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Hansal Mehta

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Hansal Mehta (r) with cinematographer Satya Rai Nagpaul
Pratik and Shreya tell IMDb what surprised them the most about the audience reaction to their show and give a special mention to their co-stars who had equally memorable roles.
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Hansal Mehta is a film director best known for Shahid (2013), Citylights (2014), Aligarh (2016), Omertà (2018) and Scam 1992 (2020). He is known for films that depict social and political realities in deeply polarised and troubled times. His films are remarkable for their understanding of characters and their worlds, while telling important stories. His films Shahid (2013) and Omertà(2018) premiered as official selections at different editions of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Aligarh (2016) a moving tale about a professor suspended by university for being gay premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2015. His films have traveled to festivals around the world and have been extensively written about and discussed in both international and local forums. He won the National Award for Best Direction in 2014 for his film Shahid.
BornApril 29, 1968
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Hansal Mehta
Hansal Mehta, Rupinder Nagra, Rajkummar Rao, and Timothy Ryan Hickernell in Omerta (2017)
Hansal Mehta and Rajkummar Rao in Aligarh (2015)
Hansal Mehta, Rupinder Nagra, Rajkummar Rao, and Timothy Ryan Hickernell in Omerta (2017)
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Known for

Shahid (2012)
Shahid
8.2
  • Writer
  • 2012
Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in Aligarh (2015)
Aligarh
7.8
  • Director
  • 2015
Rajkummar Rao in Omerta (2017)
Omerta
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2017
Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa Paul in CityLights (2014)
CityLights
7.3
  • Director
  • 2014

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Writer

  • Arshad Warsi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Danesh Razvi, Sarika, Chitrangda Singh, Yann Yann Yeo, Pratik Gandhi, Meiyang Chang, Masaba Gupta, Ritwik Bhowmik, and Ranveer Brar in Modern Love: Mumbai (2022)
    Modern Love: Mumbai
  • Rajkummar Rao in Omerta (2017)
    Omerta
  • Shahid (2012)
    Shahid
  • Raakh: A Poem Masked in Blood (2007)
    Raakh: A Poem Masked in Blood
  • Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
    Dus Kahaniyaan
    • (segment High on the Highway)
  • ...Jayate (1997)
    ...Jayate
  • Sanjeev Kapoor in Khana Khazana (1993)
    Khana Khazana

Director

  • The Buckingham Murders
    • Post-production
  • Untitled Mahatma Gandhi Biography Project
    • (show runner)
    • Pre-production
  • Scoop
    • Post-production
  • Gagandev Riar in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story (2022)
    Scam 2003: The Telgi Story
  • Faraaz (2022)
    Faraaz
  • Arshad Warsi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Danesh Razvi, Sarika, Chitrangda Singh, Yann Yann Yeo, Pratik Gandhi, Meiyang Chang, Masaba Gupta, Ritwik Bhowmik, and Ranveer Brar in Modern Love: Mumbai (2022)
    Modern Love: Mumbai
  • Saurabh Shukla, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Rajkummar Rao in Chhalaang (2020)
    Chhalaang
  • Pratik Gandhi in Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)
    Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
  • Kangana Ranaut in Simran (2017)
    Simran
  • Rajkummar Rao in Omerta (2017)
    Omerta
  • Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in Aligarh (2015)
    Aligarh
  • Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa Paul in CityLights (2014)
    CityLights
  • Shahid (2012)
    Shahid
  • Woodstock Villa (2008)
    Woodstock Villa
  • Raakh: A Poem Masked in Blood (2007)
    Raakh: A Poem Masked in Blood
  • Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
    Dus Kahaniyaan
    • (segment High on the Highway)
  • Family Business (2004)
    Family Business
  • Anjaan (2005)
    Anjaan

Producer

  • Timir
    • Post-production
  • Dedh Bigha Zameen
    • Completed
  • Lootere
    • In Production
  • Pratik Gandhi in Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)
    Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
    • (showrunner)
  • Locked in Love (2020)
    Locked in Love
  • Akshaye Khanna and Anupam Kher in The Accidental Prime Minister (2019)
    The Accidental Prime Minister
  • Garbage (2018)
    Garbage
  • Rajkummar Rao, Naveen Kasturia, Edward Sonnenblick, and Patralekhaa Paul in Bose: Dead/Alive (2017)
    Bose: Dead/Alive
  • Sapana
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Omerta Trailer
Demo Reel 4:23
Omerta Trailer
Aligarh Trailer
Demo Reel 2:19
Aligarh Trailer
Pratik and Shreya's shout out to their co-actors in Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta
Clip 6:33
Pratik and Shreya's shout out to their co-actors in Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta
Fun on the Sets of 'Chhalaang' | IMDb Exclusive
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Fun on the Sets of 'Chhalaang' | IMDb Exclusive

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    • April 29, 1968
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Was directing the shelved movie "Samachar"(2004) starring and produced by Ashish Chanana,Directed by Hansal Mehta

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    Son Jai Mehta is an upcoming director. He made his debut with the 2017 short film 'PaaniPath' for National Geographic.

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