Shirish Kunder (born 24 May 1973) is an Indian filmmaker and film editor. After working as an editor on 21 films starting with Champion (2000), Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan whom he met while working on her 2004 film Main Hoon Na.
Kunder worked as an electronics engineer in Motorola for four years before changing profession [4] Kunder turned to direction with his debut film, Jaan-E-Mann. Apart from editing and composing the film score, he also wrote the film. The film starred Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta, and was released on 20 October 2006. The film was critically acclaimed for its innovative visual narrative style.[5][6]
He was a co-producer of Tees Maar Khan, along with Twinkle Khanna and Ronnie Screwvala for which he also co-wrote with his brother Ashmith Kunder. Kunder edited the film and composed its title track.[7] The film starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna, and was released on 24 December 2010. .[8][9]
Kunder's second directorial venture was Joker, which he wrote, produced, directed, edited and composed the film score. The film starred Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Shreyas Talpade, and was released on 31 August 2012.
Kunder is on social media and has 1.5 million Twitter followers.[16][17][18]
Kunder also wrote the humour column "Shirishly Speaking" for the Indian national daily newspaper DNA between 2016 and 2017.[19]
Kunder's fourth directorial venture is a Netflix Original Film titled Mrs Serial Killer, a crime thriller, featuring Jacqueline Fernandez, Manoj Bajpayee and Mohit Raina in the main lead roles, while Aamir Khan'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. Manoj Bajpayee 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.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
On 9 December 2004, Kunder married director and choreographer Farah Khan. 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.[32][33][34]
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21 films starting with Champion 2000 Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with Jaan E Mann 2006 He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan whom he met while working on her 2004 film Main Hoon Na Shirish KunderShirish Kunder in 2016Born 1973 05 24 24 May 1973 age 50 1 Mangalore Dakshina Kannada Karnataka IndiaOccupation s Film writer producer director editor and composerSpouseFarah Khan m 2004 wbr Children3 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Background music score 4 2 Music director 4 3 Lyrics 4 4 Editor 4 5 Sound editor 4 6 Promos designer 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editKunder was born on 25 May 1973 1 in Mangalore 2 Karnataka and brought up in Mumbai Maharashtra He studied Electronics amp Telecommunications Engineering at the SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad 3 Career editKunder worked as an electronics engineer in Motorola for four years before changing profession 4 Kunder turned to direction with his debut film Jaan E Mann Apart from editing and composing the film score he also wrote the film The film starred Salman Khan Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta and was released on 20 October 2006 The film was critically acclaimed for its innovative visual narrative style 5 6 He was a co producer of Tees Maar Khan along with Twinkle Khanna and Ronnie Screwvala for which he also co wrote with his brother Ashmith Kunder Kunder edited the film and composed its title track 7 The film starred Akshay Kumar Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna and was released on 24 December 2010 8 9 Kunder s second directorial venture was Joker which he wrote produced directed edited and composed the film score The film starred Akshay Kumar Sonakshi Sinha and Shreyas Talpade and was released on 31 August 2012 Kunder s third directorial venture was an 18 minute short film titled Kriti a psychological thriller featuring Manoj Bajpayee Radhika Apte and Neha Sharma It was released to YouTube on 22 June 2016 10 11 12 13 14 15 Kunder is on social media and has 1 5 million Twitter followers 16 17 18 Kunder also wrote the humour column Shirishly Speaking for the Indian national daily newspaper DNA between 2016 and 2017 19 Kunder s fourth directorial venture is a Netflix Original Film titled Mrs Serial Killer a crime thriller featuring Jacqueline Fernandez Manoj Bajpayee and Mohit Raina in the main lead roles while Aamir Khan 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 Manoj Bajpayee 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 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Personal life edit nbsp Shirish Kunder and Farah Khan in 2015 On 9 December 2004 Kunder married director and choreographer Farah Khan 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 32 33 34 Filmography editYear Film Director Writer Producer Note 2006 Jaan E Mann Yes Yes No 2010 Tees Maar Khan No Yes Yes 2012 Joker Yes Yes Yes 2016 Kriti Yes Yes No Short film 2020 Mrs Serial Killer Yes Yes Yes Background music score edit Jaan E Mann 2006 Tees Maar Khan 2010 Joker 2012 Kriti 2016 Mrs Serial Killer 2020 Music director edit Tees Maar Khan 2010 Lyrics edit Tees Maar Khan 2010 Joker 2013 Editor edit Champion 2000 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke 2001 Aankhen 2002 Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe 2002 Na Tum Jaano Na Hum 2002 Armaan 2003 Calcutta Mail 2003 Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne 2003 Matrubhoomi 2003 Sandhya 2003 Main Hoon Na 2004 Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai 2004 Paisa Vasool 2004 Socha Na Tha 2005 Waqt The Race Against Time 2005 Benaam 2006 Jaan E Mann 2006 Om Shanti Om 2007 Tees Maar Khan 2010 Joker 2012 Kriti 2016 Mrs Serial Killer 2020 Sound editor edit Split Wide Open 1999 Promos designer edit Main Hoon Na 2004 References edit a b 16 times birthday boy Shirish Kunder rocked it on Twitter The Indian Express 24 May 2016 Archived from the original on 21 February 2018 Retrieved 17 August 2016 Just Who Is Shirish Kunder Rediff 31 January 2012 Retrieved 9 August 2020 better source needed Exclusive biography of ShirishKunder and on his life 31 January 2012 Joshi Namrata 2 December 2017 An outsider will remain an outsider Shirish Kunder thehindu com Retrieved 18 July 2018 Jaan E Mann Review 3 5 5 Jaan E Mann Movie Review Jaan E Mann 2006 Public Review Film Review Bollywood Hungama Movies Ahead of Their Time Jaan E Mann 18 February 2020 Naval Shetye Aakanksha 12 November 2010 Sonu Nigam sings in 54 voices for one Tees Maar Khan song DNA Retrieved 9 August 2020 Tees Maar Khaan Box Office India Archived from the original on 27 July 2020 Retrieved 9 August 2020 Milf Nedir Ne Demek Acilimi Ne Anlama Gelir Retrieved 8 January 2024 Amitabh Bachchan Says Shirish Kunders Short Film Kriti is Delightful NDTV Movies Archived from the original on 16 August 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Big B congratulates Shirish Kunder for Kriti The Times of India 20 July 2016 Archived from the original on 26 July 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Amitabh Bachchan congratulates Shirish Kunder for Kriti Hindustantimes com 20 July 2016 Archived from the original on 4 August 2016 Retrieved 4 August 2016 Shirish Kunder s short film Kriti garners three million views on YouTube Firstpost 18 July 2016 Archived from the original on 21 August 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Shirish Kunder slaps a Rs 5 crore lawsuit on Aneel Neupane over Kriti Times of India indiatimes com Archived from the original on 22 July 2016 Retrieved 8 October 2016 Kunder Slaps Rs 5 Crore Lawsuit on Aneel Neupane Over Kriti Row thequint com 18 July 2016 Archived from the original on 9 October 2016 Retrieved 8 October 2016 Happy Birthday Shirish Kunder Here is when he talked about his angry tweets and trolls that explode in fury The Indian Express 8 May 2016 Archived from the original on 12 August 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Meet Shirish Kunder Twitter s latest hero Mid day 13 December 2015 Archived from the original on 8 August 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Meet Bollywood s most acerbic Twitter stars Hindustan Times 21 May 2016 Archived from the original on 31 July 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 DNA Celebrity Column Shirishly Speaking Shirish Kunder is the agony uncle you never saw coming dnaindia com 8 July 2017 Archived from the original on 18 July 2017 Retrieved 8 July 2017 MRS Serial Killer La review du film Netflix Netflix Gerilim Filmi MRS Serial Killer Hakkinda Bilgi ve Izleyici Yorumlari 5 May 2020 Filmkritik MRS Serial Killer 2020 Movies ReelTalk Movie Reviews MRS Serial Killer 10 May 2020 Critica A Serial Killer Filme de Crime na Netflix tem argumento tosco mas divertido CinePOP 15 May 2020 Netflix reviews Dangerous Lies MRS Serial Killer The Plagues of Breslau 16 May 2020 Ulasan Filem MRS Serial Killer 2020 MRS Serial Killer Review The Good Bad and the Ugly 13 May 2020 Indijskaya Kajli Dzhenner v roli ubijcy Ochen mnogo intrig Napryazhennyj triller kotoryj hochetsya dosmotret A proposito de MRS Serial Killer Pelicula 2020 7 February 2021 Under the SPOTTlight Netflix bags OTT Platform of the Year ET BrandEquity Farah Khan gives birth to triplets Reuters 11 February 2008 Archived from the original on 18 August 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Farah Khan gives birth to triplets Hindustantimes com 11 February 2008 Archived from the original on 14 September 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Farah Khan gives birth to bonny triplets Zee News 10 February 2008 Archived from the original on 11 October 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 External links editShirish Kunder at IMDb nbsp Shirish Kunder at Bollywood Hungama nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shirish Kunder amp oldid 1215801823, wikipedia, wiki, 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