Kanika Dhillon
Indian author and screenwriter
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| 2025 | Won the IIFA Digital Award for 'Best Story' for the film 'Do Patti'. |
| 2024 | Wrote and produced 'Do Patti', a Netflix original that became the most watched streaming original of the year across all platforms and languages in India, and was featured in Variety's Top Ten list of Most Watched Streaming Originals worldwide. |
| 2024 | Wrote the story for two Netflix releases: Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba and Do Patti |
| 2023 | Wrote the story for Dunki |
| 2023 | Founded her own production house, Kathha Pictures, transitioning into a producer role. |
| 2022 | Wrote the story for two films: Ek Villain Returns and Raksha Bandhan |
| 2022 | Hindutva activists launched a Twitter campaign to boycott the film Raksha Bandhan, which Kanika Dhillon wrote the screenplay for, due to her past tweets perceived as 'Hinduphobic' and critical of the Modi government. |
| 2022 | Wrote the screenplay for 'Raksha Bandhan'. |
| 2021 | Wrote screenplays for two films: 'Haseen Dillruba' and 'Rashmi Rocket'. |
| January 2021 | Kanika Dhillon married screenwriter Himanshu Sharma in January. |
| 2020 | Wrote the screenplay for the film 'Guilty'. |
| 2019 | Wrote the screenplay for 'Judgementall Hai Kya'. |
| 2018 | Wrote scripts for multiple notable films: Manmarziyaan (directed by Anurag Kashyap), Kedarnath (directed by Abhishek Kapoor), and Judgemental Hai Kya (directed by Prakash Kovelamudi). |
| 2018 | Wrote the screenplay for the film 'Kedarnath'. |
| 2018 | Gained widespread recognition as a screenwriter with the romantic drama 'Manmarziyaan'. |
| 2017 | Kanika Dhillon divorced her first husband, Prakash Kovelamudi. |
| 2016 | Released her third novel 'The Dance of Durga'. |
| 2015 | Wrote the Telugu–Tamil bilingual comedy Size Zero, directed by her husband Prakash Kovelamudi and starring Anushka Shetty. |
| 2014 | Kanika Dhillon married her first husband, film director Prakash Kovelamudi. |
| 2013 | Published her second novel 'Shiva and the Rise of the Shadows'. |
| 2012 | Honored by Hindustan Times in their annual 'Top 30 Under 30' youth summit. |
| 2011 | Launched her first best-selling novel 'Bombay Duck is a Fish', which was introduced by Shah Rukh Khan. |
| 2010 | Began writing for the Disney India children's show Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De, which continued until 2011. |
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