Flops as a hero, the blockbuster was made for a glowing star as soon as he became a director

There are some artists and directors who made their special identity on the strength of hard work and talent without studying in any formal film school. There is also a star who started his career as a flop actor and then changed the path and became a director. As soon as he sat on the director’s chair, he gave the blockbuster. One of these is Abhishek Kapoor, whose journey is proof that if you are obsessed, hardworking and honest towards your work, then you can achieve success by overcome any difficulty.

Abhishek Kapoor was born on 6 August 1971. He grew up in an ordinary family, but dreamed of making a film. He did not study any formal film school, yet made his special place in Hindi cinema. He earned a name in the film world with his hard work and experience.

Sometimes used to be an actor

Abhishek started his acting career in 1995 with the film ‘Aashiq Mastane’ with Monica Bedi and then ‘Uff! Yeh appeared in ‘Mohabbat’. Both films did not do anything special. After this failure, he understood that he could not increase his career as an actor. After this, he tried his luck in direction and writing and started directing with Sports Drama ‘Aryan: Anbrekable’ with the lead role of Sohail Khan and Sneha Ullal in 2006. The film was liked by the audience, but did not get success as expected.

Made a blockbuster film
2008 musical drama ‘Rock on!’ Abhishek Kapoor gained popularity from. The film became a new example of musical drama in Indian cinema. The story of the film, music and actors were highly appreciated. For this film, he received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Also at Filmfare Award ‘Rock On!’ To the award for Best Story. It was also nominated for the best film, director and screenplay. This success proved that due to lack of film school degree, there is no major obstacle in career, if your hard work and art is strong then you can shine.

Another beautiful film

In 2013, Abhishek made a film on Chetan Bhagat’s novel ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Life’ ‘Kai Po Che!’ Directed and written. This film shows the issues of friendship, politics and society well. ‘Kai Po Che!’ It was also shown in the world’s big film festival Berlin and it was also appreciated by critics. The film earned a great amount at the box office. Abhishek also received the best screenplay award at the Filmfare Award for the film. In this film, he cast Sushant Singh Rajput. With whom he later did Kedarnath. Abhishek proved to be the Messiah for the actor who gave a TV actor a chance in films.

Fitoor was on the book
In 2016, he made ‘Fitoor’, a conversion of Charles Dickens’s famous book ‘Great Expectations’, in which Tabu, Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapoor appeared in the lead characters.

Kedarnath was discussed

In 2018, he directed ‘Kedarnath’, which was an inter-religious love story made during the 2013 floods in Uttarakhand. The film consisted of Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan. ‘Kedarnath’ was successful at the box office and also received a good response from critics.