Pathik Vats also known asU. S. Pathik andUmashankar Pathik is an Indian film maker and writer. He was born inPatauda - a village inHaryana. Later his family moved to Delhi. He graduated fromRamjas College of theUniversity of Delhi.
Pathik started his career as an assistant director to filmmakerMrinal Sen for his filmGenesis starring Nasserudin Shah, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi. Pathik also wrote the dialogues with Mr. S.P. Singh for this Indo-French project which was in the official selection ofFestival de Cannes.[1][2][3]
Pathik was honored in theFilmfare Awards in the best dialogues category for Aamir Khan's blockbusterSarfarosh.[4] He was also the associate director of Sarfarosh. Pathik was also nominated forScreen Awards,International Indian Film Academy, Sansui andZee Cine Awards in the Best Dialogue.
His other films as a dialogue writer includeMazhab,Qayamat: City Under Threat, Kannad filmCyanide,[5]Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera, andKhushboo.
He was honored by the Maharashtra State Hindi Academy and Kavi Pradeep Foundation for his documentary filmChal Akela[6] forDoordarshan which was on the life of 'Kavi Pradeep' who penned the iconic song "Aye mere watan ke logo".[citation needed]
Recently, Pathik wrote the dialogue forChaar Sahibzaade 3D.[citation needed]