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Hansal Mehta

Directing · Born 1968-04-29 · Mumbai, Maharashtra

Biography

Hansal Mehta (born 29 April 1968) is an Indian filmmaker. He started his career with television show Khana Khazana (1993–2000) and later moved on to directing films like Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! (2000), Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002) and Woodstock Villa (2008). He received critical acclaim with Shahid (2013), for which he won the National Film Award for Best Direction. He was nominated for a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film for Faraaz (2023). He directed the television series Scam 1992 (2020), for which he won the Filmfare OTT Award for best director and Scoop (2023), which won the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Award for best Asian television series.

Known for

Filmography

2026BillionaireDirector
2024The Buckingham MurdersDirector
2024IndustryHansal Mehta
2024The Lavari ShowSelf
2024LootereCreator
2024ShowtimeSelf
2023Scam 2003: The Telgi StoryCreator
2023ScoopDirector
2023FaraazDirector
2022Modern Love MumbaiAdaptation
2020ChhalaangDirector
2020Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta StoryDirector
2019CargoPDTS Head
2019The Accidental Prime MinisterNaveen Patnaik
2018OmertàDirector
2018GarbageProducer
2017SimranDirector
2016The Kapil Sharma ShowSelf
2016AligarhDirector
2014City LightsDirector
2013ShahidDirector
2010RaakhDirector
2008Woodstock VillaDirector
2007Dus KahaniyaanDirector
2002Yeh Kya Ho Raha HaiDirector
2002ChhalDirector
2000Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!Director
1999Star BestsellersDirector
1997...JayateDirector
—Black RiverDirector
—Untitled LJP FilmProducer
—DilkashiProducer
—PralayProducer
—Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy SagaDirector
—GandhiDirector
—Family BusinessDirector

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