Dhwanii M Gautam aka Dhwani Gautam (born 22 July 1985) is a filmmaker, director and writer known for Romance Complicated and Hoon Tari Heer. He predominantly works in the Gujarati Film Industry and Bollywood.[1][2][3]
Dhwanii M Gautam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 July 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | The Asian School Marwah Studios Noida |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Director and Writer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Organization | Dhwani Gautam Films |
| Notable work | Heroes Romance Complicated Order Order Out of Order |
Early life
editDhwanii M Gautam was born in Gujarat. He received his schooling from The Asian School, and a degree in film-making from Marwah studios Noida. It all started when he was 13 years old when he watched Yash Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Since then he decided to become a Film Director. Coming from a middle-class family it was quite tough to pursue the career into entertainment industry. He has worked as Radio Jockey in initial days in New Delhi. His struggle started when he shifted to Mumbai to pursue his career.
Career
editHailing from a middle-class family based in Delhi, Gautam worked small jobs until he became an RJ for a while. Later, he moved to Mumbai. He was hired as an assistant director for the family drama, Baa Bahoo Aur Baby. Later he went on to work for three more serials. He later worked in the Sunny Deol starrer Heroes and the Bobby Deol starrer Nanhe Jaisalmer. After garnering experience in direction and writing, he went on to work for the Punjabi Film Industry.
In 2015, he started work on his own films Romance Complicated which was the first film of his as directorial debut,[4] which was his dream project and it was the first film of Gujarati cinema which has been shot overseas.[5] from that film he has also acted in negative character.[6] Dhwani Gautam put his trust on India's raw star winner Darshan Raval as music director[7] for Romance Complicated.
He made his television comeback with cooking show in 2018 named Great Gujarati Cooking Competition.[8]
In 2019 he again come up with the Mr D Show - Get Funny with Dhwani, where 60+ artists such as Malhar Thakar, Parthiv Gohil, Manasi Parekh, Pooja Jhaveri, Raunaq Kamdar and many more came on the show. The show got telecast on Shemaroo Entertainment's OTT platform ShemarooMe.[9]
In 2020 before the starting of pandemic he has started his one of the dream project named Kesariya with Malhar Thakar, Anshul Trivedi and Ritu Bhagwani.[10] The rumor came that movie has stopped due to the lack of fund and Dhwani Gautam has denied it.[11]
Post lock down he has shot the independent Gujarati music song with Geeta Rabari for the song name Pardesiya.[12] and Valamiya 2.0.[13] He has also directed the independent song named Hawa Karda Punjabi song featuring Shama Sikander.[14]
End of 2021 he started his dream project named "Hoon Tari Heer" with Bharat Chawda, Puja Joshi, and Ojas Rawal.[15]
His upcoming project named "Love Atrangi", starring Puja Joshi, Anshul Trivedi and Pooja Jhaveri very soon on the floor.[16]
Filmography
editAssistant Director
edit| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Hats Off Productions |
| 2008 | Sagar Arts Vadodara |
| 2008 | Heroes |
Films
edit| Year | Film | Director | Actor | Associate Producer | Screenplay Writer | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Last Don | Yes | Gujarati | |||
| 2016 | Romance Complicated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2016 | Tuu To Gayo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2018 | Midnights with Menka | Yes | Gujarati | |||
| 2019 | Order Order Out Of Order[17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2020 | Golkeri | Yes | Gujarati | |||
| 2022 | Hoon Tari Heer[18] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2025 | Bhai Bhai[19] | Yes | Yes | Hindi | ||
| 2025 | Dayro [20] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2025 | Shubh Saanj [21] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2026 | The Story of Patel Vs. Patrick | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2026 | Kesariya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2026 | Love Atrangi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
Television
edit| Year | Series | Season | Director | Producer | Language | Network/Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jeevti Vaarta | 1 | Yes | Yes | Gujarati | VTV-Gujarati | serial |
| 2017 | Mr D Show[22] | 1 | Yes | Yes | Gujarati | GTPL | Chat Show & Host |
| 2018 | Great Gujarat Cooking [23] | 1 | Gujarati | GTPL | Coocking Show & Host | ||
| 2019 | Mr D Show - Get Funny With Dhwani.[24] | 2 | Yes | Yes | Gujarati | Shemaroo Entertainment | Chat Show & Host |
| 2019 | Great Gujarat Cooking [25] | 2 | Gujarati | News18 Gujarati | Coocking Show & Host |
Music Videos
edit| Year | Song Name | Director | Producer | Screenplay Writer | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Valmiya 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2021 | Pardesiya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gujarati |
| 2021 | Hawa Karda | Yes | Punjabi |
References
edit- ^ Ahmedabad, The Times Of India (8 September 2016). "City newbies to dazzle the Gujarati silver screen". No. Ahmedabad Times. The Times Group. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Gujarat, Desh (15 March 2016). "Darshan Raval becomes highest paid actor in Gujarati film industry". No. Online. News Agencies. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Patel, Kalgi (7 September 2014). "RomCom uses social networking site to cast actors". No. Times Of India Ahmedabad. Times News Network. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ TNN, Times News Network (8 February 2015). "The new-age directors of Gujarati cinema". No. Indiatimes. The Times Group. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Patel, Kalgi. "Past few months have been great: Dhwani". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Iyer, Shreya (5 January 2016). "Playing a negative character is always exciting: Dhwani Gautam". No. Times Of India. TNN. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Today, India (1 December 2014). "India's Raw Star: Rituraj Mohanty beats Darshan Raval to be the winner". India Today. No. Mumbai. India Today Group. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Dhwani Gautam makes a comeback to small screen! - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "ShemarooMe Launches New Gujarati Chat Show With Dhwani Gautam". No. Mumbai. mumbailive.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "I will begin the shoot of Kesariya in August: Dhwani Gautam - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Dhwani Gautam on rumors of 'Kesariya': It's a complete lie that the film has stopped due to lack of funds - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Pardesiya - YouTube". YouTube. 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Valamiya 2.0 - YouTube". YouTube. 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Afsana Khan : Hawa Karda - YouTube". YouTube. 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive Pics! Dhwani Gautam shares a glimpse of 'Hoon Tari Heer' Muhurat rituals - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 December 2021.
- ^ "PIC! Dhwani Gautam preps for his next untitled project - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Order Order Out of Order Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India.
- ^ Today, India. "Dhwani Gautam to start shooting on his dream project 'Hoon Tari Heer' soon - Exclusive!". The Times of India.
- ^ Today, Maniesh Paul and Esha Gupta to co-star in Dhwani Gautam’s upcoming mystery project! (20 April 2024). "Maniesh Paul and Esha Gupta to co-star in Dhwani Gautam's upcoming mystery project! - Latest News, Breaking News, National News, World News, India News, Bollywood News, Business News, Politics News, Sports News, Entertainment News - CineBuster". Cinebuster Magazine.
- ^ Today, India. "'Dayro': Dhwani Gautam announces his next; poster out!". The Times of India.
- ^ Today, India. "Dhwani Gautam completes his next romantic venture 'Shubh Saanj', watch the video!". The Times of India.
- ^ "Dhwani Gautam makes a comeback to small screen! - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Dhwani Gautam makes a comeback to small screen! - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "ShemarooMe Launches New Gujarati Chat Show With Dhwani Gautam". No. Mumbai. mumbailive.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Dhwani Gautam makes a comeback to small screen! - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 March 2018.