Karan Malhotra
| Karan Malhotra | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Karan Malhotra Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Occupation | Director, writer, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ekta Pathak |
Karan Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He is best known for his debut film Agneepath.[3][4] Before marking his directorial debut in 2012 with Dharma Productions, he worked for ten years as an assistant director in the Hindi film industry.
Career
Malhotra worked as an assistant director in the films such as Jodhaa Akbar, My Name Is Khan and Jaan-E-Mann before remaking Dharma Productions Agneepath.[5][6]
Malhotra and his wife Ekta Pathak Malhotra began collaborating on the screenplay for Shuddhi which is slated for a Diwali 2016 release.[7]
Malhotra has begun developing a new film for Dharma Productions with his wife Ekta Pathak Malhotra.[7] Whilst working on the script both Karan and Ekta made several research-based trips to Hrishikesh, one of the prominent shooting locations for the film.[7] In March 2013, producer Karan Johar officially announced that Dharma Productions had begun pre-production on a new film venture titled Shhuddhi.[8]
Though initially speculated that Malhotra's Shhuddhi would be the theatrical adaptation of Amish Tripathi's "The Immortals of Meluha", it was later proven false.[9] In September 2013, Karan Johar announced that Malhotra would be directing The Immortals of Meluha, but only after the theatrical release of Shhuddhi[10] starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in lead roles.[11]
References
- ↑ "(15) – British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "A lot of people questioned my decision of remaking Agneepath". Bollywood Hungama. 30 Jan 2012.
- ↑ "Directors worth Rs100 crore!". DNA India. 20 Jan 2013.
- ↑ "'Agneepath' director, Karan Johar team up for an original". IBN Live. 14 November 2012.
- ↑ Upala KBR, TNN (26 January 2012). "Agneepath broke my father's heart: Karan Johar". Times of India.
- ↑ "Hrithik had a rough start with Agneepath director". Times of India. 17 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Hrithik Roshan set to shoot in Rishikesh? - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ↑ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/karan-kohar-hrithik-roshan-reunite-for-a-love-story-shuddhi/376746-8-66.html. "Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan reunite". IBNLive.
- ↑ "Nothing to do with Immortals of Meluha - Karan Johar". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2013.
- ↑ Subhash K Jha (2013). "Agneepath director’s next Is The Immortals Of Meluha". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Salman Khan to do Karan Johar's Shuddhi". Patrika Group. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.