Birthday

1964-02-15

Place of Birth

Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Biography

Ashutosh Gowariker  (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer. He is known for directing the films Lagaan (2001), Swades (2004), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), What's Your Raashee (2009) and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010). He was nominated for an Academy Award and European Film Award, and has won a number of other awards, including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards, and seven international film festival awards. He also became a voting member for the Academy Awards in 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashutosh Gowariker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia