Age, Biography and Wiki
Ritesh Batra was born on 12 June, 1979 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is an Indian filmmaker. Discover Ritesh Batra's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?
| Popular As |
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| Occupation |
Film director Screenwriter |
| Age |
44 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
12 June, 1979 |
| Birthday |
12 June |
| Birthplace |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality |
India
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He is a member of famous Film director with the age 44 years old group.
Ritesh Batra Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Ritesh Batra height not available right now. We will update Ritesh Batra's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Ritesh Batra's Wife?
His wife is Claudia Muñoz (m. 2009)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Claudia Muñoz (m. 2009) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Aisha Batra |
Ritesh Batra Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ritesh Batra worth at the age of 44 years old? Ritesh Batra’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from India. We have estimated Ritesh Batra's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Film director |
Ritesh Batra Social Network
Timeline
Ritesh Batra (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter.
Batra was part of the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors lab with his project "Story of Ram" in 2009.
He subsequently was made the Time Warner Story Telling Fellow at Sundance Film Festival and Annenberg Fellow at Sundance Film Academy.
In 2011 Batra returned to India to make a documentary on the lunchbox delivery system in Mumbai.
He developed this project through the TorinoFilmLab Framework programme in 2012.
Batra's Hindi-language debut feature film The Lunchbox premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won the Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail).
It was this venture of Batra's which conceptualized his first feature film The Lunchbox (2013).
The Lunchbox premiered at the Cannes Critics Week 2013 and won Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail).
At Cannes the movie prompted a bidding war.
Sony Pictures Classic acquired the North American rights to the film.
The Lunchbox has been nominated for 33 Awards and won 25 so far.
Batra also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Film in 2014.
The Lunchbox was the highest-grossing foreign film in North America, Europe and Australia for 2014 grossing over US$25 Million.
In 2014, Batra founded his own production company PoeticLicense Motion Pictures and is currently developing a slate of films.
The film was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language in 2015.
He then directed the English-language film The Sense of an Ending (2017), an adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel.
2017 also saw the release of Batra's Our Souls at Night on Netflix.
Batra's latest film is Photograph, released in 2019.
Ritesh grew up in a middle-class family in Mumbai, India.
His father Joginder Batra, worked in the Merchant Navy of India and his mother Manju Kapoor Batra, is a house wife.
His elder sister Radhika Batra Shah runs a tea business.
Ritesh completed his high school from AVM High School in Mumbai and later went to the United States to complete his higher studies.
Ritesh worked as a consultant at Deloitte after graduating from Drake University, Iowa in Economics.
But after three years of working he went back to school to chase his childhood dream of filmmaking.
He attended New York University but dropped out of the film school.
Batra began his filmmaking career by writing and directing shorts.
His Arab language short Café Regular, Cairo, screened at over 40 international film festivals and won over 12 awards including Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) Best Film at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and Best Film at German Star of India.
