Dr. Khatri is a Structural Engineer-Designer and Construction Manager by Profession, with 36 years in the business, who decided to become a Filmmaker at 44, and got trained, educated, and now is making Documentary Films about engineering of bldgs.
Dr. Khatri grew up in Pasadena, California, graduating from Marshall Fundamental High School ['81], B.S. Civil Engineering, California State University Los Angeles ['83], M.S. Structural Engineer, CALTECH ['85], MBA Finance, USC ['88], and PhD Structura/Earthquake Engineering ['98].
  • Director (10 Credits)
    Liz Lira: La Reina de Bolivia2024
    Documentary, Feature
    My Name is Khatri2024
    Documentary, Feature
    Nigeria 19652024
    Documentary, Short
    Something From Nothing2024
    Documentary
    University of Student Debt2024
    Documentary, Feature
    Heaven's Gate2020
    Making the World Safe, One Structure at a Time2019
    Documentary, Television, Web / New Media
    Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story2018
    Documentary
    Miracle of Life2018
    Documentary, Short
    The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk2018
    Documentary, Short
  • Producer (8 Credits)
    Liz Lira: La Reina de Bolivia2024
    Documentary, Feature
    My Name is Khatri2024
    Documentary, Feature
    Something From Nothing2024
    Documentary
    University of Student Debt2024
    Documentary, Feature
    Making the World Safe, One Structure at a Time2019
    Documentary, Television, Web / New Media
    Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story2018
    Documentary
    Miracle of Life2018
    Documentary, Short
    The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk2018
    Documentary, Short
  • Writer (8 Credits)
    Liz Lira: La Reina de Bolivia2024
    Documentary, Feature
    My Name is Khatri2024
    Documentary, Feature
    Something From Nothing2024
    Documentary
    University of Student Debt2024
    Documentary, Feature
    Making the World Safe, One Structure at a Time2019
    Documentary, Television, Web / New Media
    Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story2018
    Documentary
    Miracle of Life2018
    Documentary, Short
    The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk2018
    Documentary, Short
  • Photographer (6 Credits)
    "Wrong Place, Wrong Time"2020
    Cactus Lane2020
    Heaven's Gate2020
    Navajo Teardrop2020
    Spooky Night2020
    Urban Confusion2019
  • Acting (1 Credit)
    Making the World Safe, One Structure at a Time2019
    Documentary, Television, Web / New Media
Nominated for BEST SHORT DOC
Miracle of Life
Madrid International Film Festival
Madrid
2019
Official Selection
Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story
Marina del Rey Film Festival
Marina del Rey
2019
Nominated for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ; BEST EDITING; WON BEST EDITING
Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story
Nice International Film Festival
Nice
2019
Nominated for BEST FEATURE DOC; BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ; BEST EDITING; WON BEST EDITING
Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story
Madrid International Film Festival
Madrid
2019
College
University of Southern California
Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering
19911998
College
University of Southern California
Finance
19851988
College
California Institute of Technology
Structural/Earthquake Engineering
19831985
College
California State University, Los Angeles
Civil Engineering
19801983
College
New York Film Academy
Producing, Writing, & Directing
20102012
College
American Film Institute
Directing + Writing
20042005
High School
Marshall Fundamental High School
Engineering
19791981
Birth Date
January 11, 1965
Nickname
Dilip
Birth City
Owerri, Nigeria [West Africa]
Current City
Las Vegas
Hometown
Pasadena, CA
Gender
Male
Children
Viraj Khatri
Dilip is from a famous Indian Actor whose name is?
<dilip kumar>
Dilip is an Indian name meaning ?
<rare gem/jewel>
"Behind Every Successful Man is a Woman ...... that wants to kill him"
Dr. Khatri is a Structural Engineer-Designer and Construction Manager by Profession, with 36 years in the business, who decided to become a Filmmaker at 44, and got trained, educated, and now is making Documentary Films about engineering of bldgs.
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  • A Blockbuster About a Blockbuster Structural Engineer Flourishes as Filmmaker ASCE News
  • Winner of 29 awards from Indian Cinema
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  • A Blockbuster About a Blockbuster Structural Engineer Flourishes as Filmmaker ASCE News
  • Winner of 29 awards from Indian Cinema
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