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Kireet Khurana

Kireet Khurana (born 25 October 1967) is an Indian filmmaker, animator,[1] and ad-film director.[2] He is known for have received 6 President's National Film Awards for his contribution to the animation industry.[3][4][5] He is the director of Climb Media, a company started by his father, filmmaker Bhimsain in the 70s.[6][7][8][9][10] Apart from feature films and documentaries, he has also directed and produced 500+ ad films.[11][12]

Kireet Khurana
Kireet Khurana, at the 62nd National Film Awards Function, in New Delhi on 3 May 2015
Born (1967-10-25) 25 October 1967 (age 57)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma materSheridan College, Canada University of Mumbai
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, animator
Years active1996-present
ChildrenKabeer Khurana
FatherBhimsain

Kireet has been the Festival Director of Animela,[13][14] India's first Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics festival, in collaboration with Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France.[15][16]

Work

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Kireet joined his father's company after college, doing the animation for India's largest animation series Vartmaan. In 2002, he created India's first animation series to be licensed called The Adventures of Chhota Birbal, which aired on Cartoon Network.[17] The series featured voices of Tabassum and Ravi Baswani.

In 2010, he made his debut with India's first feature film combining live-action and 3D animation, Toonpur Ka Superrhero, starring Ajay Devgan and Kajol.[18][19]

Kireet has been a loud voice in social issues with activism films like Safar, Pravaasi and Samvaad, where he has used voice-overs of prominent personalities like Taapsee Pannu, Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das and Tisca Chopra.[20][21][22][23][24][25]

His 2016 documentary on Indian parallel cinema auteur Saeed Akhtar Mirza, entitled Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi, released on Netflix. The film featured Mahesh Bhatt, Sudhir Mishra, Kundan Shah, Aziz Mirza, Pawan Malhotra and others.[26] It was named among the top 10 documentaries of 2017 by Vogue India and The Hindu.[27][28]

His 2018 feature film T for Taj Mahal, produced by Abis Rizvi, was premiered at the London Indian Film Festival.[29][30][31][32] The trailer of the film was launched at the Cannes Film Festival (2018).[33]

His upcoming works include The Storyteller,[34][35] starring Adil Hussain and Paresh Rawal,[36] and a docu-feature The Invisible Visible, on homelessness and the destitute in India.[37][38][39][40][41][42]

Personal

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His exposure to animation films started due to his father, Bhimsain, who was an Animator.[43][44] Kireet attended the Jamnabai Narsee School and later completed a BA with a major in economics from the University of Mumbai. Soon thereafter, he graduated from Sheridan College, Canada in animation filmmaking.[45][46][47]

He lives in Mumbai with his wife Tehzeeb, who is a noted animation educator,[48][49] and his son Kabeer, who is also a filmmaker.[50][51]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Producer Writer Animation Misc Notes Ref.
1995 O (Short) Yes Yes Winner of National Film Award
1997 Locked (Short) Yes
1998 Trade (Short) Yes Yes [52]
2001 Laadli (Feature film) Yes Yes Executive Producer and Co-director
2002 The Adventures of Chhota Birbal (TV Series) Yes Yes Yes
2004 Shaadi ka Laddoo (Feature film) Yes Animation Director
2004 Hum Tum (Feature film) Yes Animation Director
2009 Detective Naani (Feature film) Yes Animation Director
2010 Toonpur ka Superrhero (Feature film) Yes Yes Yes Yes [53]
2013 Like Sisters (Short) Yes Yes
2013 Education Counts (Short) Yes Yes
2013 Komal (Short) Yes Yes Winner of National Film Award [54]
2014 Dewang (Short) Yes Yes Yes
2014 Innocence (Short) Yes Yes Yes
2016 Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi (Documentary) Yes Yes Yes [55]
2018 T for Taj Mahal (Feature film) Yes Yes [56]
2020 Pravaasi (Short) Yes Yes Yes [57]
2020 Safar (Short) Yes Yes Yes [58]
2020 Samvaad (Short) Yes Yes Yes [59]
2021 The River of Love (Feature film) Yes Creative Producer [60]
2022 Samvidhaan (Short) Yes Yes Yes [61]
2023 The Storyteller (upcoming feature) Yes
2023 The Invisible Visible (upcoming documentary feature) Yes Yes Yes [62]

References

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