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Meghna Gulzar was born on 13 December, 1973 in bombay now in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is a Writer, film director, producer. Discover Meghna Gulzar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?
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Writer, film director, producer |
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51 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
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13 December 1973 |
Birthday |
13 December |
Birthplace |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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India |
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Meghna Gulzar Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Meghna Gulzar's Husband?
Her husband is Govind Sandhu
Family |
Parents |
Gulzar (father)
Raakhee (mother) |
Husband |
Govind Sandhu |
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Children |
Samay |
Meghna Gulzar Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Meghna Gulzar worth at the age of 51 years old? Meghna Gulzar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. She is from India. We have estimated
Meghna Gulzar's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
For her next directorial concept, Meghna choose 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. 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. This film will go on floors in middle of 2020 and release in the first quarter of 2021.
In 2018, she directed the thriller Raazi. Produced by Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions, it starred Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. The film is based on Harinder Sikka’s novel Calling Sehmat. With worldwide earnings of ₹ 193 crore (US$27 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.
Meghna directed her first film, Filhaal, in 2002, starring former Miss Universe-turned-actress Sushmita Sen and Tabu. Her second directorial movie was Just Married in 2007. She also directed a short film Pooranmasi for Sanjay Gupta's anthology Dus Kahaniyaan, starring Amrita Singh. In 2015, Meghna directed Talvar, written by Vishal Bharadwaj and based on the 2008 Noida double murder case.
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.
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.