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Meghna Gulzar Details
Profession Director
Age 50 Years
Date Of Birth 13 December 1973
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Birthplace Mumbai Maharashtra
Height 5.4 Feet
Weight 65 Kgs
Notable Work Raazi
Net Worth $30 million
Instagram  @meghnagulzar
Twitter  @meghnagulzar

Biography

Biography

Meghna Gulzar is a writer director and producer from India. She is best known for directing the 2018 Bollywood film Raazi. After making her directorial debut as a screenwriter with her father's 1999 film Hu Tu Tu Meghna directed her first film the drama Filhaal... (2002) though she did not achieve success in that decade. 

She returned to directing after an eight-year hiatus with the critically acclaimed Talvar (2015) which earned her Best Director nominations despite underperforming at the box office. Her first profitable directorial venture came in 2018 when she directed the patriotic thriller Raazi which became one of India's highest-grossing films. For her work on the film she received the Filmfare Award for Best Director.

Age

Meghna Gulzar will be 50 years old in 2023. Gulzar was born on December 13 1973 in Mumbai Maharashtra. Her zodiac sign is Saggitarius.

Childhood

During an interview Meghna said ’ My parents and I have a close relationship. My childhood I believe was typical. Whatever they were in their public and professional lives they were always my father and mother at home. If anything I admire them for raising me separately and together.’

Education

After earning her bachelor's degree in sociology she worked as an assistant director for renowned filmmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza. She completed a short filmmaking course at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1995.

Family

Family

Meghna is the daughter of lyricist and poet Gulzar and former actress Raakhee. Her mother named her Meghna after the river Meghna in modern-day Bangladesh.

Meghna Gulzar’s Husband

Who is Meghna Gulzar’s Husband?

She is married to Govind Sandhu the co-founder and CFO of Antworks Pte. Ltd. Samay is their son from their marriage. The couple married on January 9 2000 in a simple but elegant ceremony at Meghna's father Gulzar's Bunglow.

Career

Career

Meghna began her career as a freelance writer for The Times of India and the NFDC magazine Cinema in India. Her poetry has been published in anthologies edited by the Indian Poetry Society. Following her sociology degree Meghna Gulzar worked as an assistant director for renowned director Saeed Akhtar Mirza. She took a brief filmmaking course at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1995.

Sushmita Sen a former Miss Universe turned actor and Tabu appeared in Meghna's first film Filhaal which was released in 2002. Her second film Just Married was released in 2007. She also directed the short film Pooranmasi starring Amrita Singh for Sanjay Gupta's anthology Dus Kahaniyaan. Meghna received two nominations for Best Director joining nominations for Talvar and Raazi in the Filmfare Award for Best Film category. Meghna also won Best Director for Raazi which helped the film win Best Film.

Best Movies of Meghna Gulzar

Filhaal...

Filhaal... is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Meghna Gulzar (in her feature directorial debut). Sushmita Sen Tabu Sanjay Suri and Palash Sen star. With the film Meghna Gulzar daughter of lyricist Gulzar and actress Raakhee made her directorial debut. 

The film was critically acclaimed particularly Sushmita Sen's performance for which she was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Anu Malik composed the music and background score. Anjan Biswas composed the background music. Gulzar wrote all of the lyrics.

Talvar

Talvar also known as Guilty in the United States is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Meghna Gulzar and written by Vishal Bhardwaj. The film is based on the 2008 Noida double murder case involving a teenage girl and her family's servant and is produced by Bhardwaj and Vineet Jain. 

The film starring Irrfan Khan Konkona Sen Sharma and Neeraj Kabi follows the investigation of a murder case from three different perspectives: the police investigation the first Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe and an investigation by a different CBI team.

Talvar premiered in the special presentation section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was also shown at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival. It was released in theatres in India on October 2 2015 to mostly positive reviews with particular praise for its writing and performances; however many critics felt that the film was heavily biased towards parents.

Raazi

Raazi is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions' Vineet Jain Karan Johar Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta. It stars Alia Bhatt and is co-written by Vicky Kaushal Rajit Kapur Shishir Sharma and Jaideep Ahlawat. 

The film is based on Harinder Sikka's 2008 novel Calling Sehmat a true story about an Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent who is married into a family of military officers in Pakistan to relay information to India prior to the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. Raazi's principal photography began in July 2017 in Mumbai and was completed on October 27 2017.
Raazi debuted on May 11 2018. 
Raazi which was made on a budget of 350 million (US$4.4 million) went on to gross 1.96 billion (US$25 million) worldwide becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films with a female protagonist. It was also a critical success with praise for Meghna's direction and Bhatt's performance. 

Raazi received 15 nominations and won 5 awards (tying with Andhadhun) at the 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Film Best Director (Gulzar) and Best Actress (Bhatt).

Chhapaak

Chhapaak is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of Laxmi Agarwal an acid attack survivor. The film directed by Meghna Gulzar stars Deepika Padukone in the lead role of a character inspired by Agarwal as well as Vikrant Massey and Madhurjeet Sarghi. Padukone's production debut as well as her acting comeback after two years after Padmaavat (2018). Fox Star Studios Ka Productions Avernus Productions and Mriga Films all contributed to the project.

From March to June 2019 filming took place in and around New Delhi and Mumbai. The film will be released in cinemas worldwide on January 10 2020 and has been declared tax-free in Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Padukone's portrayal of an acid attack survivor was widely praised despite the film's commercial failure.

Upcoming Movies of Meghna Gulzar

Sam Bahadur

The producers of Meghna Gulzar's upcoming film Sam Bahadur announced on Thursday that the film will be released in theatres on December 1 2023. RSVP Movies produced the film which stars Vicky Kaushal as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. Fatima Sana Shaikh plays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the film and Sanya Malhotra plays Manekshaw's wife Silloo.

Career Timeline

Year Meghna Gulzar Movies Meghna Gulzar Role
1999 Hu Tu Tu Screenplay
2002 Filhaal... Director
2007 Just Married Director
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Director
2015 Talvar Director
2018 Raazi Director
2020 Chhapaak Director
2023 Sam Bahadur Director

Controversies

Copyright Controversy

Rakesh Bharti a writer claimed that he wrote the story of Laxmi which Meghna adapted into a film. The news quickly spread prompting the director to file an affidavit in response to the writer's claim. Meghna stated in the report that Rakesh's suit was wholly misconceived frivolous legally untenable and unmeritorious. According to the statement there cannot be a case of copyright because the information is not in the public domain.

Net Worth

The total net worth of Meghna Gulzar is INR 30 million. According to media reports Meghna Gulzar charges around INR 5-6 crores for directing a film and her net worth is estimated to be in the range of INR 10-15 crores.

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