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{{short description|Indian actor, producer and director (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kamal Sadanah
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|10|21}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| years_active = 1990 - present
| spouse = Lisa John
| children = Angath Sadanah
| parents = [[Brij Sadanah]] (Father) Saeeda Khan (Mother)
| relatives = Namrata Sadanah (Sister)
}}

'''Kamal Sadanah''' (born 21 October 1970) is an Indian actor, producer and director. He is the son of producer and director [[Brij Sadanah]].

==Career==
Kamal made his acting debut alongside [[Kajol]] in the 1992 film ''[[Bekhudi]]'' which did not perform well at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Get ready for ''Victoria No. 203''|date=16 August 2007|author=|work=Rediff.com|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/16look.htm|access-date=2010-07-04}}</ref> In 1993, he achieved greater success in ''[[Rang (1993 film)|Rang]]'' in which he acted along with the late [[Divya Bharti]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Rang|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193449/|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> He subsequently acted in a string of films throughout the 1990s but failed to achieve the same level of success as ''Rang'' and, at the end of the decade, took a hiatus from acting for several years. He returned to the acting industry in 2006 with a role in the [[Zee TV]] television serial ''Kasam Se.''<ref>{{Citation|title=Kasamh Se|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0809387/|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref>

In 2005, he turned producer and director making his directorial debut with a small-budget film titled ''[[Karkash]]''. In 2007, he acted in and produced ''[[Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)|Victoria No. 203]]'' which is a remake of his father's 1972 hit film [[Victoria No. 203|of the same title]]. In 2014, he wrote and directed ''[[Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans]]'' which was released on 31 October 2014.<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/82554/hear-roar-tigers-sundarbans/ Hear the Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans]</ref>

==Personal life==
Kamal Sadanah is the son of producer and director Brij Sadanah and actress Sayeeda Khan. While his father was a Hindu, his mother was a Muslim. Kamal had a sister named Namrata.

On 21 October 1990, which was Kamal's 20th birthday, a tragic event occurred which deprived Kamal of his entire family. While Kamal was making arrangements for the birthday party which was to be held that evening, a quarrel broke out between his parents in the lower floor of the house followed by gunshots. Kamal investigated and found both his mother and sister shot and unconscious. Kamal said that his father, who was inebriated, also aimed a shot at him but missed upon which Kamal lost consciousness. When waking in a hospital, he was informed that after shooting the two women, Brij Sadanah had turned the pistol upon himself and committed suicide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Sadanah remembers the shootout|date=4 October 2009|author=Vishwas Kulkarni|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-04/news-interviews/28074394_1_gun-mummy-birthday-celebrations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811082216/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-04/news-interviews/28074394_1_gun-mummy-birthday-celebrations|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2009-10-04}}</ref>

Two years later Kamal made his debut as hero with the film ''[[Bekhudi]],'' released in July 1992. His next film, ''[[Rang (1993 film)|Rang]],'' was successful and he followed this success with ten additional starring roles throughout the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kamal Sadanah|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992027/|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> Most of these films other films met with tepid responses from the audience, and Kamal subsequently left the film industry until 2005.

During this hiatus Kamal married make-up artist Lisa John. They have two children together, a son named Angath and a daughter named Namrata in honor of Kamal's late sister. Kamal has named his production company 'Angath Arts Private Limited ' after his son.

In 2005, Kamal appeared as a hero for the last time in the film ''Karkash'' opposite [[Suchitra Pillai]]. The two actors co-produced the film, which was directed by Kamal. This was an effort by both actors to revitalize their careers, along with their finances. However, the film received a limited release and did not do well. In 2007, Kamal produced the film [[Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)|Victoria No. 203]], which was directed by [[Anant Mahadevan]]. The resulting film was an almost frame-by-frame remake of his father's film [[Victoria No. 203]] which had been a superhit in 1972. The remake performed poorly at the box office.

==Filmography==
*''All films are in Hindi, unless otherwise noted.''

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1992
|''[[Bekhudi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Rang (1993 film)|Rang]]''
| ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994
|''[[Fauj]]''
| ||
|-
|''[[Baali Umar Ko Salaam]]''
| ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1995
|''[[Jai Maa Vaishnav Devi]]''
| ||
|-
|''[[Ham Sab Chor Hain (1995 film)|Hum Sab Chor Hain]]''
| ||
|-
|''[[Rock Dancer]]''
| ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996
|''Hum Hain Premi''
| ||
|-
|''[[Angaara]]''
| ||
|-
| 1997
|''Nirnayak''
| ||
|-
| 1998
|''[[Mohabbat Aur Jung]]''
| ||
|-
| 1999
|''[[Jaalsaaz]]''
| ||
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Kaali Topi Laal Rumaal]]''
| ||
|-
| 2005
|''[[Karkash]]''
| ||
|-
| 2007
|''[[Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)|Victoria No. 203]]''
| ||
|-
|}

===As Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
| 2005
|''[[Karkash]]''
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans]]''
|
|}

===As Producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
| 1990 || ''[[C.I.D. (1990 film)|C.I.D.]]''
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)|Victoria No. 203]]''
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0992027}}

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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Hindi film producers]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]

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