Advait Chandan

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Advait Chandan is an Indian film director who works primarily in Hindi films. He made his directorial debut in 2017 with the film Secret Superstar.

OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Yearsactive2017–present
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Advait Chandan
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Years active2017–present
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Career

In 2007, Advait started his career as the third assistant director and Taare Zameen Par as the assistant production manager. Collaborating with Aamir Khan again, Advait worked as the casting director and post-production supervisor on Kiran Rao's debut venture Dhobi Ghat.

After donning various roles in the film industry, Advait finally made his directorial debut in 2017 with the film Secret Superstar featuring Aamir Khan and Zaira Wasim in the lead.[1][2] He also wrote the screenplay of the film.[3] It was the highest-grossing 2017 Hindi film and the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time behind only Dangal (2016).[4] It is also the third-highest-grossing Indian film of all time behind only Dangal and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017),[4] after surpassing Aamir Khan's own PK (2014). His most recent film as a director is the Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha which was released on 11 August 2022.

Filmography

As director

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YearTitle Notes
2017Secret Superstar Also writer
2022Laal Singh Chaddha
2025Loveyapa
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Other credits

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YearTitle DirectorNotes
2007 Taare Zameen Par NoAssistant production manager
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. AssistantAlso portrayed Hippy boy 1
2009Positive AssistantShort film
Bollywood Hero Assistant
2010Dhobi Ghat AssistantAlso casting director and
post production supervisor
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Accolades

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YearAwardsCategory WorkResultRef
2017Zee Cine AwardsBest Director Secret SuperstarNominated[5]
Best WriterNominated
Most Promising DirectorWon
Screen AwardsMost Promising Debut DirectorNominated
201863rd Filmfare AwardsBest DirectorNominated[6]
Best ScreenplayNominated
Indian Film Festival of MelbourneBest DirectorNominated[7]
News18 Reel Movie AwardsBest ScreenplayNominated[8]
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References

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