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Biography
K.D. Satyam (born 29 December 1977) is an Indian film writer and director. He is known for his work as the writer of Gattu, a film that became a part of the list of India’s Oscar Nominations in 2012. His next film as director is titled Bollywood Diaries and is scheduled to release in February 2016.
Early life
Satyam was born in Bhilai and graduated from Annamalai University in 2000. He then got a master's degree in Film Direction from Zee Institute of Media Arts and created short-films like Colours of Cinema and Hell or Heaven before starting his career in Bollywood.
Career
Satyam started his Bollywood journey as a Making Director for Fox, which was directed by Deepak Tijori and featured Sunny Deol and Arjun Rampal in lead roles. His directorial debut was Admissions Open casting Anupam Kher and Ashish Vidyarthi with music by Amit Trivedi. After that, he wrote Gattu that was directed by Rajan Khosa and produced by the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI).
His next film as writer and director is Bollywood Diaries with Raima Sen, Ashish Vidyarthi and Salim Diwan in title roles.
Filmography
- 2009 Fox as Making Director
- 2010 Admissions Open as Director
- 2012 Gattu as Writer
- 2016 Bollywood Diaries as Writer and Director
Awards
His film Gattu was awarded at the Berlin Film Festival and won another two awards at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.
Bollywood Diaries received "Special Jury Mention Award"[1] at 6th Dada Saheb Phalke film festival Delhi.[1]
Bollywood Diaries Received " Special Jury Award " at 2nd International Film festival of Shimla 2016. http://www.iffs.in/
Bollywood Diaries has won "Best Feature Film in South Asian Panorama Category at Festival of Globe, San francisco California. https://www.fogsv.org/celebrity.php?tab=awardness_2016
Bollywood Diaries has been officially selected for 7th Jagran Film Festival. http://jagranfilmfestival.co.in/#tab-id-1
Bollywood Diaries
His film Bollywood Diaries has been critically acclaimed by many critics, Subhash K Jha – 3.5 stars Must not miss this aspirational Bollywood saga Rahul desai A well-acted, unnerving film about Bollywood aspirations Rohit Bhatnagar, Deccan Chronicle – 3 Stars Brilliant tribute to Bollywood Struggling actors
Martin D’Souza, Glamsham.com – 3 stars An honest film with Great connectJohnson Thomas, Free Press Journal – 3 Stars
A bittersweet story that has passion and substance and is smartly devoid of formulaic expressionism.
Bollyvision.com – 3 Stars An Honest Film Box Office India – Worth a dekho Satyam’s strength as a storyteller comes to the fore since he delves well into the psyche of these diverse characters, without making it come across as overburdening or depressing. By Joginder Tuteja – 3 Star Subhash K JHA great reviews…. An ordinary film that touches the hear – 3 star by Divay Agarwal Komal Nahta- Bollywood Dairies is s very real portrayal of strugglers in Bollywood. It is a genuinely good attempt which should be seen by lovers of cinema and Bollywood.