Kireet Khurana Explained

Kireet Khurana
Birth Date:1967 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma Mater:Sheridan College, CanadaUniversity of Mumbai
Occupation:Filmmaker, animator
Years Active:1996-present
Children:Kabeer Khurana
Father:Bhimsain

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 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

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. It was named among the top 10 documentaries of 2017 by Vogue India and The Hindu.[26] [27]

His 2018 feature film T for Taj Mahal, produced by Abis Rizvi, was premiered at the London Indian Film Festival.[28] [29] [30] [31] The trailer of the film was launched at the Cannes Film Festival (2018).[32]

His upcoming works include The Storyteller,[33] [34] starring Adil Hussain and Paresh Rawal, and a docu-feature The Invisible Visible, on homelessness and the destitute in India.[35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]

Personal

His exposure to animation films started due to his father, Bhimsain, who was an Animator.[41] [42] 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.[43] [44] [45]

He lives in Mumbai with his wife Tehzeeb, who is a noted animation educator,[46] [47] and his son Kabeer, who is also a filmmaker.[48] [49]

Filmography

!Year!Title!Director!Producer!Writer!Animation!Misc!Notes!Ref.
1995O (Short)Winner of National Film Award
1997Locked (Short)
1998Trade (Short)[50]
2001Laadli (Feature film)Executive Producer and Co-director
2002The Adventures of Chhota Birbal (TV Series)
2004Shaadi ka Laddoo (Feature film)Animation Director
2004Hum Tum (Feature film)Animation Director
2009Detective Naani (Feature film)Animation Director
2010Toonpur ka Superrhero (Feature film)[51]
2013Like Sisters (Short)
2013Education Counts (Short)
2013Komal (Short)Winner of National Film Award[52]
2014Dewang (Short)
2014Innocence (Short)
2016Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi (Documentary)[53]
2018T for Taj Mahal (Feature film)[54]
2020Pravaasi (Short)[55]
2020Safar (Short)[56]
2020Samvaad (Short)[57]
2021The River of Love (Feature film)Creative Producer[58]
2022Samvidhaan (Short)[59]
2023The Storyteller (upcoming feature)
2023The Invisible Visible (upcoming documentary feature)[60]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Advice From Kireet Khurana. 5 November 2024. Business of Animation. en-US.
  2. Connecting the dots through stories. 7 October 2019. Khurana. Kireet. en. 5 November 2024. www.ted.com.
  3. Web site: Origins of Indian Animation: The tribulations and enduring social consciousness of Kireet Khurana -. 5 November 2024. www.animationxpress.com.
  4. Web site: The Origins of Indian Animation: From Ram Mohan and Bhimsain Khurana to Kireet -. 5 November 2024. www.animationxpress.com.
  5. Connecting the dots through stories Kireet Khurana TEDxIITKharagpur. 7 October 2019. TEDx Talks. 5 November 2024. YouTube.
  6. Web site: Renowned Animator Filmmaker Kireet Khurana Takes Students of Animation Game Design Visual Communication Design Behind the Scenes of Animation and Filmmaking in India. 5 November 2024. WWI. en-US.
  7. Web site: Coutinho. Roseina. 10 August 2024. When Desi Tradition Meets Animation. 5 November 2024. www.deccanchronicle.com. en.
  8. Web site: Pandya. Sonal. How filmmaker Bhimsain's legacy is being kept alive by his family. 5 November 2024. Cinestaan.
  9. Web site: Scroll Staff. 18 April 2018. Ace animator and filmmaker Bhimsain dies at 81. 5 November 2024. Scroll.in. en.
  10. Web site: WAHStory. Storyteller Filmmaker Animator Kireet Khurana WAHStory. 5 November 2024. WAHStory.com. en.
  11. Web site: 29 October 2010. Interview: Kireet Khurana, Animation filmmaker. 5 November 2024. India Today. en.
  12. Web site: admin. 29 January 2024. Kireet Khurana. 5 November 2024. Mumbai International Film Festival.
  13. Web site: Animela Festival Core Team and Board of Advisors. 5 November 2024. Animela Festival. en-GB.
  14. Web site: Lang. Jamie. 18 January 2024. Indian Animation, VFX, And Video Games Take Center-Stage This Weekend At Animela Festival In Mumbai. 5 November 2024. Cartoon Brew. en-US.
  15. Web site: Ramachandran. Naman. 9 February 2023. Annecy Gives Backing to AniMela, Animation Festival in India (EXCLUSIVE). 5 November 2024. Variety. en-US.
  16. Web site: Rayan Sayyed. 3 February 2024. AniMela Interview: Kireet Khurana Discusses Feedback, Challenges, and More. 5 November 2024. IGN India. en-in.
  17. Web site: bureau . afaqs! news . Adventures of Chhota Birbal on Cartoon Network from October 4 . 2024-11-06 . www.afaqs.com . en.
  18. Web site: Toonpur is a very hectic place to live in. 23 December 2010. Indian Express. 15 April 2012.
  19. Web site: Beck. Jerry. 23 December 2010. A Bollywood "Roger Rabbit"?. 5 November 2024. Cartoon Brew. en-US.
  20. Web site: 12 June 2020. Nation Failed Migrants, Says Director Of Viral Short 'Pravaasi'. 5 November 2024. HuffPost. en.
  21. Web site: Tapsee Pannu narrates the tale of the 'Pravasi'- an animated short directed by Kireet Khurana. 5 November 2024. www.animationxpress.com.
  22. News: 15 August 2022. Shabana Azmi voices Preamble to Constitution in animated short. 5 November 2024. The Times of India. 0971-8257.
  23. Web site: Shabana Azmi voices the preamble of Indian Constitution in a stirring animated short!. 5 November 2024. Zee News. en.
  24. Web site: Kireet Khurana sheds light on yet another social issue through 'Samvaad' -. 5 November 2024. www.animationxpress.com.
  25. Web site: Kireet Khurana's Films Give a Voice to the Marginalized Roundglass Living. 5 November 2024. roundglassliving.com. en.
  26. News: Chakraborty. Sucheta. 14 July 2017. Passion for cinema. en-IN. The Hindu. 10 September 2018. 0971-751X.
  27. Web site: 9 May 2017. 7 Indian documentaries you can't miss on Netflix. 10 September 2018. VOGUE India. en-US.
  28. News: In Kireet Khurana's film 'T for Taj Mahal', butter chicken is served with a social message. Raman. Sruthi Ganapathy. Scroll.in. 10 September 2018. en-US.
  29. News: Kireet Khurana's T For Taj Mahal Trailer Applauded At Cannes 2018 Urban Asian. 10 May 2018. Urban Asian. 10 September 2018. en-US.
  30. Web site: Raman. Sruthi Ganapathy. 11 May 2018. In Kireet Khurana's film 'T for Taj Mahal', butter chicken is served with a social message. 5 November 2024. Scroll.in. en.
  31. Web site: Virone. Oriana. 13 June 2018. Film Review: T for Taj Mahal (2018) by Kireet Khurana. 5 November 2024. Asian Movie Pulse. en-US.
  32. Web site: 10 May 2018. T FOR TAJ MAHAL Trailer Applauded At Cannes » Glamsham. 22 August 2022. en-GB.
  33. Web site: 'Naseeruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal were convinced by the Satyajit Ray connection'. 22 August 2022. Cinema Express. 23 May 2018. en.
  34. Web site: 1 May 2017. Story by Satyajit Ray to be made into a Hindi film. 22 August 2022. punemirror.com. en-IN.
  35. Web site: Exclusive biography of #KireetKhurana and on his life.. 22 August 2022. FilmiBeat. en.
  36. News: Kumar. Anuj. 23 October 2021. Kireet Khurana's 'The Invisible Visible': Beggary is not a choice, it's the last resort. en-IN. The Hindu. 22 August 2022. 0971-751X.
  37. Web site: Reel change agent: Kireet Khurana's 'The Invisble Visible' is a battle to find dignity for the homeless. 22 August 2022. The New Indian Express. 23 October 2021.
  38. Web site: Saritha. 10 October 2021. Director Kireet Khurana announces documentary 'The Invisible Visible'. 5 November 2024. You and I. en-US.
  39. Web site: Filmmaker Kireet Khurana: Conventional Cinema Won't be Around for Too Long. 5 November 2024. News18. en.
  40. Web site: Seta. Keyur. The Invisible Visible trailer: Kireet Khurana's movie appeals for the eradication of anti-beggary laws. 5 November 2024. Cinestaan.
  41. Web site: Sanyukta Iyer. 19 April 2018. Father of Indian animation Bhimsain Khurana remembered by Zarina Wahab, Govind Nihalani. 23 August 2022. Mumbai Mirror. en.
  42. Web site: Team. AnimationXpress. 13 September 2017. The Origins of Indian Animation: From Ram Mohan and Bhimsain Khurana to Kireet. 23 August 2022. AnimationXpress. en-US.
  43. Web site: Kireet Khurana Climb Media. 18 December 2021. en-US.
  44. Web site: Broadcast & Film 2021. 18 December 2021. www.broadcastandfilm.com.
  45. Priya Verma. 29 October 2010. Interview: Kireet Khurana, Animation filmmaker. 18 December 2021. India Today. en.
  46. Web site: Tehzeeb Khurana's Toon Club: Animation and teaching children about it - . 2024-11-06 . animationxpress.com.
  47. Web site: Hindi Animation Director Tehzeeb Khurana Biography, News, Photos, Videos . 2024-11-06 . nettv4u . en.
  48. Web site: Filmmaker . 2024-11-06 . Kabeer Khurana . en.
  49. Web site: Kabeer Khurana Director, Writer, Editor . 2024-11-06 . IMDb . en-US.
  50. Web site: National Film Board of Canada.
  51. Web site: Khurana. Kireet. 30 December 2013. Toonpur Ka Superrhero Apple TV. 23 August 2022. Apple TV. en-US.
  52. Web site: Team. AnimationXpress. 19 September 2017. Origins of Indian Animation: The tribulations and enduring social consciousness of Kireet Khurana. 23 August 2022. AnimationXpress. en-US.
  53. Web site: 5 August 2016. An ode to the leftist Sufi. 23 August 2022. Mid-day. en.
  54. Web site: Frater. Patrick. 5 April 2018. Sony Pictures Networks India Backs Socially Conscious Drama 'T for Taj Mahal'. 23 August 2022. Variety. en-US.
  55. Web site: 12 June 2020. Nation Failed Migrants, Says Director Of Viral Short 'Pravaasi'. 23 August 2022. HuffPost. en.
  56. Web site: 17 September 2020. Kireet Khurana's New Short Film Shows The Heart-Wrenching Plight Of Migrant Labourers. 25 August 2022. Women's Web: For Women Who Do. en.
  57. Web site: Shete. Yugandhara. 15 September 2020. Kireet Khurana sheds light on yet another social issue through 'Samvaad'. 25 August 2022. AnimationXpress. en-US.
  58. Web site: Pandya. Sonal. It became a mystical journey, says Akash Khurana of his feature The River Of Love. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203011701/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/nov/14/27780/it-became-a-mystical-journey-says-akash-khurana-of-his-feature-the-river-of-love. live. 3 December 2020. 25 August 2022. Cinestaan.
  59. Web site: Shabana Azmi voices the preamble of Indian Constitution in an animated short!. 23 August 2022. Zee News. en.
  60. Web site: Director Kireet Khurana's film 'The Invisible Visible,' is a crusade against the draconian Anti-Beggary Law 1959. 23 August 2022. Tellychakkar.com. en.

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