Shakun Batra (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. His first film was the romantic comedy Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012). He followed this with Kapoor & Sons (2016) and Gehraiyaan (2022).
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Shakun Batra | |
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Born | (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 39) New Delhi, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Film director |
Batra entered the film industry working as a side actor in the movie “Don: The Chase Begins Again”, and then moved on to become an assistant director on films like Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008) and Rock On!! (2008), while starring in the former as Nilesh, a minor character.
He made his directorial and screenwriting debut with the romantic comedy Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012), which was produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. Rachel Saltz of The New York Times 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."[1]
Batra's next film was the family drama Kapoor & Sons (2016).[2][3] 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."[4]
Batra's next movie was a romantic drama that revolves around two couples. Two of the characters were played by Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi. The movie was expected to go on floors in March 2020.[5][6] He also turns producer with this movie.[7] Titled as Gehraiyaan it was initially slated to premiere directly on Amazon Prime Video on 25 January 2021.[8] The movie finally released on Amazon Prime on 11 February 2022.[9]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2012 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Yes | Yes | No | |
2016 | Kapoor & Sons | Yes | Yes | No | |
2021 | Searching for Sheela | Yes | Creator | Executive | Documentary |
2022 | Gehraiyaan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Amazon Prime Video film[10] |
Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Filmfare Awards | Kapoor and Sons | Best Director | Nominated | [11] |
Best Story | Won | ||||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2016 | Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | People's Choice Award | Won | [12] | |
2017 | IIFA Awards | Best Story | Won | [13] | |
2013 | Screen Awards | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Most Promising Debut Director | Nominated | [14] |
2017 | Kapoor and Sons | Best Director | Nominated | [15] | |
Stardust Awards | Best Story | Won | [16] | ||
2013 | Zee Cine Awards | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Most Promising Director | Nominated | [17] |
2017 | Kapoor and Sons | Best Story | Won | [18] |
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