Kireet Khurana (born 25 October 1967)is an Indian filmmaker, animator, and commercial director.
Kireet Khurana | |
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| Born | 25 October 1967 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Sheridan College, CanadaUniversity of Mumbai |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, animator |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Children | Kabeer Khurana |
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Work
Kireet joined his father's company after college.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.[1] He is the director of Climb Media.
Kireet has been a loud voice in social issues of poor migrant workers facing problem during covid lockdown with activism films like Safar & Pravasi, where he has used voice overs of prominent personalities like Nandita Das.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.[2] It was named among the top 10 documentaries of 2017 by Vogue India and The Hindu.[3][4]
His 2018 feature film T for Taj Mahal, produced by Abis Rizvi, was premiered at the London Indian Film Festival.[5][6] The trailer of the film was launched at the Cannes Film Festival (2018).[7]
His upcoming works include The Storyteller,[8][9] starring Adil Hussain and Paresh Rawal,[10] and a docu-feature The Invisible Visible, on homelessness and the destitute in India.[11][12][13]
Personal
His exposure to animation films started due to his father, Bhimsain, who was an Animator.[14][15] 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.[16][17][18]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Animation | Misc | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1995 | O (Short) | Yes | Yes | Winner of National Film Award | ||||
| 1997 | Locked (Short) | Yes | ||||||
| 1998 | Trade (Short) | Yes | Yes | [19] | ||||
| 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 | [20] | ||
| 2013 | Like Sisters (Short) | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2013 | Education Counts (Short) | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2013 | Komal (Short) | Yes | Yes | Winner of National Film Award | [21] | |||
| 2014 | Dewang (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2014 | Innocence (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2016 | Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi (Documentary) | Yes | Yes | Yes | [22] | |||
| 2018 | T for Taj Mahal (Feature film) | Yes | Yes | [23] | ||||
| 2020 | Pravaasi (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | [24] | |||
| 2020 | Safar (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | [25] | |||
| 2020 | Samvaad (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | [26] | |||
| 2021 | The River of Love (Feature film) | Yes | Creative Producer | [27] | ||||
| 2022 | Samvidhaan (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | [28] | |||
| 2023 | The Storyteller (upcoming feature) | Yes | ||||||
| 2023 | The Invisible Visible (upcoming documentary feature) | Yes | Yes | Yes | [29] |