Directed credits
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Ritesh Batra
Directing
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 1All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 1117026
IMDb ID: nm3592235
Known for: Directing
Born: June 12, 1979
Age: 47
Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2008 - 2026
Years active: 19
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q15814128
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Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ritesh Batra.
Photograph
Director
2019 Movie
Our Souls at Night
Director
2017 Movie
The Sense of an Ending
Director
2017 Movie
Masterchef
Director
2014 Movie
The Lunchbox
Director
2013 Movie
Café Regular, Cairo
Director
2011 Movie
The Morning Ritual
Director
2008 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Ritesh Batra.
Dec 17
Unaccustomed Earth
Director • 1 eps
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Series
Upcoming Series
Next announced series projects with Ritesh Batra.
Dec 17
Unaccustomed Earth
Director • 1 eps
2026 Series
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ritesh Batra.
The Lunchbox
Director
2013 Movie
Our Souls at Night
Director
2017 Movie
Photograph
Director
2019 Movie
The Sense of an Ending
Director
2017 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ritesh Batra.
The Sense of an Ending
Director
2017 Movie
Our Souls at Night
Director
2017 Movie
The Lunchbox
Director
2013 Movie
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Producer
Movie
Photograph
Director
2019 Movie
Café Regular, Cairo
Director
2011 Movie
Masterchef
Director
2014 Movie
The Morning Ritual
Director
2008 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ritesh Batra.
Dec 17
Unaccustomed Earth
Director • 1 eps
2026 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ritesh Batra.
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