Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.

Raj and D.K.
Residence	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Occupation	Film Director(s) Producer(s)

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. widely known as Raj and DK are an Indian American film director-producer duo known for their works in Bollywood.^[1][2] The duo directed the widely known super-hits such as Shor in the City and Go Goa Gone touted to be India’s first zombie film, with Saif Ali Khan.^[3][4] Raj & DK's latest offering is a meta romcom, Happy Ending.

The Indian emigrants to the United States - Raj & DK’s first Hindi feature film, 99 is 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.^[5][6]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Writer(s)	Notes
2009	99	Hindi	Yes		Yes
2011	Shor in the City	Hindi	Yes		Yes
2013	Go Goa Gone	Hindi	Yes		Yes
2014	Happy Ending	Hindi	Yes		Yes

Awards

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.^[7][8][9]

References

1. "Raj and DK to direct Shahid Kapoor". The Times of India.
2. "Raj Nidimoru". IMDb.
3. "In conversation with Saif Ali Khan, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K". YouTube.
4. "How Director Duo Raj & D.K. Broke Into Bollywood".
5. "99 is a very funny film". Rediff. 18 May 2009.
6. http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/movies/15nine.html
7. "Telugu Cinema interview - Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK - Film Directors".
8. "99 is a very funny film". Rediff. 18 May 2009.
9. http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/movies/15nine.html