Shakun
Shakun is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Shakun Batra (born 1983), Indian film director and screenwriter *Anatoliy Shakun (born 1948), Soviet football midfielder and coach {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shakun Batra
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). Career 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." Batra's next film was the family drama '' Kapoor & Sons'' (2016). Writing for ''The Hindu'', N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |