Kireet Khurana is an Indian animator. In his career of 12 years, he has made over 300 short films, documentary films, ad films and also directed India’s first live action-3D animation film “Toonpur Ka Superhero”. Over the years he has won 5 President’s National Awards and 3 International Awards including Japan and Austria. He shares his extensive knowledge as a director with the listeners.

Khurana feels that he has a calling to make meaningful films, regardless of how popular the topic may be. “67 million is the population of France. You have 70 million destitute people in India. And you’re telling me that there is no market for this film? What kind of market are we talking about? Who is going to stand up for them? I mean, there are 42 million sex workers who are, most of them are victims of human trafficking. I know that there is no market for it, but is it about the market? Or is it about having a heart?” says Khurana.

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About Kireet Khurana

Kireet Khurana is an Indian animator. In his career of 12 years, he has made over 300 short films, documentary films, ad films and also directed India’s first live action-3D animation film “Toonpur Ka Superhero”.

After graduating from Sheridan College, Canada with high-honours in animation film making, he started his organization 2nz Animation Co. which makes animated films – shorts, ads or documentaries in 3D/ 2D/CG etc.

He won his first President’s National Award in 1995 for the film “Mahagiri” a film about cruelty against animals. The film won two National Awards for Best Animation Film Direction and Best Animation, respectively. It also won a Certificate of Merit at the Mumbai Int’l Film Festival in 1996.

Over the years he has Won 5 President’s National Awards and 3 International Awards including Japan and Austria. He has also Won 15 Awards in various festivals in India and abroad. He is currently directing India’s first live action – 3D animation combo film “Toonpur Ka Superhero”.

Hernaldo Turrillo

Hernaldo Turrillo is a writer and author specialised in innovation, AI, DLT, SMEs, trading, investing and new trends in technology and business. He has been working for ztudium group since 2017. He is the editor of openbusinesscouncil.org, tradersdna.com, hedgethink.com, and writes regularly for intelligenthq.com, socialmediacouncil.eu. Hernaldo was born in Spain and finally settled in London, United Kingdom, after a few years of personal growth. Hernaldo finished his Journalism bachelor degree in the University of Seville, Spain, and began working as reporter in the newspaper, Europa Sur, writing about Politics and Society. He also worked as community manager and marketing advisor in Los Barrios, Spain. Innovation, technology, politics and economy are his main interests, with special focus on new trends and ethical projects. He enjoys finding himself getting lost in words, explaining what he understands from the world and helping others. Besides a journalist, he is also a thinker and proactive in digital transformation strategies. Knowledge and ideas have no limits.

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Kireet has won more than 30 awards, including 6 prestigious President’s National Awards for his films, the first of which he won in 1995 for the animated film Mahagiri. He has made over 12 short films and over 500 ad films.

He is also the creator of India’s largest animation series, Vartmaan, with animation pioneer Bhimsain.

Recently Kireet Khurana released the film documentary ‘The Invisible Visible’, highlighting the plight of India’s destitute millions suffering from homelessness.

‘The Invisible Visible’, is an 81 minutes-long documentary that will be released mid-2022. It has been shot across Mumbai, Delhi, Patna, Dehradun, Kanpur and a few villages in Maharashtra and Bihar.

Kireet Khurana Interview Topics

1. Personal and Academic Background

2. Career in the film industry

3. The state of the film and animation industry in India

4. The Invisible Visible

a. Homelessness in India

b. Tackling poverty

c. Solutions

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Kireet Khurana Biography

Summary

Kireet Khurana is an Indian animator. In his career of 12 years, he has made over 300 short films, documentary films, ad films and also directed India’s first live action-3D animation film “Toonpur Ka Superhero”.

After graduating from Sheridan College, Canada with high honours in animation film making, he started his organization 2nz Animation Co. which makes animated films – shorts, ads or documentaries in 3D/ 2D/CG etc.

He won his first President’s National Award in 1995 for the film “Mahagiri” a film about cruelty against animals. The film won two National Awards for Best Animation Film Direction and Best Animation, respectively. It also won a Certificate of Merit at the Mumbai Int’l Film Festival in 1996.

Over the years he has won 5 President’s National Awards and 3 International Awards including Japan and Austria. He has also won 15 Awards in various festivals in India and abroad. He is currently directing India’s first live-action – 3D animation combo film “Toonpur Ka Superhero”.

Personal Life

Born to pioneer Bhimsain Khurana who is considered one of India’s pioneer animators and is the winner of the prestigious president’s national award 16 times, he was born into a family that had the creativity and infrastructure required for animation. He made his first animation short film at the early age of 6.

A B.A. Economics major graduate from Mumbai University he went on to do his high honours from Sheridan College in Canada, a prime institute for animation film making. After graduating, he started his organization 2nz Animation Co. which specializes in 2D and 3D animation. He made his directorial debut with India’s first Live-Action – 3D animation film “Toonpur Ka Superhero.”

Professional Experience and Accomplishments

In his career as an animator, he has directed award-winning shorts on Child Rights for the National Film Board of Canada co-produced with UNICEF for the prestigious ‘Rights From The Heart’ series. He is the creator, director and screenplay writer for the award-winning animation series – ‘Adventures of Chhota Birbal’ which was aired on Cartoon Network in the year 2003. Chhota Birbal has the distinction of being the 1st Indian animated character to be licensed. He was also the executive producer & co-director for the live-action feature film ‘Laadli’ made for Children’s Film Society, India.

He is the director of 2nz Animation Co. established in 1996 and has executed 300+ ad films for 90+ leading brands including Coke, Pepsi, 7 Up, Kellogs, Sirf, Rin, Nestle, & for ad agencies JWT, O&M, Lowe, Mudra, etc. 2nz also caters to feature VFX, PS films and international projects.

He is also the Creative Head of the sister concern Metaphor Studios established in 2006 in Kolkata which won the Seagate Tech. excellence award for their debut production Sand-Castle. He also made his directorial debut with India’s 1st live-action-3D animation cum combo feature film “Toonpur ka Superhero” starring Ajay Devgan and Kajol. He was also the co-writer for the film.

About The Invisible Visible

THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE is a poignant ‘Impact’ documentary feature on the estimated 70 million homeless people in India. It draws attention towards these ‘invisibles’ and seeks to ‘visibilize’ them. The sordid stories of the homeless people humanize them and depict how poverty has been criminalised under an archaic, draconian law in India. The stories unfold through the lens of India’s leading crusaders – TARIQUE MOHAMMED, and his organisation members who have dedicated their lives to the homeless and destitute. The fight against injustice and violence is an ongoing one and THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE has some call to action.

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Kireet Khurana Links and Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kireet_Khurana

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452022/

https://twitter.com/kireetk

https://in.linkedin.com/in/kireet

https://www.news18.com/news/movies/filmmaker-kireet-khurana-conventional-cinema-wont-be-around-for-too-long-4425422.html

https://filmfreeway.com/climbmedia

https://www.instagram.com/kireetkhurana/?hl=en

https://www.youandi.com/director-kireet-khurana-announces-documentary-invisible-visible

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‘The Invisible Visible’, is an 81 minutes-long documentary that will be released mid-2022. It has been shot across Mumbai, Delhi, Patna, Dehradun, Kanpur and a few villages in Maharashtra and Bihar.

Khurana said: “India has the largest number of homeless people. It has over 70 million destitute citizens who have been denied their Constitutional right to shelter. The draconian Bombay Beggary Prevention Act 1959 has further criminalised them and made them vulnerable to incarceration, torture and dehumanisation.”

He added that the film delineates how the “marginalised and the disenfranchised have been left out in the cold and in some cases, exploited in shelters under the watch of the state, as happened during the infamous Muzaffarpur case, where hundreds of girls between 6 and 15 were raped, tortured and killed.”

This grim scenario is explored through the gaze of social organisation Koshish, which has helped countless traumatized homeless citizens, including the survivors from the Muzaffarpur shelter.

The film traces the inception of Koshish from the time in 2003, when Tarique, a 17-year-old student from the Hindu College went to a homeless shelter to distribute food and was devastated by the misery confronting him.

Khurana added: “At 23, Tarique started ‘Koshish’, and the film traces the organisation’s trailblazing grassroots work and its advocacy in synergy with intellectuals and policymakers to repeal archaic, anti-poor laws. We have also incorporated the views of eminent individuals, stakeholders, top lawyers and NGOs who stand up for the homeless to understand where the system is broken and how it can be fixed.”

The Award-winning filmmaker said that this is not just a film but a crusade to raise the “level of human conscience and build a momentum against the sordid Bombay Beggary Prevention Act, (1959).”

Khurana won his first National Award in 1995 for the animated film ‘Mahagiri’. He has made over 12 short films and over 500 ad films. He directed the animation called ‘Toonpur Ka Superrhero’, starring Ajay Devgan and Kajol.

His feature film ‘T for Taj Mahal’, which was released in 2018, was launched at the Festival de Cannes in the same year and premiered at the London Indian Film Festival.

Hernaldo Turrillo

Hernaldo Turrillo is a writer and author specialised in innovation, AI, DLT, SMEs, trading, investing and new trends in technology and business. He has been working for ztudium group since 2017. He is the editor of openbusinesscouncil.org, tradersdna.com, hedgethink.com, and writes regularly for intelligenthq.com, socialmediacouncil.eu. Hernaldo was born in Spain and finally settled in London, United Kingdom, after a few years of personal growth. Hernaldo finished his Journalism bachelor degree in the University of Seville, Spain, and began working as reporter in the newspaper, Europa Sur, writing about Politics and Society. He also worked as community manager and marketing advisor in Los Barrios, Spain. Innovation, technology, politics and economy are his main interests, with special focus on new trends and ethical projects. He enjoys finding himself getting lost in words, explaining what he understands from the world and helping others. Besides a journalist, he is also a thinker and proactive in digital transformation strategies. Knowledge and ideas have no limits.

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