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{{short description|Indian film producer}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Krishika Lulla
| image         = Krishika Lulla on Monogram collection (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Lulla in 2018
| birth_name    = Krishika Singh
| birth_date    =
| birth_place   =
| occupation    = Film producer, writer
| years_active  = 2010–present
| spouse        = Sunil Lulla
| children      = 1
| notable_works = {{ubl|''[[Tanu Weds Manu Returns]]''|''[[Happy Bhag Jayegi]]''}}
| organisation  = [[Eros International]]
}}
'''Krishika Lulla''' is an Indian film producer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishika Lulla On Bollywood, Films And Women Leaders |url=https://businessworld.in/article/krishika-lulla-on-bollywood-films-and-women-leaders-117968 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=BW Businessworld |language=en}}</ref> She made her foray into producing films with 2010s romantic film ''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]'', a co-production with [[Sajid Nadiadwala]], starring [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Priyanka Chopra]].<ref name=":0" /> In December 2010, India's first live action animation film ''[[Toonpur Ka Superrhero]]'' was released, with Krishika at the helm as producer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-03 |title=Toonpur Ka Superhero to release on December 17 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/toonpur-ka-superhero-to-release-on-december-17/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Krishika married Sunil Lulla, managing director and executive vice-chair of [[Eros International]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=The Peacock |date=2017-11-28 |title=KRISHIKA LULLA |url=https://www.thepeacockmagazine.com/krishika-lulla |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Peacock Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Career==
2011 was a successful year for the Lulla with two more movies to her credit – the much acclaimed ''[[Chalo Dilli]]'' by Shashant Shah,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Bhupathi Gears Up For His Acting Debut |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/mahesh-bhupathi-gears-up-for-his-acting-debut-619484 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> a fun slice of life film starring [[Lara Dutta]] and [[Vinay Pathak]] and ''[[Desi Boyz]]'' starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]], [[Deepika Padukone]] and [[Chitrangada Singh]]. ''Desi Boyz'' had Krishika<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Krishika-Lulla-is-all-for-encouraging-young-talent/articleshow/10780659.cms |title=Krishika Lulla is all for encouraging young talent |date=2011-11-19 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> launching the talented Rohit Dhawan, son of [[David Dhawan]] in his directorial debut.
In 2013, Krishika produced the film ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'', directed by [[Anand L. Rai]], starring [[Sonam Kapoor]], [[Dhanush]], and [[Abhay Deol]]. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2013-07-10 |title=Raanjhanaa’s director plans trilogy of romantic musicals : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/raanjhanaas-director-plans-trilogy-of-romantic-musicals/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bajatey Raho]]'', another production by Krishika, featured an ensemble cast including [[Vinay Pathak]], [[Ranvir Shorey]], [[Tusshar Kapoor]], [[Ravi Kishan]] and [[Dolly Ahluwalia]].
In 2015, Krishika teamed up with notable director [[Anand L. Rai]] to present what would be one of the biggest hits of that year, [[Tanu Weds Manu Returns]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-13 |title=‘Tanu Weds Manu 2’ a real sequel: Krishika Lulla |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tanu-weds-manu-2-a-real-sequel-krishika-lulla/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>  Their association further continued with [[Happy Bhag Jayegi]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/140816/it-is-the-content-that-brought-us-together-krishika-lulla.html |title=It is the content that brought us together: Krishika Lulla |first1=Rohit |last1=Bhatnagar |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=2014-08-14}}</ref> directed by [[Mudassar Aziz]], a family entertainer starring [[Diana Penty]], [[Abhay Deol]], [[Ali Fazal]] and [[Momal Sheikh]] that released on 19 August 2016.
In 2016, Krishika produced the entertainment thriller [[Banjo (2016 film)|Banjo]],<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://bollyspice.com/nargis-fakhri-krishika-lulla-learn-language-banjo/ |title=Nargis Fakhri and Krishika Lulla learn a language for Banjo |date=2016-08-14 |website=Bollyspice}}</ref> which was a musical drama which marking multiple national award-winning Marathi Director [[Ravi Jadhav]]’s debut in Hindi starring [[Riteish Deshmukh]] and [[Nargis Fakhri]]. Banjo made its worldwide release on 23 September.
With a diverse range of Bollywood films to her credit already, Krishika has also forayed into regional cinema and backed two Marathi projects -, [[Phuntroo]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bollyspice.com/phuntroo-to-zara-hatke-krishika-lulla-is-excited-about-her-regional-films |title=Phuntroo to & Zara Hatke, Krishika Lulla is excited about her regional films |first1=Joginder |last1=Tuteja |date=2016-03-13 | website=Bollyspice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9944/ |title=Krishika Lulla's sci-fi experiment in Marathi pays off with Phuntroo |first1=Joginder |last1=Tuteja |date=2016-03-14 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917033928/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9944/ |archive-date=2016-09-17}}</ref> a sci-fi romantic love story, a first for Marathi cinema, directed by National Award Winning [[Sujay Dahake]] and & Jara Hatke, starring [[Mrinal Kulkarni]], [[Indraneil Sengupta]], [[Siddharth Menon (singer)|Siddharth Menon]] and Shivani Rangole, a beautiful story of human relationships, which she co-produced with [[Ravi Jadhav]], both of which released earlier this year (2016).
As brand ambassador, Krishika recently hosted the launch of the new Asian restaurant Dashanzi at JW Marriott, [[Juhu]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebs At Dashanzi Restaurant Launch |url=https://www.darpanmagazine.com/photos/bollywood/celebs-at-dashanzi-restaurant-launch/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.darpanmagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== As Producer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]''
| rowspan="9" | [[Hindi]]
|
|-
| ''[[Toonpur Ka Super Hero]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Chalo Dilli]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Desi Boyz]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Raanjhanaa]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Bajatey Raho]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[Tanu Weds Manu Returns]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=bhatnagar |first=rohit |date=2016-08-14 |title=It is the content that brought us together: Krishika Lulla |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/140816/it-is-the-content-that-brought-us-together-krishika-lulla.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>
|
|-
| ''[[Happy Bhag Jayegi]]''
|
|-
|''[[NH10 (film)|NH10]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-14 |title=NH10′ will grow via word of mouth: Krishika Lulla |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nh10-will-grow-via-word-of-mouth-krishika-lulla/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Phuntroo]]''
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|
|}
== Awards ==
In 2015, she received the FOG Award at the [[San Francisco International Film Festival|San Francisco Global Movie Fest]], organized by the Federation of Indo-American Association of Northern California.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-09-06 |title=Krishika Lulla bagged the Fog Award in California last month |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/krishika-lulla-bagged-the-fog-award-in-california-last-month/articleshow/48837567.cms |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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