Amit V. Masurkar


Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter.
He directed the independent comedy film Sulemani Keeda. His second feature film, Newton was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Screenplay for this film.

Early life and education

Masurkar dropped out of an engineering course at Manipal Institute of Technology at the age of 20 to pursue filmmaking. He later acquired a BA degree in history from Mumbai University.

Filmography

;Films
YearTitleDirectorScreenplayStoryNote
2011Murder 3additional screenplay
2013Sulemani Keeda
2017Newton
2021Shernialso Producer