Vikramaditya Motwane (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi films and series. His directorial debut Udaan (2010) was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and also won seven Filmfare Awards.
Motwane has since directed the period romance Lootera (2013), the survival drama Trapped (2017), the superhero film Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018), and the thrillers AK vs AK (2020) and CTRL (2024). He has also produced several films, including Queen (2014) and Udta Punjab (2016). In addition, Motwane has served as creator and director on the streaming series Sacred Games (2018–2019), Jubilee (2023), and Black Warrant (2025).
Early and personal life His father is Sindhi Hindu while his mother is Bengali Hindu.Priya Gupta (6 July 2013), "My parents' divorce helped me become a filmmaker: Vikramaditya" , The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018. He is married to photographer Ishika Mohan, who appeared in his debut, Udaan, as Rohan's mother.
Career Motwane was a long-time assistant of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and collaborated with Bhansali on the films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002). He directed the song sequences in Anurag Kashyap's unreleased film Paanch (2003)15 Apr One Liners Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN, 15 April 2010. and was Choreographer on Deepa Mehta's Academy Award-nominated film Water (2005).'Don't Lie To Audiences' Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 19, Dated 15 May 2010.
Motwane released his debut feature film, entitled Udaan (2010), for Anurag Kashyap's production house, Anurag Kashyap Films, on 16 July 2010,'I feel very pressurized right now': Vikramaditya Motwane Mint (newspaper), 20 April 2010. which won seven Filmfare awards including Filmfare critics award for best movie and also won him the Best Director Award at the 2011 Star Screen Awards.Winners of 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011 Bollywood Hungama, 6 January 2011
Motwane's second film, a period romance called Lootera, was released on 5 July 2013.
Motwane's third film was a survival drama called Trapped. The film had its world premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival on 26 October 2016, where it was praised and received a Standing ovation. The film was released theatrically on 17 March 2017 to universal critical acclaim. The movie also won the award for 'Best Asian Film' by Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2017.
Motwane created American streaming company Netflix's first Indian series 'Sacred Games', based on the novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra and directed it along with Anurag Kashyap. The series was met with critical acclaim and Netflix then commissioned a second season for it later.
Motwane was co-owner of Phantom Films, a film production company, with Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap, and Madhu Mantena that dissolved in 2018.
In June 2020, it was announced that Motwane will be adapting the 2019 non-fiction book Black Warrant into a web series. The rights are jointly acquired by his production company Andolan Films and writer-journalist Josy Joseph's Confluence Media.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes 2006 Undisputed Short film 2007 Goal 2009 Dev.D 2010 Udaan 2013 Lootera 2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Queen Ugly 2015 NH10 Masaan Hunterrr Bombay Velvet Shaandaar 2016Wrong Side Raju Udta Punjab Raman Raghav 2.0 2017 Trapped 2018 Mukkabaaz High Jack Bhavesh Joshi Superhero Manmarziyaan 2019 The Booth Short film 2020 Awake Short filmCargo Executive producerAK vs AK 20212024 2023 Indi(r)a's Emergency Documentary 2024 CTRL 2026 Lust Stories 3 Anthology Netflix film
Television Year Title Functioned as Notes Creator Executive producer Director Writer2018–2019Sacred Games 2018Ghoul 2021Decoupled 2023Jubilee Soumik Sen 2025Black Warrant Satyanshu Singh
Awards Year Award Category Film2014 National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Hindi Queen2011 Filmfare Awards Best Film (Critics) UdaanBest StoryBest Screenplay2015 Best Film Queen2003 IIFA Awards Best Sound Recording Dev.D2015 Best Picture Queen2011 Star Screen Awards Best Director Udaan 2015 Best Film Queen2011 Zee Cine Awards Best Director (Critics) Udaan2014 Stardust Awards Best Film Queen20232023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Director Drama Series Jubilee
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