Director
Nishikant
Kamat
has
been
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
in
Hyderabad.
According
to
reports,
he
suffered
from
liver
cirrhosis
in
the
past,
which
has
relapsed.
He
is
said
to
be
in
critical
condition.
Kamat
has
directed
Bollywood
films
like
Mumbai
Meri
Jaan,
Drishyam,
Madaari,
Fugay
and
others.
He
made
his
directorial
debut
with
the
Marathi
film
Dombivali
Fast
in
2005,
which
became
one
of
the
biggest
Marathi
hits
of
the
year.
In
2006,
the
critically
acclaimed
director
bagged
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Feature
Film
in
Marathi.
Mumbai
Meri
Jaan,
Kamat's
Hindi
film
debut,
was
based
on
the
2006
Mumbai
bombings.
Apart
from
directing,
Nishikant
Kamat
has
also
acted
in
a
few
films
such
as
Saatchya
Aat
Gharat
(Marathi),
Bhavesh
Joshi
Superhero,
starring
Harshvardhan
Kapoor,
and
the
John
Abraham
starrer
Rocky
Handsome,
where
he
played
a
negative
role.
Recently,
Drishyam,
one
of
Kamat's
most
popular
films,
completed
five
years
of
its
release.
The
film
starred
Ajay
Devgan,
Shriya
Saran
and
Tabu.
His
upcoming
release
is
a
film
titled
Darbadar,
which
is
expected
to
hit
screens
in
2022.