Apoorva Lakhia is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n film director.

Before becoming a film director, Apoorva was an assistant director for Ashutosh Gowariker

Ashutosh Gowariker

Ashutosh Gowariker is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer. He is known for directing the films Lagaan , Swades , Jodhaa Akbar , What's Your Raashee and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey...

's period epic film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India and as second assistant director for the film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 American drama film directed by Mira Nair. The film takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra, but this only serves as a common link between the characters....

(1996). He had also been an assistant for Hollywood films such as The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm (film)

The Ice Storm is a 1997 drama film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Rick Moody.The film features an ensemble cast of Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, and Sigourney Weaver...

, A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen. It is a modern remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film, Dial M for Murder, though the characters' names are all changed, and over half the plot is completely...

and Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love (film)

Addicted to Love is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Griffin Dunne, starring Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Tchéky Karyo, and Kelly Preston...

. He was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar

Lawrence School, Sanawar

The Lawrence School is situated in Sanawar, adjacent to Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh, India. It was founded by Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence of the Indian Army of British India and was established on 15 April 1847.The school has educated many notable people...

. As Amir Khan was looking for someone with Hollywood experience for the movie Lagaan, Farhan Akhtar http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4175-7.html recommended him Apoorva who has worked with various cast and crew in Hollywood.

He made his debut as a film director with the 2002 film Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost is a 2003 Bollywood movie starring Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta, Aditya Lakhia, and Yashpal Sharma. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The film touched on the subject of influence of television on village life.-Synopsis:...

. His second film Ek Ajnabee

Ek Ajnabee

Ek Ajnabee – A Man Apart is Bollywood remake of Tony Scott's 2004 film Man on Fire, which was also previously made in 1987. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia, with Amitabh Bachchan playing Denzel Washington's role...

released in 2005 which starred Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

 in the leading role was a remake

Remake

A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...

 of the Hollywood film Man on Fire

Man on Fire (2004 film)

Man on Fire is a 2004 American thriller film, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell. Another film based on the same novel was also filmed in 1987....

. His third film Shootout at Lokhandwala

Shootout at Lokhandwala

Shootout at Lokhandwala is a 2007 Hindi feature film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. It is based upon the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout, a real-life gun battle between gangsters and Mumbai Police....

which has a multi-star cast released on 25 May 2007 and was based on real-life events involving the underworld gangsters Maya Dolas and Dilip Buwa

Dilip Buwa

Dilip Buwa was a notorious Indian gangster who used to work for the D-Company, an international crime syndicate of the Mumbai underworld led by the don, Dawood Ibrahim. He was killed in an encounter at the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout with the then Additional Police Commissioner of Mumbai,...

. In late 2007 he directed a short story titled Sex on the Beach for the anthology film

Anthology film

An anthology film is a feature film consisting of several different short films, often tied together by only a single theme, premise, or brief interlocking event . Sometimes each one is directed by a different director...

 Dus Kahaniyaan

Dus Kahaniyaan

Dus Kahaniyaan is a 2007 anthology Indian film comprising ten short films telling ten different stories which are directed by a host of six directors...

. His next film was Mission Istanbul

Mission Istanbul

Mission Istaanbul is a 2008 action film starring Vivek Oberoi, Zayed Khan and Shriya Saran. The film, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, features Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance.-Plot:...

 starring Vivek Oberoi

Vivek Oberoi

Vivek Oberoi is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.- Early life :Vivek attended Mayo college in Ajmer. At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek off to New York, where he completed his...

, Sunil Shetty, Shriya Saran

Shriya Saran

Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...

 and Zayed Khan

Zayed Khan

-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...

.http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14553749&cid=2408 North American producer Vikas Kohli

Vikas Kohli

Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...

 of Fatlabs

Fatlabs

FatLabs, is a Canadian home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli. The studio is known for its ability to work with an assortment of genres.- Mission Istaanbul :...

 studio collaborated with Mika Singh for the first time on the Mission Istaanbul soundtrack.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179781/fullcredits#cast
He has written the story of Hide & Seek (2009), which is directed Shawn Aranha. Lakhia wrote and directed all the movies from his debut Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost is a 2003 Bollywood movie starring Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta, Aditya Lakhia, and Yashpal Sharma. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The film touched on the subject of influence of television on village life.-Synopsis:...

 to Mission Istanbul

Mission Istanbul

Mission Istaanbul is a 2008 action film starring Vivek Oberoi, Zayed Khan and Shriya Saran. The film, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, features Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance.-Plot:...

.
His latest Guest appearance was in a Negative role in the movie Knock Out (film) starring Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...

 and Irfan Khan

Irfan Khan

Irfan Khan may refer to:*Irrfan Khan, Indian actor*Irfan Khan , arrested on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist bombing*Irfan Khan, Pakistani Pushto singer....

.

Filmography

• Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost
  Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost
  Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost is a 2003 Bollywood movie starring Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta, Aditya Lakhia, and Yashpal Sharma. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The film touched on the subject of influence of television on village life.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• Ek Ajnabee
  Ek Ajnabee
  Ek Ajnabee – A Man Apart is Bollywood remake of Tony Scott's 2004 film Man on Fire, which was also previously made in 1987. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia, with Amitabh Bachchan playing Denzel Washington's role...
  
  
• Shootout at Lokhandwala
  Shootout at Lokhandwala
  Shootout at Lokhandwala is a 2007 Hindi feature film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. It is based upon the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout, a real-life gun battle between gangsters and Mumbai Police....
  
  

External links

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