About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1979-06-12
Place of birth:
Mumbai - India
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Ritesh Batra

Overview

Ritesh Batra (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian filmmaker.

Batra is widely known for his debut feature film The Lunchbox starring Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Nimrat Kaur, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and won Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail). Batra also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Film in 2014. The Lunchbox has been called the highest grossing foreign film in America, Europe and Australia for the year of 2014 grossing over 25 Million USD/180 Crore INR.

Batra was nominated for a BAFTA Award for The Lunchbox in the category Film Not in the English language in 2015.[1]

He has directed the English-language film The Sense of an Ending, starring Jim Broadbent. The film is an adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of an Ending.

Known for

Directing
2019 Photograph Directing Director 59
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2017 Our Souls at Night Directing Director 62
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2017 The Sense of an Ending Directing Director 60
Fair
2014 Masterchef Directing Director 59
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2013 The Lunchbox Directing Director 67
Fair
2011 Café Regular, Cairo Directing Director 58
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2010 Gareeb Nawaz's Taxi Directing Director N/A
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2008 The Morning Ritual Directing Director N/A
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Little Bee Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 Photograph Writing Writer 59
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2014 Masterchef Writing Writer 59
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2013 The Lunchbox Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2011 Café Regular, Cairo Writing Writer 58
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2010 Gareeb Nawaz's Taxi Writing Writer N/A
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2008 The Morning Ritual Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2019 Photograph Production Producer 59
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2013 The Lunchbox Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2008 The Morning Ritual Production Producer N/A
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