Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor.

He remade his film, in Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as Evano Oruvan, which opened to rave reviews.

[4] He directed the popular movie Force, starring John Abraham and debut of Vidyut Jamwal.

He also played a negative role in the movie Rocky Handsome.

[5] Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit.