Ritesh Batra

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1979-06-12 (45 years old)

Place of Birth Mumbai - India

Ritesh Batra

Biography

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

Director

2019
Photograph

as Director

2017
2017
Our Souls at Night

as Director

2014
Masterchef

as Director

2013
The Lunchbox

as Director

2011
2010
2008
The Morning Ritual

as Director

Writer

2019
Photograph

as Writer

2014
Masterchef

as Writer

2013
The Lunchbox

as Screenplay

2011
2010
2008

Producer

2019
Photograph

as Producer

2013
The Lunchbox

as Executive Producer

2008
The Morning Ritual

as Producer