Mitakshara Kumar

Mitakshara Kumar
Mitakshara Kumar
Born	27th January; Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Heeramandi:The Diamond Bazaar; The Empire

Mitakshara Kumar is an Indian filmmaker and writer.^[1]^[2] Mitakshara graduated in B.A.(Hons.) Economics from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. After completing her graduation, she pursued direction from Film and Television Institute of India. She started her career as an assistant director on the Hindi film, Bluffmaster!, directed by Rohan Sippy. She produced an international feature-length American documentary, The Origin of Sound.

In 2015, Mitakshara joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali as an associate director on his magnum opuses Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. She is credited as the additional screenplay writer for Gangubai Kathiawadi.

Mitakshara Kumar made her directorial debut with The Empire for Disney+Hostar produced by Nikkhil Advani’s Emmay Entertainment.^[3] Heeramandi (2024), a Netflix period drama series, is her latest work as she directs this along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.^[4]

Films and series

Heeramandi (2024)
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
The Empire (2021)
Padmaavat (2018)
Bajirao Mastani (2015)
Youngistaan (2014)
Amar Must Die (2014)
Rajjo (2013)
The origin Of Sound
I AM (2010)
Dil Kabaddi (2008)
Mummy Punjabi (2007)
Bas Ek Pal (2006)
Bluffmaster! (2005)

References

^ The Times of India, TOI (17 February 2023). "Mitakshara Kumar". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ The Times of India, TOI (24 December 2022). "Mitakshara Kumar: Male Directors Who've Made Just One Show Get Four Times More Money Than Me - Exclusive". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Indian Express, The (28 August 2021). "The Empire director Mitakshara Kumar: Wanted to make something that has honesty of Bharat Ek Khoj and scale of Padmaavat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ Hungama, Bollywood (2 June 2022). "Heeramandi finds a new Director; Vibhu Puri replaced with Mitakshara Kumar". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

External links

[1] The Times of India, TOI (17 February 2023). "Mitakshara Kumar". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[2] The Times of India, TOI (24 December 2022). "Mitakshara Kumar: Male Directors Who've Made Just One Show Get Four Times More Money Than Me - Exclusive". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[3] Indian Express, The (28 August 2021). "The Empire director Mitakshara Kumar: Wanted to make something that has honesty of Bharat Ek Khoj and scale of Padmaavat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[4] Hungama, Bollywood (2 June 2022). "Heeramandi finds a new Director; Vibhu Puri replaced with Mitakshara Kumar". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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