Shirish Kunder
Indian film director
Shirish Kunder (born 24 May 1973) is an Indian filmmaker and film editor. After working as an editor for several films, he made his directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan, whom he met while working on her 2004 film Main Hoon Na.
Early life
Kunder was born on 24 May 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. He was brought up in Mumbai. He studied Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering at the SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad.
Career
Kunder worked as an electronics engineer for Motorola for four years before changing profession. He worked as an editor for several films beginning with Champion (2000), a film featuring songs by Anu Malik and Anand Raj Anand, with playback singing by Shankar Sahney and Hema Sardesai. before turning to direction with Jaan-E-Mann. The film starred Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta, and was released on 20 October 2006.
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