Kabir Khan (director)

Kabir Khan
Kabir Khan
Born Kabir Khan
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana, India)[1]
Occupation documentary cinematographer, Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Kirori Mal College of Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia
Spouse Mini Mathur
Children 2

Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 Kabul Express which was followed by New York (2009), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Phantom (2015).[2]

Personal life

Kabir was born to a north Indian Muslim father and a south Indian Hindu mother. His father, Rasheeduddin Khan who was an ethnic Afghan, hailed from Kaimganj in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, and he was a nephew of Dr. Zakir Hussain (President of India - 1967 to 1969). Rasheeduddin was a communist idealogue and politician who was favoured by Indira Gandhi and was made a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha at a relatively young age, in the early 1970s. He was also a professor of Political Science, and in the early 1970s, he became one of the founding professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University.[3] Kabir's mother, Leela, was a Hindu whose mother tongue was Telugu. Kabir has an elder sister, Anusheh, who is the wife of film-maker Vijay Krishna Acharya, director of films like Tashan and Dhoom 3.Both Kabir and Vijay are among the most profitable and globally acclaimed directors in Yash Raj Films. Anusheh is often erroneously referred to be "Anusha" but her correct name is "Anusheh," a name of Persian origin, and Anusheh has said in interviews that she wants her name to always be spelled correctly as per the Persian style.[4]

Kabir is married to former TV host Mini Mathur.[5] They have two children Vivaan and Sairah.[6]

Kabir studied at Kirori Mal College of Delhi University, as well as Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi.[7]

Film career

Khan started his career at age 25 as a cinematographer for the Discovery Channel documentary film Beyond the Himalayas (1996) directed by Gautam Ghosh. He then made his own directorial debut with the documentary The Forgotten Army (1999) based on Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army. He then directed two more documentaries before shifting his focus to mainstream cinema.[8]

Kabir debuted through Kabul Express which gained him Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 54th National Film Awards. He then went on to direct two more films with Yash Raj Films, i.e. New York (film) and Ek Tha Tiger. I was the later which gave him the taste of commercial success but the previous ones also did fairly well at the Box Office.

After his 3 film deal ended with YRF, Kabir set up his production house through which he produced Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

His most-successful film is Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which had been the third highest-grossing Indian film globally. The film garnered the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 63rd National Film Awards.[9][10]

After the success of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, he directed Katrina Kaif and Saif Ali Khan in Phantom.

Khan again collaborated with Salman Khan with Tubelight, official remake of Little Boy based on the Indo-Chinese war that debuted Chinese actress Zhu Zhu released on Eid 2017. The film met with negative reviews criticising the film for its incoherent script.

Khan has signed Ranveer Singh to play Kapil Dev in his next sports biography '83 based on India's victory in 1983 Cricket World Cup, that will go on floors in early 2019.

Kabir has recently wrapped up the shoot of a 8 episode long Amazon Prime Original based on Subhas Chandra Bose's Forgotten Army. He is directing and co-producing the series with Amazon.

Filmography

Year Film Credited as Genre Notes
Director Producer Writer
2006Kabul ExpressGreen tickRed XGreen tickDrama• 54th National Film Awards:
Winner- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
(shared with Yash Raj Films for Aditya Chopra as producer)
2009New YorkGreen tickRed XRed XThriller
2012Ek Tha TigerGreen tickRed XGreen tickRomantic thriller• 3rd BIG Star Entertainment Awards:
Winner- BIG Star Most Entertaining FILM OF THE YEAR
(shared with Yash Raj Films for Aditya Chopra as producer)
Nominations- BIG Star Most Entertaining Director
2015Bajrangi BhaijaanGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickComedy-drama• 63rd National Film Awards:
Winner- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
(shared with Salman Khan and Rockline Venkatesh)
• Stardust Awards:
Winner- Best Film Of the Year
• Big Star Entertainment Awards:
Winner- Most Entertaining Director
• Sony Guild Awards:
Winner- Best Film
Winner- Best Screenplay
(shared with K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, Kabir Khan and Parveez Shaikh)
• Star Screen Awards:
Winner- Best Film in Popular Choice
Winner- Best Director
• Zee Cine Awards :
Winner- Best Film (Viewers' Choice)
• Filmfare Awards:
Nominations- Filmfare Award for Best Film
Nominations- Filmfare Award for Best Director
2015PhantomGreen tickRed XGreen tickAction thriller
2017TubelightGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickPeriod war drama

Frequent actor collaborations

Actors Kabul Express
(2006)		 New York
(2009)		 Ek Tha Tiger
(2012)		 Bajrangi Bhaijaan
(2015)		 Phantom
(2015)		 Tubelight
(2017)
Salman Khan
Katrina Kaif
John Abraham
Roshan Seth
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Om Puri

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category

References

  1. ↑ "Kabir Khan: Salman has no complexity and no complex". Times of India. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' director Kabir Khan: Hanuman doesn't belong to only one community".
  3. ↑ Gupta, Priya. "Kabir Khan: Salman has no complexity and no complex". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. ↑ Kabir Khan personal information
  5. ↑ "How did Kabir Khan marry Mini Mathur?". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Post New York Kabir Khan busy babysitting Hindustan Times, 7 July 2009
  7. ↑ Kabir Khan filmography
  8. ↑ "Kabul Express is based on my experiences". Rediff.com. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Salman and Kareena come together for Bajrangi Bhaijaan". The Indian Express. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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