Karan Malhotra

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Karan Malhotra
Born
Karan Ravi Malhotra

Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2000–present
SpouseEkta Pathak
Children1

Karan Ravi Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter, best known for directing the action crime drama film Agneepath (2012) and Shahenshah (2025). [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and career

Malhotra’s father was a very close friend of Rishi Kapoor.[ citation needed ] He is married to screenwriter Ekta Pathak, with whom he has a child. [5]

Unrealized projects

Malhotra and his wife Ekta Pathak Malhotra began collaborating on the screenplay for Shuddhi, which was slated for a Diwali 2016 release [10] under Dharma Productions. [10] While working on the script they both made several research-based trips to Hrishikesh, one of the planned shooting locations for the film. [10] In March 2013, producer Karan Johar officially announced that Dharma Productions had begun pre-production on this new film venture. [11]

Though initially rumored to be a film adaptation of Amish Tripathi's "The Immortals of Meluha", this was later proven false. [12] In September 2013, Karan Johar announced that Malhotra would direct The Immortals of Meluha, but only after the theatrical release of Shuddhi. [13] [14] However, in May 2017, Amish Tripathi revealed that Dharma Productions had dropped the film rights to his books due to the contract expiring, [15] with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali buying the rights. [16] It was later bought by Shekhar Kapur and Roy Price who are set to adapt the book into a web series, marking the debut production venture for Roy Price's International Art Machine in India.

Discography

Songwriting credits
TitleYearMusic composerAlbum
"Parinda"2022 Mithoon Shamshera
"Fitoor"

Filmography

YearTitleAssistant DirectorDirectorScreenwriter
2000 Pukar YesNoNo
Hadh Kar Di Aapne YesNoNo
2001 Lajja YesNoNo
2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge YesNoNo
2004 Main Hoon Na YesNoNo
Lakshya YesNoNo
Swades YesNoNo
2006 Jaan-E-Mann YesNoNo
2008 Jodhaa Akbar YesNoNo
2010 My Name Is Khan YesNoNo
2012 Agneepath NoYesYes
2015 Brothers NoYesYes
2022 Shamshera NoYesYes
2025 Shahenshah NoYesYes

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