Director

Hansal Mehta

Directing

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Directed credits

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Strong directing catalog.

TMDB popularity

2.7

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 5All crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 990865

IMDb ID: nm0576554

Known for: Directing

Born: April 29, 1968

Age: 57

Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1997 - 2024

Years active: 28

Average TMDB rating: 6.34

Wikidata: Q16732431

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Director (19)Creator (2)Adaptation (1)Producer (1)

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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.

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