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Karan Malhotra Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 2 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth24 July

BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra

ProfessionFilm Director, Writer, Screenwriter

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseEkta Pathak

FamilyFather - Ravi Malhotra; maternal relatives include Prem Chopra and members of the Kapoor family

Karan Malhotra Biography

Karan Malhotra is an Indian film director, writer and screenwriter from Mumbai. Known for directing the 2012 Agneepath remake and later films such as 2015

Early life and background

Karan Ravi Malhotra was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and is described as a native of the city. His date of birth is listed as 24 July. He comes from a family with connections to the Hindi film industry: his father, Ravi Malhotra, worked as a film producer, and several well-known film personalities are listed among his maternal relatives.

Physical details recorded in available profiles indicate Karan Malhotra stands around 170 cm (1.70 m), or roughly 5'7", with brown eyes and black hair.

Career

Malhotra began his film career working in technical and supporting roles before moving into direction and writing. In the early 1990s he worked as a cinematographer on a number of Hindi films. He later gained experience as an assistant director on several high-profile projects, including Pukar (2000) as his debut assistant-directing credit, and films such as Lajja (2001), Main Hoon Na (2004), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and My Name Is Khan (2010).

He made his feature directorial and screenwriting debut with the 2012 film Agneepath, a high-profile remake for which he was recognised with a Zee Cine Award in the Special Award Power-Club Box Office category. Malhotra followed that with the 2015 film Brothers, on which he served as director and screenwriter.

In 2016 he began work on an adaptation titled Shuddhi, intended to be based on the novel The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi; that project was ultimately shelved. He later wrote and directed Shamshera, released in 2022. The film did not find commercial success and attracted strong criticism from audiences and reviewers. Malhotra addressed the film's underperformance in an Instagram post in July 2022.

Public profile

Malhotra has spoken positively in interviews about working with producer Aditya Chopra, describing Chopra as a producer who stands by his films whether they succeed or fail. Beyond filmmaking, Malhotra is involved in teaching and frequently leads sessions on film direction at the acting school Actor Prepares, founded by Anupam Kher.

Personal life

Karan Malhotra is married to Ekta Pathak, who is identified as a screenwriter. His family includes maternal relatives from notable film families; names listed among those relatives include Prem Chopra and members of the Kapoor family.

Latest updates

After the 2022 release of Shamshera, Malhotra publicly reflected on the films performance via social media and has continued to engage with the film community through teaching and public appearances. Earlier plans for the adaptation Shuddhi remain shelved according to available reports.

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Recent Work

Agneepath

Directorial and screenwriting debut; earned a Zee Cine Award in the Special Award Power-Club Box Office category.

2012
Brothers

Directed and co-wrote this Hindi film.

2015
Shamshera

Wrote and directed this 2022 release which underperformed at the box office.

2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Worked as a cinematographer in the early 1990s
  2. Assistant director credits on Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001), Main Hoon Na (2004), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and My Name Is Khan (2010)
  3. Directed and wrote Agneepath (2012)
  4. Directed and wrote Brothers (2015)
  5. Directed and wrote Shamshera (2022)
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When was Karan Malhotra born?

Karan Malhotra was born on 24 July.

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Karan Malhotra is known for film Director, Writer, Screenwriter.

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Karan Malhotra is publicly listed as married to Ekta Pathak.