Ritesh Batra

Ritesh Batra (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian filmmaker.

Batra is widely known for his debut feature film The Lunchbox starring Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Nimrat Kaur, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and won Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail). Batra also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Film in 2014. The Lunchbox has been called the highest grossing foreign film in America, Europe and Australia for the year of 2014 grossing over 25 Million USD/180 Crore INR.

Batra was nominated for a BAFTA Award for The Lunchbox in the category Film Not in the English Language in 2015.

He has directed the English-language film The Sense of an Ending, starring Jim Broadbent. The film is an adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of an Ending.

Directing

2019 Photograph Director

2017 The Sense of an Ending Director

2017 Our Souls at Night Director

2014 Masterchef Director

2013 The Lunchbox Director In Library

2011 Café Regular, Cairo Director

2010 Gareeb Nawaz's Taxi Director

2008 The Morning Ritual Director

Writing

2019 Photograph Writer

2014 Masterchef Writer

2013 The Lunchbox Screenplay In Library

2011 Café Regular, Cairo Writer

2010 Gareeb Nawaz's Taxi Writer

2008 The Morning Ritual Writer

Production

2019 Photograph Producer

2013 The Lunchbox Executive Producer In Library

2008 The Morning Ritual Producer