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R. Balki

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 04/22/1965 (59) | Kumbakonam (India)
R. Balakrishnan, popularly known as R. Balki, (born 16 April 1964) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and former Group Chairman of the advertising agency Lowe Lintas (India). He is best known for directing Cheeni Kum (2007), Paa (2009), Pad Man (2018), Chup: Revenge of The Artist (2022), and Ghoomer (2023). ()
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R. Balakrishnan, popularly known as R. Balki,(born 16 April 1964) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and former Group Chairman of the advertising agency Lowe Lintas (India). He is best known for directing Cheeni Kum (2007), Paa (2009) and Pad Man (2018).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Auro suffers from a progeria like syndrome. Mentally he is 13 but physically he looks 5 times older. In spite of his condition, Auro is a very happy boy. He lives with his mother Vidya, who is a gynae ...

Paa

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2009 | 3.2/5 | 2h 13min
Drama, Kids & Family
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Anina, a young woman batting prodigy, loses her right hand in an unfortunate accident on the eve of her international cricketing debut. An unsympathetic, failed and frustrated cricketer enters her lif ...

Ghoomer

Certification unknown

2023 | 5.0/5 | 2h 15min
Drama
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Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India. ...

Pad Man

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2018 | 3.8/5 | 2h 20min
Comedy, Drama
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A series of bizarre and disturbing murders rock the city of Mumbai. Film critics are being killed week after week with the release of every new film. Arvind Mathur, Head of Crime Branch Mumbai, is tas ...

Chup

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2022 | 3.3/5 | 2h 15min
Crime, Thriller
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TV Shows/Series with R. Balki as Actor(1)

as himself2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil

Movies with R. Balki as Crew(24)

Writing/Screenplay2023 Lust Stories 2
Directing/Director2023 Lust Stories 2
Writing/Dialogue2023 Lust Stories 2
Writing/Story2023 Lust Stories 2
Directing/Director2023 Ghoomer
Production/Producer2023 Ghoomer
Directing/Director2022 Chup
Production/Producer2022 Chup
Writing/Writer2022 Chup
Crew/Thanks2019 Mission Mangal
Production/Producer2019 Mission Mangal
Directing/Director2018 Pad Man
Writing/Screenplay2018 Pad Man
Directing/Director2016 Ki & Ka
Production/Producer2016 Ki & Ka
Writing/Story2016 Ki & Ka
Directing/Director2015 Shamitabh
Production/Producer2015 Shamitabh
Writing/Story2015 Shamitabh
Writing/Screenplay2015 Shamitabh
Production/Producer2012 English Vinglish
Directing/Director2009 Paa
Writing/Writer2009 Paa
Directing/Director2007 Cheeni Kum

Citizenship: India
Born: Thursday, 04/22 1965 (April) in Kumbakonam (India) (current age: 59 years + 1 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Spouses (current/former): Gauri Shinde
Other names for R. Balki (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Balki"
R. Balki frequently works together with these people:
Amitabh Bachchan (10x, Actor)
Amit Trivedi (7x, Crew)
Debasish Mishra (6x, Crew)
Abhishek Bachchan (5x, Actor)
Konkona Sen Sharma (5x, Actress)
Rishi Virmani (5x, Crew)
Gauri Shinde (5x, Crew)
Anil Naidu (5x, Crew)
P. C. Sreeram (5x, Crew)
Ilaiyaraaja (4x, Crew)
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (4x, Crew)
Elli Avram (2x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:616513, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024