Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., better known as Raj & D.K., are an Indian-American filmmaker duo known for their work in Bollywood. The duo are popular for their quirky film making and unique sense of style and humour. Their production company, D2R Films, produces films, premium shows and more. Their first series, The Family Man on Amazon Prime Video, became the most liked series, and won various best series awards. Their most recent film, the out-of-the-box, uniquely relevant Stree, was one of the biggest blockbusters of recent times, and also won the Best Film award at Star Screen Awards, 2018. Their filmography as directors includes popular cult films like Go Goa Gone, Shor In The City, 99. The duo have also started a new initiative, D2R Indie, to encourage new formats and new filmmakers.
Career
Raj & DK's first Hindi feature film, 99, was an original crime-comic-thriller-historical-fiction set in Mumbai and Delhi. The New York Times called it "funny, inventive, refreshing"; Box Office magazine acclaimed that the film "sets new standards in Hindi cinema!"; and a number of Indian publications gave it four star reviews. Their next, Shor in the City, was the most acclaimed Hindi film of the year. It received glowing reviews from across media publications. The film was also made at a micro-budget, making it profitable even before the film's release. The film was also selected to various high-profile film festivals across the world. Several years later, they came back with Go Goa Gone, which was a clutter-breaking film that introduced to India the first of its kind of a genre-bending film - a stoner/slacker comedy combined with horror and comedy. It became a cult film, especially among the younger audience.
The director duo won the Best Director Award at NYIIFF in 2010 for their feature 'Shor In The City'. The award was presented by Mira Nair. Their short film, Shor , a fast-paced, edgy satire, won the 'Best Film' award at MIAAC Film Festival 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. Raj and DK's film, Stree, was awarded the Best Film award at Star Screen Awards. The film also took home awards in the various categories. Stree was also nominated in various categories in Zee Cine awards as well as Filmfare Awards, and was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.
