question: Who directed the 2017 Indian thriller film starring two Filmfare award-winning actor from films such as "Border" (1997) and "Gandhi, My Father" (2007)?
answer: Ravi Udyawar
context: Title: Sarvann
  Passage: Sarvann is a 2017 Indian thriller Punjabi film directed by Karan Guliani, written by Amberdeep Singh and produced by Priyanka Chopra under her production company Purple Pebble Pictures.  It stars Amrinder Gill, Simi Chahal & Ranjit Bawa as the main protagonists of the film and was release worldwide on 13 January, 2017.  It is an action, drama film about an NRI boy Mithu (Amrinder Gill), coming to India to connect to his true roots.
  Title: Akshaye Khanna
  Passage: Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian film actor.  He made his acting debut in 1997 with "Himalay Putra" which was produced by his late father Vinod Khanna.  Since then, he has featured in several critically and commercially acclaimed films, such as "Border" (1997), "Taal" (1999), "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001), "Humraaz" (2002), "Hulchul" (2004), "Gandhi, My Father" (2007) and "Race" (2008) amongst others, for which he has received two Filmfare Awards.
  Title: 2006 Varanasi – The Untold
  Passage: Varanasi is an upcoming 2017 Indian thriller Bollywood film, written and directed by Aryaman Keshu.
  Title: Mom (film)
  Passage: Mom is a 2017 Indian thriller film directed by Ravi Udyawar.  Produced by Boney Kapoor, Sunil Manchanda, Mukesh Talreja, Naresh Agarwal and Gautam Jain, the film stars Sridevi, as a vigilante, who sets out to avenge her daughter, played by Sajal Ali.  Adnan Siddiqui.  Akshaye Khanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui play supporting roles in the film.  Music for the film has been produced by A. R. Rahman.  The film was released on 7 July 2017, in four languages, and received positive reviews from film critics.  It was successful commercially as well.  "Mom" marked Sridevi's 300th film appearance.
  Title: 1888 (film)
  Passage: 1888 is a 2017 Indian thriller film shot using Guerrilla filmmaking technique.  It's a micro-budget, independent Kannada film with Demonetization as the backdrop.  50% of the film is shot inside a car.  Neethu Shetty a well known Kannada actress plays an important character along with Prathap Kumar, Manju Raj and Vikram Kumar.  The movie is directed by debutante Sourabh Shukla.  Pradeep is the Director of Photography and Maharaj is the Music Director.
  Title: Rohini Hattangadi
  Passage: Rohini Hattangadi (Marathi: रोहिणी हट्टंगडी ) (born 11 April 1951) is an Indian actress.  She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in "Gandhi" (1982).  An alumna of the National School of Drama of New Delhi, Hattangadi had worked mainly in theatre when she made her movie debut with "Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan" in 1978.  Some of her noted cinematic roles were in such art films as "Arth" (1982), "Party" and "Saaransh" (1984).  Hattangadi was mostly offered character roles in mainstream Hindi cinema after her portrayal in "Gandhi", often typecast in mother roles much ahead of her years.  Respected for her acting prowess, she has appeared in over 80 feature films, and is active in theatre and television.
  Title: Kal Naga
  Passage: Kal Naga (also credited as Khaled Naga or Khaled Abol Naga) is a multi award-winning actor, film producer and director from Egypt (he directed theatre mostly and short films).  He is a movie star in the Arab World and the Middle East but also a familiar face internationally specially in European film festivals, where he has been honoured with a diverse range of awards as an actor and producer as well as a jury member in film festivals.  Since 2016 he focused on English speaking markets ["Tyrant" TV series season 3 (2016), American FX TV Network, "Vikings" season 5 (2017), History Channel and "The Last Post" TV mini series, UK's BBC TV].  His roles covered a multitude of genres, from musicals ["None but that!"  (2007)], action ["Agamista"(2007), "Eyes Of A Thief" (2014)], thrillers ["Kashf Hesab" (2007)], art-house ["Heliopolis" (2009), "Villa 69" (2013), "Decor" (2014)] and a slapstick comedy ["Habibi Naeman (Sleeping Habibi)" (2008)].  He played the lead in many award-winning films that gained him outstanding international critics acclaim as one of the finest actors in the world today out of the Arab region.  He studied and graduated (with highest honours) as a Tele-communication engineer' from Ain Shams University, studied theatre (as a minor) at the American University in Cairo, and worked on a spacecraft design program (UoSAT-5 ) in the UK.  He finally confirmed his passion and calling for the arts by the year 2000.  In a film festival in 2016 celebrating Arabic films submissions to the "Oscars," he was honoured for being the most submitted actor in Arabic films submissions to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ("The Oscars)".  He is often tagged in western media as "Egypt's "Brad Pitt" for his many career similarities with the latter, also described as "the next Omar Sharif" specially after his American debut movie "Civic Duty" in 2007.  He was also described as "Egypt's International treasure" for advocating for freedom and standing up against injustice in his home country Egypt.  He is one of the most recognisable faces of the 2011 revolution, seizing the anti-regime sentiment in the streets of Cairo and taking part in mass demonstrations that led to the removal of President Mubarak.  He faced defamation campaigns against him by the state owned and controlled media during Mubarak era before the January 25th 2011 revolution in Egypt, and once again from the 2013 "coup d'etat" General Sisi government in Egypt.  Nonetheless he continued his regional and international award-winning success, as well as waves of strong support on social media.  He also had a very celebrated and successful career across the Arab world TV networks as a TV & radio host in prime time shows from 1997 till 2005.  He is a human and child rights activist and has been Egypt's UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador 2007–2015.  He has worked across a diverse variety of media, including theatre, radio, television and film in Arabic, English and some French and Italian.
  Title: John Abraham (actor)
  Passage: John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer and a former model who appears in Hindi films.  After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, he made his film debut with "Jism" (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination.  This was followed by his first commercial success, "Dhoom" (2004).  He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in "Dhoom", and in "Zinda" (2006).  He later appeared in the major critical success "Water" (2005).  He was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film "Baabul" (2006).  Since then, Abraham has starred in many critically and commercially successful films including "Kaal" (2005), "Garam Masala" (2005), "Taxi No. 9211" (2006), "Dostana" (2008), "New York" (2009), "Force" (2011), "Desi Boyz" (2011), "Housefull 2" (2012), "Race 2" (2013), "Shootout at Wadala" (2013), "Madras Cafe" (2013), "Welcome Back" (2015), "Dishoom" (2016), and the latest, "Force 2", thus establishing himself as a commercially successful actor of Indian cinema.
  Title: Kamal Swaroop
  Passage: Kamal Swaroop is a dual National Award- and Filmfare Award-winning film, television and radio director and screenwriter.  In 1974 he graduated from the Film and Television Institute and even his student works met with unusual international acclaim.  He continued with postgraduate studies at the Institute.  He assisted the director Richard Attenborough in the filming of "Gandhi" (1982).  He made documentary as well as feature films.  He is currently working on a full-length documentary titled "The Battle of Benaras", produced by Medient.  Famously banned, a formal experimenter, "Om-Dar-Ba-Dar" (1988) is his master work.
  Title: Daraar
  Passage: Daraar is a 1996 Indian thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan starring Juhi Chawla, Rishi Kapoor and Arbaaz Khan in his film debut.  Khan received the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his portrayal as a possessive husband.  The film became average at the box office and was inspired by the Julia Roberts thriller "Sleeping with the Enemy".
citations: Akshaye Khanna Mom (film)