Aatish Kapadia Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	TV Director, Lyricist, Dialogue & Screenplay Writer, Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Theatre Play (Gujarati; As a writer): Aandhlo Pato (1992)
Awards	Indian Television Academy Awards (Hindi TV serials) • 2005: ITA Technical Award for Best Dialogues for the TV serial Sarabhai vs Sarabhai with Jamnadas Majethia • 2005: Best Serial – Comedy for the TV serial Sarabhai vs Sarabhai with Jamnadas Majethia • 2020: Milestone Achievement Award for Khichdi shared with Jamnadas Majethia • 2020: Milestone Achievement Award for Sarabhai vs Sarabhai shared with Jamnadas Majethia • 2021: Best Serial – Comedy for Wagle Ki Duniya shared with Jamnadas Majethia Indian Telly Awards • 2004: Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme for Khichdi shared with Jamnadas Majethia • 2023: Best Programme with a Social Message for Wagle Ki Duniya shared with Jamnadas Majethia IWM Digital Awards • 2023: Best Dialogues in a Web Series Award for Happy Family Conditions Apply
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 April
Age	Not Known
Birthplace	Mumbai
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	Sarla Sarjan English School, Church Road, Juhu, Mumbai (1980)
College/University	• SVKM’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai (1987) • K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Commerce at SVKM’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai (1987) • Master in Management Studies at K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai [1]Facebook – Aatish Kapadia [2]Hats Off Production’s Official Website
Ethnicity	Gujarati [3]YouTube - News18 Urdu
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Alison Kapadia (works at The Indian Express)
Children	Son- Agastya Kapadia Daughter- None
Parents	His father owned a textile business.
Siblings	Brother- Praveen Kapadia
Favourites
Actor(s)	Amit Sial, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Prateek Gandhi
Actress(es)	Shreya Dhanwanthary, Sheeba Chaddha, Ratna Pathak Shah

Some Lesser Known Facts About Aatish Kapadia

• Aatish Kapadia is an Indian TV director, lyricist, dialogue & screenplay writer, and actor, who is known for working as a screenplay writer in the Hindi TV serial ‘Khichdi’ (2002), which aired on Star Plus.

• He was born to a wealthy family. However, when he was a teenager, his family went bankrupt, and due to various financial issues, problems started arising among his family. To stay away from daily fights at his home, he used to sit beneath a Champa tree near his house. There, he used to observe the passersby. He used to notice their behaviour and write it down in his notebook. Later, based on his observations, he framed the characters for his theatre plays. ^[4]YouTube – News18 Urdu

• Gradually, he started developing an interest in acting in his teenage days. He used to participate in various acting competitions in his college.
  

  Aatish Kapadia during his college days

• Based on his theatre play Aandhlo Pato (1992; as a writer), a Bollywood film was made with the name ‘Aankhen’ (2002).

• He authored a Gujarati novel titled Resham Dankh which was published in 2002.
  

  Aatish Kapadia’s novel Resham Dankh

• He has played supporting roles in various Hindi TV serials like ‘Khichdi’ (2002) in which he played the role of Jignesh (Jayashree’s younger brother).

• In 2002, he co-partnered the film and TV production company Hats Off Production along with the Indian actor and TV director Jamnadas Majethia.

• He has worked as a writer in various Gujarati theatre plays like Action Replay, Ek Bijane Gamta Rahiye, Ladakvaya, and Thank You Kokila.

• As a producer, he has worked in many popular Hindi TV serials such as ‘Khichdi’ (2002; Star Plus), ‘Baa Bahoo Aur Baby’ (2005; Star Plus), ‘Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family’ (2008; Imagine TV), ‘Mrs. Tendulkar’ (2011; SAB), and ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’ (2021; SAB).
  

  Khichdi

• Some of his Gujarati TV serials as a writer and director are Aagantuk, Chhel Chhabila, Bhagya Chakra, and Shodh.

• He has also worked as a writer in various Hindi TV serials like ‘Alpviram’ (1998; Sony), ‘Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka’ (1999; Sony), ‘Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family’ (2008; Imagine TV), ‘Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum’ (2012; Star Plus), and ‘Pushpa Impossible’ (2022; SAB).

• Aatish has worked as a lyricist in a few Hindi films like ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’ (2005) and ‘Commando 2’ (2017).

• Some of his Hindi TV serials as a writer and director are ‘Khichdi: The Movie’ (2010) and ‘Khichdi 2’ (2023). Some of his other Hindi films as a writer are ‘Mann – Soul’s Heart’ (1999), ‘Josh’ (2000), ‘Yaadein…’ (2001), ‘Aankhen’ (2002), and ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’ (2005).

• In an interview in 2020, he shared that the Pakistani TV directors blindly copied the concept of the Hindi TV show ‘Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai.’ He said that they did not even take permission for the remake from the original makers and copied scene to scene from ‘Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai’ to the Pakistani TV show ‘Chana Jor Garam.’ ^[5]Hindustan Times

• He worked as a creator and writer in the Hindi web series ‘Happy Family Conditions Apply in 2023. The web series was streamed on Amazon Prime Video.

• In his free time, he enjoys cooking, spending time with his family, and travelling to different places.
  

  Aatish Kapadia during his vacation

• He often consumes alcohol while partying with his friends.
  

  Aatish Kapadia holding a glass of alcohol

• He is long-time friends with the Indian actor and TV director Jamnadas Majethia.
  

  Aatish Kapadia with Jamnadas Majethia