Bejoy Nambiar is an Indian film director, story writer, film producer, and screenwriter. He was earlier married to the Indian actor Raj Babbar‘s daughter Juhi Babbar.
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Wiki/Biography
Bejoy Nambiar was born on Thursday, 12 April 1979 (age 44 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Aries. In Mumbai, he did his schooling at Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s Vidya Bhawan and Gokuldham High School & Junior College. Later, he attended Dr D Y Patil’s Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai to pursue his BTech. However, due to severe ragging and bullying in the first year of college, he dropped out. [1]The Indian Express Later, he completed his graduation and then pursued his MBA degree in the United Kingdom. [2]Deccan Herald He then did an eight-week internship with the Indian film producer Ashok Amritraj, CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment in Los Angeles. [3]Silver Screen India
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
He belongs to a Malyali family. [4]Deccan Chronicle
Parents & Siblings
His father, UK Nambiar, owns a textile business named Minar International Ltd. His mother’s name is Susheela Nambiar. His brother, Abhishek V Nambiar, is a filmmaker and entrepreneur, who also works at The Fortress (a football stadium in Pune). He has a sister named Bindu Nambiar.
A picture of Bejoy Nambiar with his mother and sister
Bejoy Nambiar and his brother
Wife & Children
Juhi Babbar
On 27 June 2007, he got married to the Indian actress Juhi Babbar, whom he dated for a few years.
Bejoy Nambiar and Juhi Babbar’s wedding picture
However, within two years of their marriage, the couple got divorced.
Sheetal Menon
On 27 December 2015, he got married to the Indian model and actress Sheetal Menon in a private wedding ceremony held in Kochi, Kerala, India. They got married in a traditional Hindu Malayali wedding ceremony. Reportedly, they first met each other on the sets of Bejoy’s short film Rahu (2008) and later fell in love with each other during the shooting of Shaitaan (2011). [5]The Times of India
A wedding picture of Sheetal Menon and Bejoy Nambiar
Career
Short Film
In 2005, he started his career as a director, producer, and writer with the silent short film ‘Reflections.’
Bejoy Nambiar with Mohanlal while filming his debut short film
In 2014, he directed another Hindi short film named ‘Soap.’
Film
In 2011, he made his Bollywood debut as a director and writer with the Hindi film ‘Shaitan.’
Shaitan
He has worked in various Hindi films like ‘David’ (2013; director-producer-writer), ‘Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi’ (2014; producer), ‘Wazir’ (2014; director), and ‘Karwaan’ (2018; writer).
Bejoy Nambiar with Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Wazir
In 2017, he made his Tamil film debut as a director, producer, and writer with the Malayalam-Tamil film ‘Solo.’
Solo
Web Series
Hindi
Bejoy has directed various Hindi web series like ‘Flip’ (2019; Eros Now), ‘Taish’ (2020; ZEE5 as director-producer-writer), ‘The Fame Game’ (2022; Netflix), and ‘Kaala’ (2023; Disney+ Hotstar).
The Fame Game
Tamil
He has also directed a few Tamil web series such as ‘Navarasa’ (2021; Netflix) and ‘Sweet Kaaram Coffee’ (2023; Amazon Prime Video).
Sweet Kaaram Coffee
Other Work
He is the director of two private companies named Cannanore County Club And Resorts Private Limited (started on 30 March 2000) and Minar International Ltd (started on 17 January 2006). He then started a film production named Getaway Productions in Sewri, Mumbai. In 2008, he won the Sony Pix’s English TV show ‘Gateway.’
Controversy
Booked in Frogery Case
In 2011, Bejoy, along with his family members, was booked by CBI in a cheating and forgery case worth Rs 5 crore. Earlier, Bejoy had availed a loan of Rs 4.58 crore from Union Bank of India. He had forged export bills and even siphoned off the money. When his father was questioned by the CBI officials, his father said that Bejoy was a spendthrift. Bejoy had spent so much money on his ex-wife Juhi Babbar that his company went into a financial crisis and to maintain the financial balance in the company, he took a loan. However, a close source of Juhi Babbar denied such claims. Later, Bejoy’s father said that the loan was not for his son Bejoy but for his textile company Minar International Ltd. However, Nambiar had stopped paying the instalments after which the case came to the notice. [6]The Times of India While addressing the media, the CBI officials said,
We have found incriminating evidence in the form of documents from both these places which corroborate the bank’s allegations. The Nambiars not only forged export bills, but even made fake shipping and landing bills even though no export ever happened. We will now find out who all were the the people who helped them in this fraud.”
Awards
- 2012: Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director for the Hindi film Shaitan
- 2019: Critic Choice Short Series Award
Bejoy Nambiar with his award
Favourites
- Film: Shakti (1982)
- Film Director: Mani Ratnam
- Actor: Rajinikanth
Facts/Trivia
- While he was studying in college, he worked with the theatre group Theatre Club of Bangalore and directed a theatre play named ‘Getaway.’
- While growing up, he used to watch films in different languages and used to listen to various songs. Gradually, he started developing an interest in filmmaking.
- His father wanted him to complete his MBA and join his business. However, after completing his MBA in the UK, he returned to India and started working on a short film. [7]Mumbai Film Festival
- He was once asked if he had any interest in acting. He replied that in the name of acting, he once did a role of a dead body.
- He is an avid animal lover and owns a pet cat named Pongal.
Bejoy Nambiar with his pet cat
- In his leisure time, he loves travelling to different places.
Bejoy Nambiar during his trip
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