After debuting as a screenwriter with her father's 1999 directorial Hu Tu Tu,[4] 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).
The daughter of lyricist and poet Gulzar and former actress Raakhee, Meghna Gulzar was born on 13 December 1973 in Maharashtra, Mumbai. She was named Meghna by her mother, after the river Meghna in present day Bangladesh.[5]
Career
Meghna in January 2002
Meghna began her writing career as a freelance writer for The Times of India and the NFDC publication Cinema in India. Her poetry was published in anthologies of the Poetry Society of India. After completing her graduation in Sociology, she worked with noted filmmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza as an assistant director. In 1995, she completed a short course in filmmaking from the Tisch School of Arts, New York University, New York. Upon her return, she joined her father, writer-director Gulzar, as an assistant on his films Maachis and Hu Tu Tu. Meghna simultaneously began scripting her own film along with directing documentaries for Doordarshan and music videos for several music albums.
In 2018, she directed the thriller Raazi.[10] Produced by Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions, it starred Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.[11] The film is based on Harinder Sikka’s novel Calling Sehmat.[12] With worldwide earnings of ₹193 crore (US$24 million), it proved one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films. Both Talvar and Raazi received Filmfare Award for Best Film nominations and Meghna garnered two nominations in the Best Director category for her work. Raazi managed to win Best Film and Meghna won the Best Director award for it as well.
For her next directorial concept, Meghna chose to make a biopic on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, which she named Chhapaak, that is about Malti, an acid attack survivor inspired by Agarwal. The film featured Deepika Padukone as Malti and was critically acclaimed upon its release on 10 January 2020.[13] She will next helm the life of military officer Sam Manekshaw in a biographical film that will star Kaushal as Manekshaw and is produced by Ronnie Screwvala.
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^Megna Gulzar (2004). Because He is. Rupa & Co. p. 67.
^. The Indian Express. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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^. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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^"ALIA BHATT KICKS OFF MEGHNA GULZAR'S UPCOMING ESPIONAGE THRILLER, RAAZI, IN JULY". MumbaiMirror. 23 June 2017. from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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^"Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak begins, director Meghna Gulzar shares first pic". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Meghna Gulzar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Indian name the name Gulzar is a patronymic and the person should be referred to by the given name Meghna Meghna Gulzar is an Indian writer director and producer She is best known for directing of Bollywood film Raazi in 2018 3 Meghna GulzarMeghna in 2018Born 1973 12 13 13 December 1973 age 49 1 Mumbai Maharashtra IndiaOccupation s Writer film director producerYears active2002 presentSpouseGovind SandhuChildrenSamay 2 Parent s Gulzar father Raakhee mother After debuting as a screenwriter with her father s 1999 directorial Hu Tu Tu 4 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 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditThe daughter of lyricist and poet Gulzar and former actress Raakhee Meghna Gulzar was born on 13 December 1973 in Maharashtra Mumbai She was named Meghna by her mother after the river Meghna in present day Bangladesh 5 Career Edit Meghna in January 2002 Meghna began her writing career as a freelance writer for The Times of India and the NFDC publication Cinema in India Her poetry was published in anthologies of the Poetry Society of India After completing her graduation in Sociology she worked with noted filmmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza as an assistant director In 1995 she completed a short course in filmmaking from the Tisch School of Arts New York University New York Upon her return she joined her father writer director Gulzar as an assistant on his films Maachis and Hu Tu Tu Meghna simultaneously began scripting her own film along with directing documentaries for Doordarshan and music videos for several music albums Meghna directed her first film Filhaal in 2002 6 starring former Miss Universe turned actress Sushmita Sen and Tabu Her second directorial movie was Just Married in 2007 7 She also directed a short film Pooranmasi for Sanjay Gupta s anthology Dus Kahaniyaan starring Amrita Singh In 2015 Meghna directed Talvar 8 written by Vishal Bharadwaj and based on the 2008 Noida double murder case 9 In 2018 she directed the thriller Raazi 10 Produced by Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions it starred Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal 11 The film is based on Harinder Sikka s novel Calling Sehmat 12 With worldwide earnings of 193 crore US 24 million it proved one of the highest grossing Bollywood films Both Talvar and Raazi received Filmfare Award for Best Film nominations and Meghna garnered two nominations in the Best Director category for her work Raazi managed to win Best Film and Meghna won the Best Director award for it as well For her next directorial concept Meghna chose to make a biopic on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal which she named Chhapaak that is about Malti an acid attack survivor inspired by Agarwal The film featured Deepika Padukone as Malti and was critically acclaimed upon its release on 10 January 2020 13 She will next helm the life of military officer Sam Manekshaw in a biographical film that will star Kaushal as Manekshaw and is produced by Ronnie Screwvala Filmography EditYear Film Director Story Screenplay Notes1999 Hu Tu Tu Yes2002 Filhaal Yes Yes2007 Just Married Yes Yes Yes2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Yes Segment Puranmaashi2015 Talvar Yes Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Director2018 Raazi Yes Yes Filmfare Award for Best DirectorNominated Filmfare Critics Award for Best FilmNominated Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay2020 Chhapaak Yes Yes2023 Sam Bahadur Yes YesReferences Edit Raghavendra Nandini 14 December 2003 Meghna Gulzar Papa s girl The Economic Times Archived from the original on 26 April 2013 Retrieved 5 February 2013 title Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 Retrieved 2 March 2018 Life beyond Filhaal The Times of India 6 September 2006 Archived from the original on 28 October 2013 Retrieved 3 March 2011 Creative child of celebrities The Hindu 2 January 2004 Archived from the original on 23 September 2009 Retrieved 24 February 2012 Megna Gulzar 2004 Because He is Rupa amp Co p 67 Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema Encyclopaedia Britannica India 2003 p 244 ISBN 978 81 7991 066 5 Just Married The Indian Express 16 March 2007 Archived from the original on 11 October 2012 Retrieved 3 March 2011 Meghna Gulzar I will celebrate Talvar s success NOW Archived from the original on 15 October 2017 Retrieved 14 October 2017 Aarushi murder How Meghna Gulzar s Talvar presented a bang on prediction of what was to come Archived from the original on 14 October 2017 Retrieved 14 October 2017 Alia Bhatt a spy Vicky Kaushal a Pak army man in Meghna Gulzar s Raazi Deccan Chronicle 23 June 2017 Archived from the original on 23 June 2017 Retrieved 24 June 2017 ALIA BHATT KICKS OFF MEGHNA GULZAR S UPCOMING ESPIONAGE THRILLER RAAZI IN JULY MumbaiMirror 23 June 2017 Archived from the original on 25 June 2017 Retrieved 24 June 2017 Alia Bhatt a spy Vicky Kaushal a Pak army man in Meghna Gulzar s Raazi DeccanChronicle 23 June 2017 Archived from the original on 23 June 2017 Retrieved 24 June 2017 Deepika Padukone s Chhapaak begins director Meghna Gulzar shares first pic Hindustan Times 14 February 2019 Retrieved 13 January 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meghna Gulzar Meghna Gulzar at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meghna Gulzar amp oldid 1133220034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
