Kanika Dhillon

Kanika Dhillon
Born
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Stephen's College
London School of Economics
Occupations
  • Producer
  • Author
  • screenwriter
Spouses
(m. 2014; div. 2017)
(m. 2021)

Kanika Dhillon is an Indian producer, author and screenwriter known for her significant contributions in the Indian entertainment industry. While her writing journey began with the best selling novel, Bombay Duck is a Fish (2011), which was launched by Shah Rukh Khan; she followed with two successive and acclaimed novels soon after, Shiva and the Rise of the Shadows (2013), and the drama The Dance of Durga (2016).

It was in 2018, with romantic drama Manmarziyaan (2018), that Kanika gained widespread recognition as a screenwriter. She followed it up with films like Kedarnath (2018), Judgementall Hai Kya (2019), Guilty (2020), Haseen Dillruba (2021), Rashmi Rocket (2021) and Raksha Bandhan (2022)

In 2023, Dhillon transitioned into the role of a producer, by founding her production house, Kathha Pictures.