || || Hindi || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/wazir-disability-rights-group-unhappy-bejoy-nambiar-apologises/story-e05offAnHIAIbuERLQFqKI.html|title=Wazir: Disability rights group unhappy, Bejoy Nambiar apologises|website=Hindustan Times|date=6 January 2016|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Solo (2017 film)|Solo]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/oct/11/bejoy-nambiar-opens-up-on-solo-climax-change-1671508.html|title=Bejoy Nambiar opens up on Solo climax change|website=The New Indian Express|date=11 October 2017|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Karwaan (film)|Karwaan]]'' || || || {{Yes}} || Hindi || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jun/29/karwaan-to-be-a-funny-yet-warm-film-6742.html|title=Karwaan to be a funny yet warm film |website=Cinema Express|date=29 June 2018|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || '' Flip''|| {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || Hindi || Eros Now Series || <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bejoy-nambiar-s-web-series-flip-disappoints-119032700933_1.html|title=Bejoy Nambiar's web series 'Flip' disappoints|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=27 March 2019|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Taish]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Hindi || released on [[ZEE5]]|| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/may/29/bejoy-nambiars-next-titled-taish-1982937.html|title=Bejoy Nambiar's next titled Taish|website=The New Indian Express|date=29 May 2019|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Navarasa (web series)|Navarasa]]'' || {{Yes}} || || || Tamil || {{ubl|Netflix series|Episode: Edhiri}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/mani-ratnam-s-navarasa-see-first-glimpse-of-the-shorts-from-upcoming-netflix-anthology-101625738573089.html|title=Mani Ratnam's Navarasa: See first glimpse of the shorts from upcoming Netflix anthology|website=Hindustan Times|date=8 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year {{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.}}
! Award
! Category
! Film
! class="unsortable"| Result
! class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2012
| [[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
| Best Screenplay {{efn|name=Shaitan}}
| rowspan="5"| ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-7th-chevrolet-apsara-film-and-television-producers-guild-awards/|title=Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=25 January 2012|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-18th-annual-colors-screen-awards-2012/|title=Nominations for 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=6 January 2012|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/winners-of-18th-annual-colors-screen-awards-2012/|title=Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=16 January 2012|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Most Promising Debut Director
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{efn|name=Shaitan}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-of-stardust-awards-2012/|title=Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=6 February 2012|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Notes ==
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| notes =
{{efn
| name=Shaitan
| Shared with [[Megha Ramaswamy]].}}
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2349060}}

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