Shirish Kunder (born 24 May 1973) is an Indian filmmaker. After working as an

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on 21 films starting with ''

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'' (2000), Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with ''

Jaan-E-Mann ''Jaan-E-Mann'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Shirish Kunder and was produced by Sajid Nadiawala. The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. This was Kunder's debut film as a director. He ...

'' (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director

Farah Khan Farah Khan Kunder (born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer who works predominantly in Hindi films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, w ...

whom he met while working on her 2004 film ''

Main Hoon Na ''Main Hoon Na'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language masala film written and directed by Farah Khan in her directorial debut. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan, and follows Major Ram Sharma, who ...

''.

Early life

Kunder was born on 24 May 1973 in

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, Karnataka and brought up in

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, Maharashtra. He studied Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering at the

SDM College of Engineering and Technology Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology (also called SDMCET) is an autonomous private engineering college located in Dharwad in the state of Karnataka, India. It was established in 1979 and is affiliated under ...

in Dharwad.

Career

Kunder worked as an electronics engineer in

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for four years before changing profession and in 2004 he married Farah Khan, while working as an editor on one of her films—who was eight years older than him. Kunder then turned to direction in his debut film, ''

''. Apart from editing and composing the film score, he also wrote the film. The film starred

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and

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, and was released on 20 October 2006. The film was critically acclaimed for its innovative visual narrative style. . He was a co-producer of ''

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'', along with Twinkle Khanna and Ronnie Screwvala which he also co-wrote with his brother Ashmith Kunder. Kunder edited the film and composed its title track. The film starred

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and

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, and was released on 24 December 2010. . Kunder's second directorial venture was '' Joker'', which he wrote, produced, directed, edited and composed the film score. The film starred

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and

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, and was released on 31 August 2012. This film did not perform well at the box office. Kunder's third directorial venture was an 18-minute short film titled ''

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'', a psychological thriller, featuring

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and

Neha Sharma Neha Sharma (, born 21 November 1987) is an Indian actress and model. Sharma made her acting debut with the Telugu film ''Chirutha'' (2007) and her Hindi film debut with ''Crook'' (2010). She was highly appreciated for the semi-hit ''Kyaa Su ...

. It was released to YouTube on 22 June 2016. Kunder is on social media and has 1.5 million Twitter followers. Kunder also wrote the humour column "Shirishly Speaking" for the Indian national daily newspaper ''DNA'' between 2016 and 2017. Kunder's fourth directorial venture is a Netflix Original Film titled ''

Mrs Serial Killer ''Mrs. Serial Killer'', also spelled as ''Mrs Serial Killer'', is a 2020 Indian crime thriller film, written and directed by Shirish Kunder and produced by his wife Farah Khan. The film stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Manoj Bajpayee and Mohit Rain ...

'', a crime thriller, featuring

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and

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in the main lead roles, while

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's niece Zayn Marie Khan makes her acting debut in the film. It released on 1 May all over the world and is one of the most watched Netflix Original Films from India.

also bagged the best actor in a supporting role award for his brilliant portrayal of Dr Mrityunjoy Mukerjee at the ET Brand Equity SPOTT Awards. Kunder wrote, produced, edited, and composed the original music score for the film.

Personal life

On 9 December 2004, Kunder married director and choreographer

. She gave birth to their triplets (following an ''in vitro'' procedure) son Czar and daughters Diva and Anya, on 11 February 2008 at Mumbai's Jaslok hospital. He has often been ridiculed on social media a "Mr Doubtfire" or Nanny-Nanny

Filmography

Background music score

* ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Joker'' (2012) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2020)

Music director

* ''

'' (2010)

Lyrics

* ''

'' (2010) * '' Joker'' (2013)

Editor

* ''

'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Aankhen'' (2002) * ''

Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (translation: ''Someone ask my heart'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi romance thriller movie directed by Vinay Shukla, released on 11 January 2002, starring Aftab Shivdasani and introducing Esha Deol in the lead roles. Sa ...

'' (2002) * ''

Na Tum Jaano Na Hum ''Na Tum Jaano Na Hum'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Esha Deol. This is the first film where Roshan and Khan act together. The film was directed by Arjun Sablok and produced ...

'' (2002) * '' Armaan'' (2003) * ''

Calcutta Mail ''Calcutta Mail'' is a 2003 Indian action thriller film starring Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji and Manisha Koirala. It was directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film is a remake of the 1998 Telugu film ''Choodalani Vundi''. Plot Avinash (Anil Kapoor) c ...

'' (2003) * ''

Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne ''Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne'' (''Captured by You'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi romantic thriller film, which was directed by Sangeeth Sivan and released on 21 March 2003. Zayed Khan, the son of actor and director Sanjay Khan made his film debut with ...

'' (2003) * ''

Matrubhoomi ''Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women'' (Hindi: मातृभूमि, translation: ''Motherland'') is a 2003 Indian dystopian tragedy film written and directed by Manish Jha. The film examines the impact of female foeticide and female infa ...

'' (2003) * '' Sandhya'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai ''Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Manoj J. Bhatia. The film stars newcomers Sammir Dattani and Pooja Kanwal. The film was the first film Dattani shot for and was a box office flop. Aft ...

'' (2004) * '' Paisa Vasool'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Waqt: The Race Against Time'' (2005) * '' Benaam'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

Om Shanti Om ''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language fantasy romance film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies E ...

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Joker'' (2012) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2020)

Sound editor

* ''

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'' (1999)

Promos designer

* ''

'' (2004)

References

External links

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