Meghna Gulzar
| Meghna Gulzar | |
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 Meghna Gulzar at the premiere of Dus Kahaniyaan | |
| Born |
Meghna Gulzar 13 December 1973[1] |
| Occupation | Writer, Film Director |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Govind Sandhu |
Meghna Gulzar is a Hindi Film Director, and is the only daughter of famous lyricist and poet Gulzar and actress Raakhee.[2] She is also the writer of a book titled Because He Is... about her father Gulzar.[3]She has acted in the popular film Border opposite Suniel Shetty.
Career
Meghna started her writing journey as a freelance writer for The Times of India and the NFDC publication Cinema in India. Her poems have been published in anthologies of the Poetry Society of India. After completing her graduation in Sociology, Meghna worked with noted filmmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza as an assistant director. In 1995, she went on to do 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 notable 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.
She directed her first film Filhaal in 2002,[4] starring Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen and Tabu. Her second movie was Just Married in 2007.[5] She also directed a short film "Pooranmasi" for Sanjay Gupta's Dus Kahaniyaan starring Amrita Singh. She is currently shooting her next project under production by Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar
References
- ↑ Raghavendra, Nandini (December 14, 2003). "Meghna Gulzar: Papa's girl". The Economic Times. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Life beyond Filhaal". The Times of India. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ↑ "Creative child of celebrities". The Hindu.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Encyclopaedia Britannica (India). 2003. p. 244. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ↑ "Just Married". The Indian Express. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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