Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder
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Born	(1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 Mangalore, Karnataka
Occupation	Film writer, producer, director, editor and composer
Spouse(s)	Farah Khan (2004–present)
Children	3
Relatives	Sajid Khan (brother in law)

Shirish Kunder (born 24 May 1973) is an Indian filmmaker. After working as editor on over a dozen films starting with Champion (2000), Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006).

Early life

Shirish Kunder was born on 24 May 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka and brought up in Bombay, Maharashtra. He studied electronic engineering at the SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad. He then studied Advanced Screenwriting at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.

Career

He worked for Motorola. He later entered the film industry as an editor, debuting with the movie Champion. The editing of Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na in 2004 brought him fame. Shirish has officially edited over 20 movies and helped in the final cut of many more.

Shirish then turned to directing. His directorial debut was titled 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 commercially an average fare but was critically acclaimed for its innovative directorial style. He then produced Tees Maar Khan, which he also wrote, edited and composed the film score. The film starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna, and was released on 24 December 2010. The film was declared a semi-hit at the box office. Shirish'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.

Personal life

On 9 December 2004, Shirish married director and choreographer Farah Khan, who is eight years his senior. She gave birth to their triplets, son Czar and daughters Diva and Anya, on 11 February 2008 at Mumbai's Jaslok hospital. Sajid Khan is his brother-in-law.

Filmography

Director

• Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
• Joker (2012)

Producer

• Tees Maar Khan (2010)
• Joker (2012)

Writer (Story-Screenplay-Dialogues)

• Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
• Tees Maar Khan (2010)
• Joker (2012)

Background Music Score

• Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
• Tees Maar Khan (2010)
• Joker (2012)

Music Director

• Tees Maar Khan (2010)

Lyrics

• Tees Maar Khan (2010)
• Joker (2012)

Editor

• 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)

Sound Designer

• Main Hoon Na (2005)

Sound Editor

• Split Wide Open (1999)

Promos Designer

• Main Hoon Na (2004)