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{{short description|India film director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Karan Malhotra
|image =
|birthname =
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|birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
|death_date =
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|occupation = Director, writer, screenwriter
|yearsactive = 2000–Present
|spouse = Ekta Pathak
}}

'''Karan Malhotra''' is an Indian [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].<ref name="AGNEEPATH (15) – British Board of Film Classification">{{cite web|title=(15) – British Board of Film Classification|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/agneepath-2012-0|publisher=British Board of Film Classification|date=20 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="decision to remake agneepath">{{cite web|title=A lot of people questioned my decision of remaking Agneepath|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3031/|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=30 Jan 2012}}</ref> He is best known for his debut film ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''.<ref name="Directors worth Rs100 crore!">{{cite web|title=Directors worth Rs100 crore!|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-directors-worth-rs100-crore-1790618|publisher=DNA India|date=20 Jan 2013}}</ref><ref name="'Agneepath' director, Karan Johar team up for an original">{{cite web|title='Agneepath' director, Karan Johar team up for an original|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/agneepath-director-karan-johar-team-up-for-an-original/305487-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107011139/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/agneepath-director-karan-johar-team-up-for-an-original/305487-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2014|publisher=IBN Live|date=14 November 2012}}</ref> Before marking his directorial debut in 2012 with [[Dharma Productions]], he worked for ten years as an [[assistant director]] in the [[Hindi]] film industry.

==Career==
Malhotra worked as an assistant director in the films such as ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'', ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' and ''[[Jaan-E-Mann]]'' before co-writing and directing ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'', a remake of [[Agneepath (1990 film)|the 1990 cult classic of the same name]].<ref name="Agneepath broke my father's heart: Karan Johar">{{cite web|title=Agneepath broke my father's heart: Karan Johar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/news-interviews/30663491_1_agneepath-karan-johar-kancha-cheena|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023164409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/news-interviews/30663491_1_agneepath-karan-johar-kancha-cheena|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2013|author=Upala KBR, TNN|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="Hrithik had a rough start with Agneepath director">{{cite web|title=Hrithik had a rough start with Agneepath director|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-17/news-interviews/30635127_1_agneepath-karan-malhotra-hrithik-roshan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108053050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-17/news-interviews/30635127_1_agneepath-karan-malhotra-hrithik-roshan|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 January 2012}}</ref>

Karan Malhotra has also directed the film ''[[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]]'' in 2015, an official remake of the 2011 American film ''[[Warrior (2011 film)|Warrior]]'' starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Sidharth Malhotra]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] and [[Jackie Shroff]].

Malhotra and his wife Ekta Pathak Malhotra began collaborating on the screenplay for ''Shuddhi'' which is slated for a Diwali 2016 release<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-set-to-shoot-in-rishikesh/article1-1027339.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317000731/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Hrithik-Roshan-set-to-shoot-in-Rishikesh/Article1-1027339.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2013 |title=Hrithik Roshan set to shoot in Rishikesh? - Hindustan Times |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=2013-03-16}}</ref> for [[Dharma Productions]].<ref name="Hindustan Times"/> Whilst working on the script both made several research-based trips to [[Hrishikesh]], one of the prominent shooting locations for the film.<ref name="Hindustan Times"/> In March 2013, producer Karan Johar officially announced that Dharma Productions had begun [[pre-production]] on a new film venture titled ''Shuddhi''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/karan-kohar-hrithik-roshan-reunite-for-a-love-story-shuddhi/376746-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308042632/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/karan-kohar-hrithik-roshan-reunite-for-a-love-story-shuddhi/376746-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-03-08|title=Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan reunite|publisher=IBNLive}}</ref>

Though initially rumoured that Malhotra's ''Shuddhi'' would be the film adaptation of [[Amish Tripathi]]'s "[[The Immortals of Meluha]]", it was later proven false.<ref name="My film has nothing to do with Immortals of Meluha - Karan Johar">{{cite web|title=Nothing to do with Immortals of Meluha - Karan Johar|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/my-film-has-nothing-to-do-with-meluha-karan-johar/article1-1027330.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317001540/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/My-film-has-nothing-to-do-with-Meluha-Karan-Johar/Article1-1027330.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2013|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=16 March 2013}}</ref> In September 2013, Karan Johar announced that Malhotra would be directing ''The Immortals of Meluha'', but only after the theatrical release of Shuddhi.<ref name="Agneepath director’s next Is The Immortals Of Meluha">{{cite web|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-agneepath-director---s-next-is-the-immortals-of-meluhasanjay-dutt-to-star-4116824-NOR.html|title=Agneepath director's next Is The Immortals Of Meluha|year=2013|publisher=Daily Bhaskar|access-date=8 January 2014|author=Subhash K Jha}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Salman Khan to do Karan Johar's Shuddhi|url=http://www.patrika.com/article/salman-khan-to-do-karan-johar's-shuddhi/47722|access-date=16 July 2014|work=Patrika Group|date=16 July 2014}}</ref> However, in May 2017, Amish Tripathi revealed that Dharma Productions had dropped the film rights to his books due to the contract expiring,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-will-hrithik-roshan-appear-as-shiva-in-amish-tripathi-s-shiva-trilogy-2458570|title=Will Hrithik Roshan appear as Shiva in Amish Tripathi's Shiva trilogy?|date=2 June 2017|access-date=7 June 2017|work=Daily News and Analysis|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606150439/http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-will-hrithik-roshan-appear-as-shiva-in-amish-tripathi-s-shiva-trilogy-2458570|archive-date=6 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with filmmaker [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] now holding them.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-and-sanjay-leela-bhansali-reunite-for-film-on-the-immortals-of-meluha/articleshow/59587738.cms|title=Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali Reunite for Film on 'The Immortals of Meluha?|last=Coutinho|first=Natasha|date=14 July 2017|access-date=17 November 2017|newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728104500/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-and-sanjay-leela-bhansali-reunite-for-film-on-the-immortals-of-meluha/articleshow/59587738.cms|archive-date=28 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In May 2018, [[Yash Raj Films]] announced that Malhotra would next be directing the period action-adventure film ''[[Shamshera]]'', set to release in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Correspondent |first1=HT |title=Ranbir Kapoor plays a dacoit in YRF's Shamshera. Watch the shocking first look |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ranbir-kapoor-plays-a-dacoit-in-yrf-s-shamshera-watch-the-shocking-first-look/story-DtuEcIrxu77Hhyo6yPD41N.html |website=hindustantimes.com |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=18 June 2018 |date=7 May 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;As Director
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Title || Director || Screenwriter ||Note.
|-
|2012|| ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|2015|| ''[[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|2020|| ''[[Shamshera]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|}

;As Assistant Director
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Title
|-
|2000|| ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]''
|-
|2001|| ''[[Lajja (film)|Lajja]]''
|-
|2002|| ''[[Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge]]''
|-
|2004|| ''[[Main Hoon Na]]''
|-
|2004|| ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]''
|-
|2004|| ''[[Swades]]''
|-
|2006|| ''[[Jaan-E-Mann]]''
|-
|2008|| ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]''
|-
|2010|| ''[[My Name Is Khan]]''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1633551}}

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