Krishika Lulla

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Krishika Lulla
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Lulla in 2018
Born
Krishika Singh
Occupation(s)Film producer, writer
Years active2010–present
Organisation Eros International
Notable work
SpouseSunil Lulla
Children1

Krishika Lulla is an Indian film producer. [1] She made her foray into producing films with 2010s romantic film Anjaana Anjaani , a co-production with Sajid Nadiadwala, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. [2] In December 2010, India's first live action animation film Toonpur Ka Superrhero was released, with Krishika at the helm as producer. [3]

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Personal life

Krishika married Sunil Lulla, managing director and executive vice-chair of Eros International. [2]

Career

2011 was a successful year for the Lulla with two more movies to her credit – the much acclaimed Chalo Dilli by Shashant Shah, [4] a fun slice of life film starring Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak and Desi Boyz starring Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh. Desi Boyz had Krishika [5] launching the talented Rohit Dhawan, son of David Dhawan in his directorial debut.

In 2013, Krishika produced the film Raanjhanaa , directed by Anand L. Rai, starring Sonam Kapoor, Dhanush, and Abhay Deol. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences. [6] Bajatey Raho , another production by Krishika, featured an ensemble cast including Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Tusshar Kapoor, Ravi Kishan and Dolly Ahluwalia.

In 2015, Krishika teamed up with notable director Anand L. Rai to present what would be one of the biggest hits of that year, Tanu Weds Manu Returns. [7] Their association further continued with Happy Bhag Jayegi, [8] directed by Mudassar Aziz, a family entertainer starring Diana Penty, Abhay Deol, Ali Fazal and Momal Sheikh that released on 19 August 2016.

In 2016, Krishika produced the entertainment thriller Banjo, [9] which was a musical drama which marking multiple national award-winning Marathi Director Ravi Jadhav’s debut in Hindi starring Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri. Banjo made its worldwide release on 23 September.

With a diverse range of Bollywood films to her credit already, Krishika has also forayed into regional cinema and backed two Marathi projects -, Phuntroo, [10] [11] a sci-fi romantic love story, a first for Marathi cinema, directed by National Award Winning Sujay Dahake and & Jara Hatke, starring Mrinal Kulkarni, Indraneil Sengupta, Siddharth Menon and Shivani Rangole, a beautiful story of human relationships, which she co-produced with Ravi Jadhav, both of which released earlier this year (2016).

As brand ambassador, Krishika recently hosted the launch of the new Asian restaurant Dashanzi at JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai. [12]

Filmography

As Producer

YearTitleLanguageNotes
2010 Anjaana Anjaani Hindi
Toonpur Ka Super Hero
2011 Chalo Dilli
Desi Boyz
2013 Raanjhanaa
Bajatey Raho
2015 Tanu Weds Manu Returns [13]
Happy Bhag Jayegi
NH10 [14]
2016 Phuntroo Marathi

Awards

In 2015, she received the FOG Award at the San Francisco Global Movie Fest, organized by the Federation of Indo-American Association of Northern California. [15]

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