Kanika Dhillon was born in Amritsar, and studied at St Stephen College, Delhi, St Xavier's College, Mumbai and the London School of Economics. She's a screenwriter by profession and is co- writing Ra.One, one of Bollywood's most lavish and futuristic projects, which is being produced and stars the inimitable Shah Rukh Khan. Kanika started out working as an assistant director to Farah Khan, on Om Shanti Om, and then moved on to Red Chillies's Billu Barber, which was directed by Priyadarshan.

She has written the hugely successful TV show for Disney called Ishaan. The serial has been such a big hit with kids that the channel has already begun work on season two. Further, her sitcom, Ghar Ki Baat Hai, was nominated for the best comedy series developed for Red Chillies Entertainments and NDTV Imagine.

Kanika Dhillon heads the Creative Content Division at Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.