Nishikant Kamat, Director of Force and Drishyam, Passes Away in Hyderabad

He was unwell and admitted to a hospital recently. He was reported to be battling liver cirrhosis. The 50-year-old filmmaker had battled liver cirrhosis in the past, which was said to have relapsed again.

He has also directed critically acclaimed Marathi films like his debut directorial Dombivali Fast and Lai Bhaari. Dombivali Fast won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi in 2006. He also featured as an actor in the Marathi film Saatchya Aat Gharat and his 2016 directorial Rocky Handsome.

Kamat was last seen in Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Bhavesh Joshi Superhero’ starring Harshvardhan Kapoor. He was directing a project titled Darbadar which is scheduled for the 2022 release.