It is very rare to find a director who is drawn more by the substance and quality of his work rather than financial benefits - Oliver Stone is one such. Stone has gained immense recognition as a director for making films on off-beat subjects like the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam War and US involvement in El Salvador. An alumnus of the New York University, Stone made his directorial debut with the horror-thriller film, ‘Seizure’. Apart from trying his hand at directing, this Academy-award winner has been seen donning the hat of a producer and screenwriter as well. Recipient of the ‘Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award’, Stone is, by far, one of the most intellectual and passionate filmmakers in the world of cinema today. Perhaps no other director of modern cinema is as artistic in his approach to films as Oliver Stone. Some of his well-known films include, ‘Salvador’, ‘Wall Street’, ‘Born on the Fourth of July’, ‘Platoon’, ‘JFK’, ‘Natural Born Killers’, ‘Heaven & Earth’ and ‘Nixon’. Interestingly, before making his presence felt in the field of cinema, Stone served as an infantry soldier with the US Army in the Vietnam War.