Kireet Khurana

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Kireet Khurana
Born (1967-10-25) 25 October 1967 (age 56)
Mumbai, India
OccupationFilmmaker, animator, ad-film director

Kireet Khurana (born 25 October 1967) is an Indian filmmaker, storyteller, and ad-film director.

He has made short films and ad films.[1] He is the director of India's first film combining live-action and 3D animation called Toonpur Ka Superrhero, starring Ajay Devgan and Kajol.[2] His 2018 feature film T for Taj Mahal, produced by Abis Rizvi, screened at the London Indian Film Festival.[3][4] It won the Best Feature Film Audience Award and Best Story Award at the DC South Asian Film Festival. His 2016 documentary on Indian film director Saeed Akhtar Mirza, entitled Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi, released on Netflix in 2017. It was named among the top 10 documentaries of 2017 by Vogue India and The Hindu.[5][6]

He is also the creator of India's largest animation series, Vartmaan, with animation pioneer Bhimsain.[7][8][9][10]

Personal[edit]

His exposure to animation films started from age six due his father, Bhimsain. Kireet attended the Jamnabai Narsee School and later completed a BA with a major in economics from the University of Mumbai. Soon thereafter, he went on to graduate in 1994 from Sheridan College, Canada, with honors, in animation filmmaking.[11][12][13]

Career[edit]

He has made films titled Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi, Adventures of Chhota Birbal TV series[14] .Detective Naani (2009) (animation director)[15]

Social causes and activism[edit]

Kireet's acclaimed film T for Taj Mahal[16][17][18]

His latest documentary feature film The Invisible Visible on the estimated 70 million homeless population of India,[19] has been hailed as ‘The Reel Change Agent’ by The New Indian Express.[20] and ‘A documentary with a throbbing heart' by The Hindu.[21] The film is part of a campaign to provide succour to the millions of homeless in India.[22][23][24]

Kireet has made several films on various causes like award-winning Trade (on child prostitution) and Locked (on child labour) as part of the Rights from the Heart series funded by UNICEF.[25][26]

He has also worked on award–winning film Sand Castle (on paedophilia),[27] and 5 films for Childline India on various issues like education, child marriage and child abuse.[28][29][30]

His National award-winning film Komal on child sexual abuse has been shown to millions and been made compulsory viewing in schools in India.[31]

Kireet is also a fellow for the prestigious Aspire Circle, a fellowship program for social leaders that promotes enlightened social leadership.[32]

Awards[edit]

Trade[edit]

Trade is a film on child prostitution. It was the first Indo-Canadian animation co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and UNICEF[33] It also won the National Award for Best Animation Film Direction in 1998.[34]

Chotta Birbal[edit]

Chotta Birbal won the Seagate Technical Award for Excellence in 2004 for Best Animated Series. Chhota Birbal is also the first Indian animation character to be licensed.[35]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Interview: Kireet Khurana". India Today. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Toonpur is a very hectic place to live in". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy. "In Kireet Khurana's film 'T for Taj Mahal', butter chicken is served with a social message". Scroll.in. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kireet Khurana's T For Taj Mahal Trailer Applauded At Cannes 2018 | Urban Asian". Urban Asian. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Chakraborty, Sucheta (14 July 2017). "Passion for cinema". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "7 Indian documentaries you can't miss on Netflix". VOGUE India. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Government's Protection and support is needed for nurturing local animation industry- Kireet Khurana". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Team, AnimationXpress (13 September 2017). "The Origins of Indian Animation : From Ram Mohan and Bhimsain Khurana to Kireet". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Educational Alliances in India: Fueling Future Growth". Animation World Network. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ek chidiya Anek Chidiya director and animation pioneer Bhimsain dies at 81". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Kireet Khurana | Climb Media". Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Broadcast & Film 2021". www.broadcastandfilm.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Priya Verma (29 October 2010). "Interview: Kireet Khurana, Animation filmmaker". India Today. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Adventures of Chhota Birbal on Cartoon Network from October 4". afaqs!. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  15. ↑ "Full cast and crew for Detective Naani". IMDb. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  16. ↑ Correspondent, BizAsia (24 March 2021). "LIFF announces 'T for Taj Mahal' to screen online this week". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  17. ↑ Virone, Oriana (13 June 2018). "Film Review: T for Taj Mahal (2018) by Kireet Khurana". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "London Indian Film Festival 2018: T for Taj Mahal Review". DESIblitz. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "In his latest film, Kireet Khurana presents telling tales of India's poor and homeless". The Indian Express. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Reel change agent: Kireet Khurana's 'The Invisble Visible' is a battle to find dignity for the homeless". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  21. ↑ Kumar, Anuj (24 October 2021). "Kireet Khurana's 'The Invisible Visible': Beggary is not a choice, it's the last resort". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  22. ↑ Team, Tellychakkar. "Director Kireet Khurana's film 'The Invisible Visible,' is a crusade against the draconian Anti-Beggary Law 1959". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  23. ↑ Das, Shruti (26 October 2021). ""We documented stories of the homeless, in a humane light"". Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "Filmmaker Kireet Khurana: Conventional Cinema Won't be Around for Too Long". News18. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  25. ↑ "Rights From the Heart Collection Part 3 (Ages 13 - 17)". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  26. ↑ Canada, National Film Board of, Trade, retrieved 18 December 2021
  27. ↑ Team, AnimationXpress (16 November 2006). "Metaphor Studios wins award for Sand Castle". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Climb Media & Childline's 2D animation short 'Komal' bags National Award; travels the globe to educate on child sexual abuse". AnimationXpress. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  29. ↑ "Break the silence". DNA India. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "Giving voice to images". oHeraldo. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  31. ↑ "National award winning film on child abuse to be shown in PMC schools". The Indian Express. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  32. ↑ Balyan, Harshvardhan. "Kireet Khurana". Aspire Circle. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  33. ↑ "Trade". National Film Board Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  34. ↑ "National Film Awards, India 1998". IMDb. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  35. ↑ "Adventures of Chhota Birbal on Cartoon Network from October 4". AFAQs. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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