Shakun Batra (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian film director and
screenwriter. His first film was the moderately successful romantic
comedy Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012). He followed this with the widely
acclaimed family drama Kapoor & Sons (2016).Batra entered the film
industry working as an assistant director on Excel Entertainment films
like Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008) and Rock On!! (2008), while
starring in the former as Nilesh, a trivial 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."
screenwriter. His first film was the moderately successful romantic
comedy Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012). He followed this with the widely
acclaimed family drama Kapoor & Sons (2016).Batra entered the film
industry working as an assistant director on Excel Entertainment films
like Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008) and Rock On!! (2008), while
starring in the former as Nilesh, a trivial 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."
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