Karan Malhotra

Karan Malhotra
Born	Karan Ravi Malhotra Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Ekta Pathak
Children	1

Karan Ravi Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter, best known for directing the action crime drama film Agneepath (2012), Brothers (2015), Shamshera (2022) and the upcoming movie Shahenshah (2026). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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]

• Malhotra worked as an assistant director on the films Jodhaa Akbar, My Name Is Khan, and Jaan-E-Mann, before co-writing and directing the 2012 film Agneepath, a remake of the 1990 cult classic movie of the same name which starred Hrithik Roshan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, Priyanka Chopra as Kaali Gawde Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena, the main antagonist and Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala. Agneepath was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and her son Karan Johar. ^{[6] [7]} It received critical acclaim and was a box office hit.

• After Agneepath, Malhotra directed the film Brothers in 2015, an official remake of the 2011 American film Warrior. It starred Akshay Kumar as David Fernandes, Sidharth Malhotra as Monty Fernandes, Jacqueline Fernandez as Jenny Fernandes, Jackie Shroff as Garson "Gary" Fernandes ^[8] The film received mixed reviews.

• In May 2018, Yash Raj Films announced that Malhotra would direct the period action-adventure film Shamshera , which released in 2022 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ^[9] The film follows a warrior tribe known as the Khamerans in conflict against the British in 1891. It stars Ranbir Kapoor as Balli and Shamshera, and Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist Daroga Shuddh Singh. The film received mixed reviews and sparked controversy or depicting a Hindu villain, and failed in the box office.

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

Title	Year	Music composer	Album
"Parinda"	2022	Mithoon	Shamshera
"Fitoor"

Filmography

Year	Title	Assistant Director	Director	Screenwriter
2000	Pukar	Yes	No	No
	Hadh Kar Di Aapne	Yes	No	No
2001	Lajja	Yes	No	No
2002	Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge	Yes	No	No
2004	Main Hoon Na	Yes	No	No
	Lakshya	Yes	No	No
	Swades	Yes	No	No
2006	Jaan-E-Mann	Yes	No	No
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Yes	No	No
2010	My Name Is Khan	Yes	No	No
2012	Agneepath	No	Yes	Yes
2015	Brothers	No	Yes	Yes
2022	Shamshera	No	Yes	Yes
2026	Shahenshah	No	Yes	Yes

References

1. "Directors worth Rs100 crore!". DNA India. 20 January 2013.
2. "'Agneepath' director, Karan Johar team up for an original". IBN Live. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
3. "(15) – British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. 20 January 2012.
4. "A lot of people questioned my decision of remaking Agneepath". Bollywood Hungama . 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012.
5. "Karan Malhotra's wife Ekta to turn director - Realbollywood.com News". IMDb. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
6. Upala KBR, TNN (26 January 2012). "Agneepath broke my father's heart: Karan Johar". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
7. "Hrithik had a rough start with Agneepath and Shahenshah director". The Times of India . 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
8. Malhotra, Karan (14 August 2015), Brothers (Action, Drama, Sport), Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jackie Shroff, Dharma Productions, Endemol Shine India, Kaizen Studio, retrieved 27 July 2024
9. Correspondent, HT (7 May 2018). "Ranbir Kapoor plays a dacoit in YRF's Shamshera. Watch the shocking first look". hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 June 2018.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
10. "Hrithik Roshan set to shoot in Rishikesh? - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
11. "Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan reunite". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013.
12. "Nothing to do with Immortals of Meluha - Karan Johar". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
13. Subhash K Jha (2013). "Agneepath director's next Is The Immortals Of Meluha". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
14. "Salman Khan to do Karan Johar's Shuddhi". Patrika Group. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
15. "Will Hrithik Roshan appear as Shiva in Amish Tripathi's Shiva trilogy?". Daily News and Analysis. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
16. Coutinho, Natasha (14 July 2017). "Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali Reunite for Film on 'The Immortals of Meluha?". Mumbai Mirror . Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

External links

• Karan Malhotra at IMDb