Farah Khan has shared a fun and thoughtful birthday gift idea for director Punit Malhotra, whom she affectionately calls the “handsomest director.” In a post on Instagram, Farah revealed that she plans to gift him a shirt for his birthday, adding a personal touch to their close friendship. Alongside the birthday wishes, she shared a series of photos, including one of Punit shirtless, showing off his fit physique. The caption read, “Happy birthday to the handsomest director in town.. @punitdmalhotra .. ur birthday gift is a ‘shirt’!”
Kareena Kapoor also took to Instagram stories to wish Punit, sharing a photo of him with a message that said, “sirrrrr aap aisi hi haste raho hamesha and love you also hamesha Happy birthday @punitdmalhotra.”
On the professional front, Punit Malhotra began his career as an assistant director on films like Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Hansal Mehta’s Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, and Nikhil Advani’s Kal Ho Naa Ho. He made his directorial debut with I Hate Luv Storys, which he also wrote. His second film, Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, starred Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan. In 2019, he directed Student of the Year 2, featuring Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, and Ananya Pandey.
Punit comes from a family with strong ties to the film industry. His cousins include filmmakers Suneel and Dharmesh Darshan, and his father’s first cousin is the renowned director David Dhawan. Famous designer Manish Malhotra, who worked as the costume designer on Punit’s debut film, is also part of his extended family.
