Hansal Mehta
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Hansal Mehta
Filmography
Acting (2)
2019
Cargoas PDTS Head
4.8
2019
The Accidental Prime Ministeras Naveen Patnaik
5.3
Production & Directing (23)
2026
Birds in the DarkProducer
2024
The Buckingham MurdersDirector
5.9
2023
FaraazDirector
4.7
2020
ChhalaangDirector
6.2
2018
OmertàDirector
6.8
2018
OmertàScreenplay
6.8
2018
GarbageProducer
4.3
2017
SimranDirector
4.9
2016
AligarhDirector
6.8
2014
City LightsDirector
7.0
2013
ShahidDirector
7.3
2010
RaakhDirector
9.0
2008
Woodstock VillaDirector
3.8
2007
Dus KahaniyaanDirector
4.1
2002
Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?Director
5.5
2002
ChhalDirector
9.0
2000
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!Director
10.0
1997
...JayateDirector
5.0
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Black RiverDirector
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Black RiverProducer
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Untitled LJP FilmProducer
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DilkashiProducer
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PralayProducer