Prateek Gupta
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| Prateek Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Goonga Pehelwan, Hellaro |
| 🏅 Awards | National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (2015) |
Prateek Gupta is an Indian film producer, writer, and editor.[1] He co-directed the documentary Goonga Pehelwan (2014), which won the National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 62nd National Film Awards[2][3], and co-wrote, edited and co-produced Hellaro (2019), the first Gujarati film to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.[4][1]
Early life and education
Prateek Gupta graduated with a BCom (Hons) in accounting from the Amrut Mody School of Management at Ahmedabad University in 2010, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2012 before entering filmmaking.[5]
Career
Prateek Gupta co-directed Goonga Pehelwan with Mit Jani and Vivek Chaudhary, a feature-length documentary on the deaf wrestler Virender Singh (wrestler, born 1986).[6] Alongside the film, the directors ran a campaign, Mission Rio 2016, seeking improved competition conditions for deaf wrestlers and the release of cash awards owed to Singh; the Wrestling Federation of India subsequently agreed to provide referees using visual and tactile cues for deaf competitors.[7][8]
Goonga Pehelwan won the National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director in the non-feature category at the 62nd National Film Awards, announced in March 2015.[3][9] The directors attended the 46th International Film Festival of India in Panaji in November 2015, where the film was screened.[10]
Prateek Gupta also worked on Hellaro (2019), directed by Abhishek Shah and made under the Saarthi Productions and Harfanmaula Films banners. He was a a co-producer, shared the screenplay credit with Shah, and worked as an editor.[11] Set in the Rann of Kutch in the 1970s, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards, the first Gujarati film to do so, and its thirteen lead actresses jointly received a Special Jury Award.[12][13]
He went on to produce Kamthaan (2024), adapted from a novel by the Gujarati writer Ashwini Bhatt and directed by Dhrunad,[14] and Dhabkaaro (2026), written and directed by Shah and co-produced with Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.[15][16]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Goonga Pehelwan | Director, editor | Documentary; co-directed with Mit Jani and Vivek Chaudhary |
| 2019 | Hellaro | Co-producer, co-screenwriter, editor | |
| 2024 | Kamthaan | Producer | |
| 2026 | Dhabkaaro | Producer |
Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (Non-Feature) | 62nd National Film Awards | Goonga Pehelwan | Won |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TNN, TNN (August 10, 2019). "'Hellaro' 1st Gujarati film to win top national award". The Times of India.
- ↑ Sundar, Gopi (March 24, 2015). "Complete list of 62nd National Film Award winners". ONMANORAMA.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 PIB, PIB (24 March 2015). "62nd National Film Awards, 2014 announced". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
- ↑ Das, Soumitra (March 31, 2020). "Hellaro wins four awards at the Critics Choice Film Awards". The Times Of India.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival, Golden Lotus at National Film Awards for Ahmedabad Alumni". Ahmedabad University. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Ajay, Lakshmi (March 25, 2015). "Goonga Pehelwan gets national award". The Indian Express.
- ↑ Maddali, Ramya (1 July 2014). "Silent Strength". The Caravan. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Madhukar, Jayanthi (February 2, 2014). "A fighting chance". Bangalore Mirror.
- ↑ "National award to Goonga Pahelwan, film on deaf-mute wrestler". Counterview. March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Directors of the Non-Feature film "Goonga Pehalwan", Vivek Chaudhary, Prateek Gupta and Mit Jani at a press conference, at the 46th International Film Festival of India". Press Information Bureau. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Shah, Abhishek (8 Nov 2019). "Hellaro: A journey from suppression to expression". Kartavya Sadhana.
- ↑ IANS (26 May 2025). "National Award Winning Gujarati Film Hellaro Gets A Hindi Release". The New Indian Express Indulge.
- ↑ PIB, PIB (August 09, 2019). "66th National Film Awards for 2018 announced". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Gujarati film 'Kamthan' a stress busting cop-comedy". South Asia Times. December 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Jivan, Jag (31 August 2025). "Makers of national award winning film Hellaro announce new Gujarati project: Dhabkaaro". Counterview. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ NA, NA (August 25, 2026). "JOJO App Announces World Digital Premiere of the film 'Dhabkaaro' from August 27". Ahmedabad Mirror.
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