Shakun Batra (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian filmmaker, actor and writer. His first film was the romantic comedy '' Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' (2012). He followed this with the ensemble family drama '' Kapoor & Sons'' (2016) and the

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original noir romantic drama '' Gehraiyaan'' (2022), also his production debut.

Career

Batra entered the film industry working as a side actor in the film ''Don: The Chase Begins Again'' (2006), and then moved on to become an assistant director on films like '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2008), while starring in the former as Nilesh, a minor character. He made his debut as a writer and director with the offbeat romantic comedy '' Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' (2012). Rachel Saltz of ''

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'' commented, "The happy surprise of ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' is that it's not crude, sniggering or vindictive. Instead it's rather sweet and sometimes even a little unexpected." Batra's next film was the ensemble family drama '' Kapoor & Sons'' (2016). Writing for ''The Hindu'', Namrata Joshi said that the film "keeps you riveted as you move from one family fight to another" and praised Batra for giving "a refreshing new voice to an old, tried and tested trope." Batra's next was a noir romantic drama that revolves around two couples, starring

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, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Dhairya Karwa. The film, also his production debut, was expected to go on floors in March 2020. Titled '' Gehraiyaan'', it was initially slated to premiere directly on

on 25 January 2021, but was ultimately pushed to release on the platform on 11 February 2022. Apart from this, he has also directed the docu-drama '' Searching for Sheela'', which is based on Ma Anand Sheela and features her in the lead. All of his films till date have been produced by

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under Dharma Productions.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1983 births Living people Hindi-language film directors Indian film directors Filmfare Awards winners Vancouver Film School alumni {{India-film-director-stub