1. Hansal Mehta was born on 29 April 1968 and is an Indian filmmaker.
12 Facts About Hansal Mehta
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Hansal Mehta received critical acclaim with Shahid, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Direction.
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Hansal Mehta was nominated for a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film for Faraaz.
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Hansal Mehta grew up learning classical music and studied computer engineering.
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Hansal Mehta worked in Fiji before returning to India to start his career in films.
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Hansal Mehta started his career in 1993, by directing with TV cookery show Khana Khazana, thus launching the television career of celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor on Zee TV.
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Alongside, Hansal Mehta directed several television series like Amrita, Highway, Yaadein, Lakshya, Neeti and many more.
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Hansal Mehta made his debut as a feature film director with.
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Hansal Mehta made his presence felt with a short film in Dus Kahaniyaan, titled High on the Highway, which was basically a retelling of a short that he directed for television in 1995, based on a script by Vishal Bhardwaj.
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Hansal Mehta directed the 2023 film Faraaz, which is based on the attack on Holey Artisan Cafe, that shook Bangladesh in July 2016.
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In September 2024, Hansal Mehta wrapped shoot on his most ambitious project - Gandhi, an 8 part series produced by Applause Entertainment featuring Pratik Gandhi as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
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In 2022, Hansal Mehta married Safeena in a small ceremony in California.