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Quick Info

Date of birth15 June 1978

Age46 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

ProfessionDirector, Screenwriter

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseAnusha Bose

FamilyDaughter - Myrah Katariya

Net worth₹4.9 Crore

Sharat Katariya Biography

Sharat Katariya is an Indian film director and screenwriter from New Delhi. He began working in films in the early 2000s, first assisting on projects and,

Early life and background
Sharat Katariya was born on 15 June 1978 in New Delhi, India. He grew up in the city and later completed post-graduate studies in Mass Communication at Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. His upbringing and education in the capital city helped shape his interest in storytelling and filmmaking.

Career
Katariya entered the film world in the early 2000s, working in assistant and writing roles before moving into directing. One of his earliest credited industry roles was assisting Rajat Kapoor on the 2003 film Raghu Romeo, where he also contributed lyrics for the songs. He later assisted director Arindam Chaudhari on the 2004 film Rok Sako To Rok Lo and wrote dialogues for titles such as Sunglass and Bheja Fry.

He moved into full-length directing with his debut feature 10 m Love in 2010, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. That film featured Tisca Chopra, Rajat Kapoor, and Purab Kohli in central roles. Prior to that, one of his directorial works, titled That’s What My Dad Used to Say, was screened at the Ethnofilm and Berlin Film festivals.

Katariya wrote the screenplay for Mixed Doubles (2006), a commercial Bollywood film that featured actors including Konkona Sen Sharma, Koel Purie, Ranvir Shorey, and Rajat Kapoor.

His 2015 film Dum Laga Ke Haisha brought him wider public recognition. Released internationally under the title My Big Fat Bride, the film starred Bhumi Pednekar and Ayushmann Khurrana and was noted for its positive reception from both audiences and critics. In 2018 he directed Sui Dhaaga: Made In India, a film starring Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma that was described as being based on a true story.

Public profile
Katariya is married to actress Anusha Bose; the couple wed on 1 December 2006 and have a daughter named Myrah Katariya. He is identified as Hindu and belongs to the Jat community. Personal interests listed for him include photography, travelling, and writing.

Quick personal details that appear in public records include his height at approximately 170 cm (about 5'7") and a reported weight of about 85 kg (around 175 lbs). His eye and hair colour are described as black. His zodiac sign is Gemini.

In interviews he has spoken candidly about how his family recognizes themselves in his work: when Dum Laga Ke Haisha was released he said he did not let his family watch the film because members would see themselves reflected in various characters and he was concerned they might call him out for drawing on their lives.

Latest updates
As of the information available, Katariya’s most recent major directorial releases include Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) and Sui Dhaaga: Made In India (2018). Earlier and ongoing contributions to cinema also include dialogue and lyric writing as well as assistant-directing roles dating back to the early 2000s.

He lists filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Billy Wilder, and Subhash Ghai among his favourite directors, and names Rajat Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap as favourite writers. Among films and musicians he has cited as favourites are All About My Mother and Some Like It Hot, and singers and composers such as Kumar Sanu and Anu Malik.

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Recent Work

Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Director; released internationally as My Big Fat Bride (2015).

2015
Sui Dhaaga: Made In India

Director; film based on a true story starring Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma (2018).

2018
10 m Love

Directorial debut; adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2010).

2010
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Career Highlights

  1. Assisted Rajat Kapoor on Raghu Romeo (2003) and contributed song lyrics.
  2. Wrote the screenplay for Mixed Doubles (2006).
  3. Directed 10 m Love (2010), Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), and Sui Dhaaga: Made In India (2018).
  4. Had a film screened at the Ethnofilm and Berlin Film festivals.
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Net Worth

₹4.9 Crore

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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When was Sharat Katariya born?

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