Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., better known as Raj & D.K., are an Indian-American filmmaker duo known for their work in Bollywood.[1][2] The duo are popular for their quirky film making and unique sense of style and humour. Their production company, D2R Films,[3] produces films, premium shows and more. Their first series, The Family Man on Amazon Prime Video, became the most liked series, and won various best series awards.[4][5][6] Their most recent film, the out-of-the-box, uniquely relevant Stree, was one of the biggest blockbusters of recent times, and also won the Best Film award at Star Screen Awards, 2018.[7] Their filmography as directors includes popular cult films like Go Goa Gone, Shor In The City, 99. The duo have also started a new initiative, D2R Indie,[8] to encourage new formats and new filmmakers.

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Raj & DK at a press conference for their original series The Family Man
OccupationFilm director and producers
Years active2009 - Present

Career

Raj & DK's first Hindi feature film, 99, was an original crime-comic-thriller-historical-fiction set in Mumbai and Delhi. The New York Times called it "funny, inventive, refreshing"; Box Office magazine (USA) acclaimed that the film "sets new standards in Hindi cinema!"; and a number of Indian publications gave it four star reviews.[9][10]

Their next, Shor in the City, was the most acclaimed Hindi film of the year. It received glowing reviews from across media publications. The film was also made at a micro-budget, making it profitable even before the film's release. The film was also selected to various high-profile film festivals across the world.[11]

Several years later, they came back with Go Goa Gone, which was a clutter-breaking film that introduced to India the first of its kind of a genre-bending film - a stoner/slacker comedy combined with horror and comedy. It became a cult film, especially among the younger audience.[12]

Filmography
Year Film Language Director(s) Producer(s) Writer(s) Notes
2003FlavorsEnglishYesYesYes
200999HindiYesYesYes
2011Shor in the CityHindiYesYesYes
2013Go Goa GoneHindiYesYesYes
2013D for DopidiTeluguYes
2014Happy EndingHindiYesYes
2017A GentlemanHindiYesYes
2018StreeHindiYesYes
2021Go Goa Gone 2HindiYesYesYes
2021Untitled SRK ProjectHindiYesYesYes

Television

Awards

The director duo won the Best Director Award at NYIIFF in 2010 for their feature 'Shor In The City'. The award was presented by Mira Nair. Their short film, Shor (2008) (V), a fast-paced, edgy satire, won the 'Best Film' award at MIAAC Film Festival (Indo-American Arts Council, New York) and won 'Best Cinematography' award at San Francisco Shorts. It was also an official selection at some of the film festivals like Palm Springs, LA Shorts, Slamdance, Raindance, Hawaii and Rhode Island Film Festivals. Raj and DK's film, Stree, was awarded the Best Film award at Star Screen Awards. The film also took home awards in the various categories. Stree was also nominated in various categories in Zee Cine awards as well as Filmfare Awards, and was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director. [13][14][15]

References
  1. "Raj and DK to direct Shahid Kapoor". The Times of India.
  2. "Raj Nidimoru". IMDb.
  3. "With D2R Films (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. "The Family Man, Little Things season 2, Manoj Bajpayee, Shefali Shah win top honours at Critics' Choice Shorts and Series Awards- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. "Raj and DK's 'The Family Man' wins the Best Series award at the Critics Choice shorts & series awards". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. "Made In Heaven, Delhi Crime, The Family Man win big at Critics` Choice Shorts and Series Awards 2019". Radiocity.in. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. "Star Screen Awards 2018 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt wins Best Actress, Rajkummar Rao and Ranveer Singh are Best Actors". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. "Raj Nidimoru Krishna DK working on two micro-series". The Week. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. "99 is a very funny film". Rediff. 18 May 2009.
  10. Saltz, Rachel (14 May 2009). "Bollywood Without the Song and Dance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. "Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK: People had trust issues with us initially - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. "Go Goa Gone is our kind of film: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK". India Today. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  13. "Telugu Cinema interview - Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK - Film Directors".
  14. "99 is a very funny film". Rediff. 18 May 2009.
  15. https://movies.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/movies/15nine.html
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