About

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Birthday:
1973-12-13
Place of birth:
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Meghna Gulzar

Overview

Meghna Gulzar is an Indian writer, director and producer. The daughter of lyricist & poet Gulzar and former actress Raakhee, she was born on 13 December 1973 in Maharashtra, Mumbai. She is best known for directing of Bollywood film Raazi in 2018.

After debuting as a screenwriter with her father's 1999 directorial Hu Tu Tu, Meghna directed her first film, the drama Filhaal... (2002), though did not achieve success in direction that decade. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she directed the critically acclaimed Talvar (2015), which earned her Best Director nominations despite underperforming at the box office. Her first directorial profitable venture came in 2018, when she directed the patriotic thriller Raazi, that emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for her work in the same. This established her as a director, and she next helmed the biographical drama Chhapaak (2020).

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Known for

Directing
2023 Sam Bahadur Directing Director 59
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2020 Chhapaak Directing Director 59
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2018 Raazi Directing Director 61
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2015 Talvar Directing Director 62
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2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Directing Director 58
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2007 Just Married Directing Director 59
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2002 Filhaal... Directing Director N/A
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1995 Naseem Directing First Assistant Director 59
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Daayra Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Sam Bahadur Writing Writer 59
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2020 Chhapaak Writing Story 59
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2020 Chhapaak Writing Dialogue 59
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2020 Chhapaak Writing Screenplay 59
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2018 Raazi Writing Screenplay 61
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2007 Just Married Writing Writer 59
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2002 Filhaal... Writing Writer N/A
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Daayra Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2020 Chhapaak Production Producer 59
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