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Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter

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Born
May 24, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1973

About Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder is an Indian filmmaker and film editor. After working as an editor for several films, Kunder made his directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan whom he met while working on her 2004 film Main Hoon Na. He worked as an editor for several films beginning with Champion (2000), before turning to direction with Jaan-E-Mann. Kunder was born on 24 May 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Kunder worked as an electronics engineer for Motorola for four years before changing profession.

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Shirish Kunder timeline

  1. Kunder was born on 24 May 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
  2. He worked as an editor for several films beginning with Champion (2000), before turning to direction with Jaan-E-Mann.
  3. He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan whom he met while working on her 2004 film Main Hoon Na.
  4. After working as an editor for several films, Kunder made his directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006).

The world when Shirish Kunder was born

Shirish Kunder was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shirish Kunder's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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