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Shimit Amin is an Indian American film director and editor. He is best known for the award-winning film Chak De! India (2007) starring Shah Rukh Khan.
Shimit Amin. Director: Chak De! India. Born in Kampala, Uganda, Shimit Amin moved to the USA at a very young age and soon pursued filmmaking. He made his first film, "Ab Tak Chappan" (56 and Counting) about a group of Mumbai cops who became notorious with their license to kill.
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Oct 24, 2020 · Shimit Amin speaks to Anupama Chopra about working on Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy and how he tried to blend into her vision for the web show that released on ...
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Shimit Amin is a filmmaker who moved to the USA from Uganda and made films like "Chak De India" and "Rocket Singh". He also edited Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" and directed the BBC series "A Suitable Boy".
India’ director Shimit Amin: ‘Audiences have always wanted good films’. Back in the spotlight for an award-winning commercial, the acclaimed filmmaker explains why he hasn’t made a film in ...
Helmed by Shimit Amin, Chak De! India chronicled the life of a former hockey star, who is ostracized from the sport after being branded as anti-nationalist owing to religious prejudice. After 7 years, he makes a comeback as the coach of India’s women’s hockey team to redeem his name.
Born in Kampala, Uganda, Shimit Amin moved to India then to the US in his pre-teens. He studied Mathematics at the University of Florida while he was completely distracted by films and filmmaking. After graduation, in hopes of working on films as a camera assistant, he moved to Miami, Florida.
