Shirish Kunder

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Shirish Kunder is an Indian film editor and director who is known for being the husband of Farah Khan, an established film director, producer, actress, dancer, and choreographer in Bollywood. Starting his career as an editor with the film Champion (2000), Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006).Kunder is one of Bollywoods most-followed personalities on Twitter who is known for his candid tweets, witty humour, and controversial statements.In 1997, Kunder worked as a full-time assistant director at Media Entertainment Company Pvt Ltd. for a year.In 1998, he worked as a full-time assistant film editor with Renu Saluja, an Indian film editor.An electronics engineer by training, Kunder worked for Motorola for four years before venturing into the Indian film industry.In 2000, he made his debut as an editor with the Indian action film Champion, starring Sunny Deol and Manisha Koirala.Thereafter, he worked as an editor in various films like Aankhen (2002), Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002), Calcutta Mail (2003), and Paisa Vasool (2004).In 2004, while he was working as an editor for the film Main Hoon Na, Kunder started dating the films director Farah Khan. The couple started dating in January 2004 and tied the knot in December of the same year. Farah Khan is eight years older than Shirish Kunder.On the sets of the dance-based reality show Indias Best Dancer, Farah revealed that shooting for the film Main Hoon Na (2004) went on for two years during which Shirish and Farah hated each other. Farah constantly criticized his editing; meanwhile, Shirish told her that she hadnt taken certain shots well, which would irritate her. Although the protagonist and producer of the film, Shah Rukh Khan, had specifically asked Farah to stay away from relationships and focus on the film, she couldnt control her feelings after she was impressed by Shirishs editing. Therefore, she decided to date Shirish. On the sets of Indias Best Dancer, she said, After finishing the shoot and the edits, I was so impressed by Shirishs work, that I decided to give it a try since I was ready to mingle..Two years after his marriage, he made his directional debut with the Indian musical romance film Jaan-E-Mann (2006), starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Preity Zinta. Kunder was also the editor, background music composer, and dialogue and screenplay writer for the film.