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 ''Gehraiyaan'' () is a 2022 Indian romantic drama film directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Dharma Productions in association with Viacom18 Studios and Jouska Films. The film stars Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and ...

(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 Karan Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo in the Hindi Film Industry, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several s ...

's Dharma Productions. 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 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 movie was a romantic drama that revolves around two couples. Two of the characters were played by

Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone ( or ; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India, and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most pop ...

and

Siddhant Chaturvedi Siddhant Chaturvedi (born 29 April 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He starred as a teenage cricketer in the Amazon Prime Video web series '' Inside Edge'' from 2017 to 2019 and ventured into films with the supporting role o ...

. The movie was expected to go on floors in March 2020. He also turns producer with this movie. Titled as ''

'' it was initially slated to premiere directly on Amazon Prime Video on 25 January 2021. The movie finally released on Amazon Prime on 11 February 2022.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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