Kireet Khurana

Kireet Khurana is an ambitious filmmaker, ad-film director, storyteller and animator. Kireet has done over 400 ad-film directions and 12 short films. Kireet was born on 25 October 1967 in Mumbai, India. Bhimsain, his father was an Indian animation pioneer. He was exposed to the animation films at the age of six. He completed his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School and got a BA Degree with major in economics at Mumbai University. He went to Sheridan College in Canada to achieve honours in animation filmmaking. He established Climb Media and later, he came up with his animation wing called 2nz Animation Co.

He started it in 1996 and has done 300 commercials including Cadbury, Coca-Cola, and Kellogg’s under 2nz Animation Co. The company created Adventures of Chhota Birbal which was the first Indian character to be featured on Cartoon Network in the year 2003. Kireet is the creative head of the movie. Kireet was the animation director of different movies and TV series like Lok Gatha (1992), Locked (1997), Trade (1997), Shaadi Ke Laddoo (2004), Hum Tum Click to look into! >> Read More... (2004), and Detective Naani (2009). He has also worked as the production manager of movies like Kathni Karni Ek Si (1989), and Chhoti Badi Baatein Chotti Badi Baatein, aired on Doordarshan TV or al >> Read More... (1986).

Toonpur Ka Super Hero was Kireet’s major project. It was a 3D animation and live action feature film. The cast of the film was Ajay Devgn and Kajol with Tanuja, Sanjai Mishra, and Mukesh Tiwari Mukesh Tiwari is an artist known for his work in t >> Read More... . It was a box office hit and was remade in 2011 in English. “Saeed Mirza” was another project by Kireet released in 2015. It was a documentary based on the life of Saeed Akhtar Mirza Saeed Akhtar Mirza is a screenwriter and director. >> Read More... , a well-known Hindi movie director. Along with animation and direction, Kireet has also made an appearance in the movie, Dooriyan in 1979. It was directed by his father and famous director, Bhimsain Khurana. Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar was matinee idol of Bengali cinema. He >> Read More... and Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore is a Bengali actress, who later sh >> Read More... were the main lead of the movie.

The movie has won seven different awards including Filmfare Critics Award. Kireet has received awards for his animated movies like Trade, Mahagiri, O, Chhota Birbal, Shaadi Ka Laddoo, Sand Castle, etc. Kireet has produced many films for public service campaigns. He produced four short films for the Childline India Foundation. One of the films, “ Komal Bio coming soon... >> Read More... ” was awarded the FICCI Best Animated Frames Award in the year 2014. The movie was about child sexual abuse and was much appreciated. At the INFOCOM-ASSOCHAM EME Awards in 2013, the film Sisters about child marriage won the Social Film Award and the Best Public Service Award. Kireet has received National Awards for his animated projects like Trade, O, Mahagiri.