Bejoy Nambiar (born 12 April 1979) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work in Hindi films. He is mostly known for his critically acclaimed short films, Rahu and Reflections, starring Mohanlal. He was the winner of Sony PIX Gateway to Hollywood, as the best director judged by Ashok Amritraj, Rajat Kapoor and Anurag Basu. He marked his feature film debut with the thriller Shaitan (2011). His second feature film was the anthology-drama film David, produced in Hindi and Tamil. His latest film was Taish (2020) was released on ZEE5. He also directed Wazir (2016), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar, and a short video 'Sachinocalypse' for All India Bakchod.

Personal life

His mother tongue is Malayalam. Nambiar was married to Juhi Babbar on 27 June 2007, after a two-year courtship; the couple divorced in January 2009. He then married his long-time girlfriend Sheetal Menon in a traditional Malayali wedding in Kerala on 27 December 2015.

Filmography

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†Denotes films that have not yet been released

As film director

YearTitleLanguageNotesRef.
2005ReflectionsSilentShort film; also producer
2011ShaitanHindi
2013DavidAlso producer
DavidTamilAlso producer; partially dubbed from Hindi
2016WazirHindi
2017SoloMalayalam TamilAlso producer
2020TaishHindiAlso producer; released on ZEE5
2024Dange
PorTamil
2026Tu Yaa MainHindi

Other crew positions

YearTitleProducerWriterLanguageNotesRef.
2014Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho GayiYesHindi
PizzaYes
2018KarwaanYes

Television

YearTitleCreatorDirectorWriterProducerLanguageNotes
2019FlipYesYesYesYesHindi
2021NavarasaYesYesYesTamilAnthology; Episode: "Edhiri"
2022The Fame GameYesHindi
2023Sweet Kaaram CoffeeYesTamilReleased on Amazon Prime
KaalaYesYesYesYesHindi8 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2012Producers Guild Film AwardsBest ScreenplayShaitanNominated
Screen AwardsBest DirectorNominated
Most Promising Debut DirectorWon
Best ScreenplayNominated
Stardust AwardsBest DirectorNominated

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