Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder
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Born	Shirish Kunder (1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 Mangalore, India
Occupation(s)	Editor and Film director
Spouse	Farah Khan (2004-present)
Children	Czar, Diva, Anya

Shirish Kunder is an editor and film director in the Hindi Film Industry. He was born in Mangalore on May 24, 1973.

Career

He graduated as an electronics engineer from SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad, Karnataka and worked for Motorola. He later entered the film industry as an editor when he edited his first movie Champion (2000). He rose to popularity when he edited Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na (2004).

He then turned to directing and his directorial debut was titled Jaan-E-Mann, for which he also wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues, apart from composing and editing the background music score. The film starred Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta, and was released on 20 October 2006. The film received positive reviews but was a commercial failure. He has worked on Tees Maar Khan his wife's 3rd directorial venture, the film was panned by critics but was declared a semi-hit at the box office. His next film Joker is in production, and scheduled for a 2012 release. Despite the blockbuster cast, the movie could not do well at all, both critically and at the box office.

In 2009, it was announced that producer Sajid Nadiadwala intended to remake the film Kick with A. R. Murugadoss as director. Nadiadwala received an invitation from the Korea Tourism Organization, and after his team visited South Korea in September 2011, he signed an agreement to shoot portions of this project and others in that country. Salman Khan and Angela Jonsson have signed on to act in the film, with Shirish Kunder to direct rather than Murugadoss.

Personal life

On 9 December 2004, he 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.

SRK Brawl

The incident took place around 4.15am on Monday at a party hosted in Dutt's honour by the owner of the nightclub following Sunday's Filmfare Awards. Eyewitnesses give conflicting accounts of the nature of the scuffle: some say the duo came to blows, others say the actor simply slapped Kunder. Shah Rukh arrived at Dutt's party around 3.15am. A few minutes into the party, the superstar hit the dance floor and began dancing with Dutt, his wife Manyata and a group of friends. He was in a good mood, and even posed for pictures. An eyewitness present at the party said, "Shirish Kunder kept hovering around Shah Rukh and followed him onto the dance floor, but the actor simply ignored him." The relationship between the two was at an all-time low after Kunder had criticized SRK's recent film 'Ra One' on a microblogging site. He had posted an insulting, 'I just heard a Rs150 crore firework fizzle' remark online. "Khan refused to acknowledge Kunder at the party. Even when Dutt escorted SRK outside the venue to introduce him to a close friend, Kunder unabashedly followed them," said an eyewitness. "Kunder placed himself right behind SRK and murmured something into his ear." It was the proverbial straw that broke the camel, or in this case, Khan's back. "An annoyed SRK, who was actually preparing to leave the party, turned around, held Kunder by the scruff of the neck, and forced him to sit on a sofa near the nightclub's exit," said the guest. After a heated exchange of words, SRK slapped Kunder. Dutt, who was aware of the acrimonious relationship between the two, rushed to defuse the situation and pulled them apart. Here eyewitness accounts differ with many claiming that Dutt allegedly responded in like when Kunder pushed him roughly. Farah, who had not attended the party, maintained that her husband did nothing to provoke SRK. She said, "Those who were present told me that the attack was completely unprovoked. Shirish didn't even know that Shah Rukh was at the party." In a mass sms sent to the media, Farah said: "Shah Rukh has always told me that physical abuse is the worst way to sort out a problem. It means the attacker has either a personal or professional crisis going on. It saddens me to see him doing the same." This is not the first time that Kunder has taken a swipe at SRK. At another Bollywood party, Kunder had criticized Ra One, sources told TOI. The party quickly wrapped up after the fracas: Dutt and his wife Manyata left in one car, while builder and owner of the club Baba Dewan and SRK left in another vehicle.

Filmography

Director

• Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
• Joker (2012)
• Kick

Producer

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

Story Writer

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

Dialogue Writer

• Jaan-E-Mann (2006)

Background Score

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

Music composer

• Tees Maar Khan (2010) with Vishal-Shekhar

Editor

• Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke (2001)
• Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002)
• Aankhen (2002)
• Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002)
• Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003)
• Armaan (2003)
• Calcutta Mail (2003)
• Paisa Vasool (2004)
• Main Hoon Na (2004)
• Socha Na Tha (2005)
• Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)
• Matrubhoomi (2005)
• Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
• Om Shanti Om (2007)