Ritesh Batra
- January 4, 2024
- Director
Quick Facts
Full Name | Ritesh Batra |
Occupation | Director |
Date Of Birth | Jun 12, 1979(1979-06-12) |
Age | 45 |
Birthplace | Mumbai |
Country | India |
Birth City | Maharashtra |
Horoscope | Gemini |
Ritesh Batra Biography
Name | Ritesh Batra |
Birthday | Jun 12 |
Birth Year | 1979 |
Place Of Birth | Mumbai |
Home Town | Maharashtra |
Birth Country | India |
Birth Sign | Gemini |
Spouse | Claudia Muñoz |
Children(s) | Aisha Batra |
Ritesh Batra is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on June 12, 1979 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is most well- known for his 2014 debut film, The Lunchbox. He won the Filmfare Award as Best Debut Director for his film. He was also awarded the Rail d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2013.
Both he and He and Karan Johar are both directors born in India. were both born in India.
Batra began his filmmaking career by writing and directing shorts. His Arab language short Café Regular, Cairo, screened at over 40 international film festivals and won over 12 awards including Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) Best Film at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and Best Film at German Star of India. Batra was part of the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors lab with his project “Story of Ram” in 2009. He subsequently was made the Time Warner Story Telling Fellow at Sundance Film Festival and Annenberg Fellow at Sundance Film Academy. In 2011 Batra came to India to make a documentary on the lunchbox delivery system in Mumbai. It was this venture of Batra’s which conceptualized his first feature film The Lunchbox (2013). He developed this project through the TorinoFilmLab Framework programme in 2012.
The Lunchbox premiered at the Cannes Critics Week 2013 and won Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail). At Cannes the movie prompted a bidding war. Sony Pictures Classic acquired the North American rights of the film. The Lunchbox has been nominated for 33 Awards and won 25 so far. In 2014, Batra founded his own production company PoeticLicense Motion Pictures and currently developing a slate of films.
He married Claudia Munoz in 2009.
Ritesh Batra Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Director |
House | Living in own house. |
Ritesh Batra is one of the richest Director from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ritesh Batra 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Cafe Regular, Cairo, his short in Arabic language was screened at over 40 international film festivals. It won more than 12 awards.
He was the director of The Sense of an Ending 2017, starring He directed the 2017 film The Sense of an Ending, starring Jim Broadbent..
Ritesh Batra (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian filmmaker.
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Who is Ritesh Batra Dating?
According to our records, Ritesh Batra married to Claudia Muñoz. As of December 1, 2023, Ritesh Batra’s is not dating anyone.
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Ritesh Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Ritesh Batra celebrates birthday on June 12 of every year.