Shashank Khaitan

Shashank Khaitan is an Indian screenwriter, director, actor and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for his association with Dharma Productions, having written and directed the Dulhania films, Humpty Sharma (2014) and Badrinath (2017), which starred Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. Khaitan earned a Filmfare Award for Best Director nomination for the latter. He then wrote and directed the romantic drama Dhadak (2018), a remake of the 2016 Marathi-language film Sairat. Following two independent production ventures for Dharma including Good Newwz (2019), he founded Mentor Disciple Entertainment, whose maiden venture was his next film, Govinda Naam Mera (2022). Apart from directing a segment of the 2021 Netflix anthology Ajeeb Daastaans, he has since written scripts for Dil Bechara (2020) and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023), and produced the action thriller Yodha (2024).