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Punit Malhotra

Indian film director (born 1981)

Summary

Indian film director (born 1981)

Field	Value
name	Punit Malhotra
image	Punit Malhotra at 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' screening 02.jpg
caption	Malhotra in 2012
birth_date
birth_place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
occupation	Director, writer, ad filmmaker
yearsactive	2001–present
family	{{flatlist

Suneel Darshan (maternal grandfather's first cousin)
Dharmesh Darshan (maternal grandfather's first cousin)
David Dhawan (father's first cousin)
Varun Dhawan (cousin)
Manish Malhotra (paternal uncle) Punit Malhotra (born 13 May 1982) is an Indian film director who works in Hindi cinema. His first film, I Hate Luv Storys, released on 2 July 2010.

Early life and family

Punit Malhotra was born on 13 May 1982, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and brought up in its Bandra coastal suburb. His maternal grandfather Ram Dayal Sabarwal was a producer who launched Rekha. His first cousins are filmmakers Suneel and Dharmesh Darshan; well-known director David Dhawan is his father's first cousin; and the famous designer Manish Malhotra, who was also the costume designer for his first movie I Hate Luv Storys (2010), is his paternal uncle.

Career

Malhotra worked as an assistant director on Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Hansal Mehta's Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002), Nikhil Advani's Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Amol Palekar's Paheli (2005) and Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana (2008). Finally he made his debut as a director with I Hate Luv Storys (2010), which he also wrote.

Malhotra's second movie was Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, starring Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan who were earlier paired in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu.

In 2019 he directed the movie Student of the Year 2 starring Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria and Ananya Pandey

In 2020 he directed music videos "Unbelievable" and "Casanova", both featuring Tiger Shroff.

Filmography

;As director

Year	Film	Notes
2010	I Hate Luv Storys	Directorial debut
2013	Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
2019	Student of the Year 2

References

{{IMDb name. m1159647
"I Hate Love Storys: Punit Malhotra debuts as director". Merinews.com.
Priya Gupta (15 November 2013), [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-hate-God-and-the-fact-that-people-believe-in-God-Punit-Malhotra/articleshow/25769584.cms "I hate God and the fact that people believe in God: Punit Malhotra"], ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
Kotwani, Hiren. (2 October 2012). "Kareena's on a month long shaadi break". The Times of India.

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