Karan Malhotra
Born
Karan Ravi Malhotra

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2000–present
SpouseEkta Pathak
Children1

Karan Ravi Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter, best known for directing the action crime drama film Agneepath (2012).[1][2][3][4]

Early life and career

Malhotra’s father was a very close friend of Rishi Kapoor.[citation needed] He is married to screenwriter Ekta Pathak, with whom he has a child.[citation needed]

Malhotra worked as an assistant director on the films Jodhaa Akbar, My Name Is Khan and Jaan-E-Mann, before co-writing and directing Agneepath, the 2012), the remake of a 1990 cult classic movie of the same name. [5][6]

Malhotra also directed the film Brothers in 2015, an official remake of the 2011 American film Warrior starring Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff.[citation needed]

In May 2018, Yash Raj Films announced that Malhotra would direct the period action-adventure film Shamshera, which released in 2022 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.[7] The film follows a warrior tribe known as the Khamerans in conflict against the British in 1891. It stars Ranbir Kapoor as Balli and Shamshera, and Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist Daroga Shuddh Singh. The film received mixed reviews and controversy, particularly for depicting a Hindu villain, and failed in the box office.[citation needed]

Unrealized projects

Malhotra and his wife Ekta Pathak Malhotra began collaborating on the screenplay for Shuddhi, which was slated for a Diwali 2016 release[8] under Dharma Productions.[8] While working on the script they both made several research-based trips to Hrishikesh, one of the planned shooting locations for the film.[8] In March 2013, producer Karan Johar officially announced that Dharma Productions had begun pre-production on this new film venture.[9]

Though initially rumoured to be a film adaptation of Amish Tripathi's "The Immortals of Meluha", this was later proven false.[10] In September 2013, Karan Johar announced that Malhotra would direct The Immortals of Meluha, but only after the theatrical release of Shuddhi.[11][12] However, in May 2017, Amish Tripathi revealed that Dharma Productions had dropped the film rights to his books due to the contract expiring,[13] with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali now holding the rights.[14]

Discography

Songwriting credits
Title Year Music composer Album
"Parinda" 2022 Mithoon Shamshera
"Fitoor"

Filmography

Year Title Director Screenwriter
2012 Agneepath Yes Yes
2015 Brothers Yes Yes
2022 Shamshera Yes Yes

Assistant Director

References

  1. ^ "Directors worth Rs100 crore!". DNA India. 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ "'Agneepath' director, Karan Johar team up for an original". IBN Live. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  3. ^ "(15) – British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. 20 January 2012.
  4. ^ "A lot of people questioned my decision of remaking Agneepath". Bollywood Hungama. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012.
  5. ^ Upala KBR, TNN (26 January 2012). "Agneepath broke my father's heart: Karan Johar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Hrithik had a rough start with Agneepath and Shahenshah director". The Times of India. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
  7. ^ Correspondent, HT (7 May 2018). "Ranbir Kapoor plays a dacoit in YRF's Shamshera. Watch the shocking first look". hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Hrithik Roshan set to shoot in Rishikesh? - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan reunite". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Nothing to do with Immortals of Meluha - Karan Johar". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
  11. ^ Subhash K Jha (2013). "Agneepath director's next Is The Immortals Of Meluha". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Salman Khan to do Karan Johar's Shuddhi". Patrika Group. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Will Hrithik Roshan appear as Shiva in Amish Tripathi's Shiva trilogy?". Daily News and Analysis. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  14. ^ Coutinho, Natasha (14 July 2017). "Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali Reunite for Film on 'The Immortals of Meluha?". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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Films directed by Karan Malhotra
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