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.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 Best Director award at
Filmfare for her work in the same. This established her as a director,
and Meghna next helmed the biographical drama Chhapaak (2020).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.
of lyricist & poet Gulzar and former actress Raakhee, she was born on
13 December 1973 in Maharashtra, Mumbai.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 Best Director award at
Filmfare for her work in the same. This established her as a director,
and Meghna next helmed the biographical drama Chhapaak (2020).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.
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