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{{short description|Indian film director and writer}}
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'''Amit Rai''' is an Indian [[film director]] and writer. He won the [[Gollapudi Srinivas Award]] in 2010 for directing ''[[Road to Sangam]]''. As an associate director he did 2009 Marathi film ''[[Tingya]]'', which was critically acclaimed and won various National and International awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article248169.ece|title=Amit Rai bags Gollapudi Srinivas award for 2009|date=17 March 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=18 May 2010}}</ref>
After a long break from the industry, he wrote and directed the sequel to [[OMG – Oh My God!]] titled [[OMG 2]] in 2023 which gained high critical and audience acclaim and became a box office success. He has received [[69th Filmfare Awards]] for the film [[OMG 2]] (best story) in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 Winners Full List |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/entertainment/69th-filmfare-awards-winner-list |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Filmfare Awards 2024 full list of winners: Alia Bhatt is Best Actress, Ranbir Kapoor Best Actor, 12th Fail Best Film |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2024-full-list-of-winners-alia-bhatt-ranbir-kapoor-best-film-101706457570220.html |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Credited as
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Tingya]]''
| Marathi
|Associate Director
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Road to Sangam]]''
| Hindi
| Director
|-
| rowspan=2| 2023
| ''[[OMG 2]]''
| Hindi<ref>{{cite news |title=OMG 2 director Amit Rai calls out CBFC's 'hypocrisy' after OTT release announcement; asks if Rocky Aur Rani's kissing scenes were 'okay for kids' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/omg-2-director-amit-rai-calls-out-cbfc-hypocrisy-ott-release-condom-ad-gadar-2-8966993/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=3 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
| Writer & Director
|-
| ''[[Dear Jassi]]''
| Punjabi<br>English
| Writer
|}
== Awards ==
* [[Gollapudi Srinivas Award|Gollapudi Srinivas Award (2010)]]
==References==
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==External links==
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