Sunaina Bhatnagar

Sunaina Bhatnagar, born on 30 November in New Delhi, is an upcoming filmmaker and screenwriter. She is an assistant director working under the famous Bollywood director, Imtiaz Ali Imtiaz Ali, is a well-known multi talented Indian >> Read More... . She has assisted Imtiaz in movies like " Jab We Met Click to look into! >> Read More... " (2007), " Love Aaj Kal Click to look into! >> Read More... " (2009) and " Rockstar Click to look into! >> Read More... " (2011). She is currently making her own film, " Dear Maya Click to look into! >> Read More... ", where Manisha Koirala Manisha Koirala, is a Bollywood actress of Nepales >> Read More... is the lead actress. Sunaina did her schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and received her Master’s degree in Global Media and Communication from London School of Economics and Social Science, London. After her post graduation, she returned to India to fulfill her dream of becoming a director. She approached Imtiaz Ali in Mumbai and started working under him.

She got her first break in the Bollywood movie "Jab We Met", directed by Imtiaz, where she worked as his assistant. He realized the inner potential of Sunaina in the first film itself. The Shahid Kapoor- Kareena Kapoor starrer movie became a blockbuster hit. Post that project, Sunaina had consistently assisted Imtiaz on his subsequent movies. In "Love Aaj Kal", she became the independent second- unit director. She even became good friends with the lead, Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress  >> Read More... during the shooting of the movie. Saif offered her to work in his production house, Illuminati Films as a screenwriter. She has also worked as the second- unit director in "Rockstar", directed by Imtiaz Ali again and had Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... and Nargis Fakhri Nargis Fakhri is an actress who pivotally works in >> Read More... playing the leads.

Imtiaz Ali is said to select his team very cautiously, and he has full faith in this aspiring director. He even encourages and promotes Sunaina to work on her own projects. Sunaina considers Imtiaz Ali as her guru. This talented and hardworking lady is now working on her own project, "Dear Maya". She is the scriptwriter as well as the director of this movie. Manisha Koirala is playing the lead character in this film. This movie is Manisha’s comeback post her long hiatus due to her fight with ovarian cancer. The film is set amidst the scenic beauty of Shimla and Koirala plays the role of a middle- aged woman. The movie is still under production, and its release date is yet to be declared.