1. Meghna Gulzar is best known for directing critically acclaimed films; Talvar and Raazi.
14 Facts About Meghna Gulzar
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Meghna Gulzar later became an independent director and directed her first film, the drama Filhaal.
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Meghna Gulzar won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for Raazi.
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Meghna Gulzar next helmed the biographical drama Chhapaak met with mixed reviews from critics.
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The daughter of lyricist and poet Gulzar and former actress Raakhee, Meghna Gulzar was born on 13 December 1973 in Maharashtra, Mumbai.
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Meghna Gulzar was named Meghna by her mother, after the river Meghna in present day Bangladesh.
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Meghna Gulzar began her writing career as a freelance writer for The Times of India and the NFDC publication Cinema in India.
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Meghna Gulzar's poetry was published in anthologies of the Poetry Society of India.
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Meghna Gulzar simultaneously began scripting her own film along with directing documentaries for Doordarshan and music videos for several music albums.
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Meghna Gulzar directed her first film, Filhaal, in 2002, starring former Miss Universe-turned-actress Sushmita Sen and Tabu.
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Meghna Gulzar directed a short film Pooranmasi for Sanjay Gupta's anthology Dus Kahaniyaan, starring Amrita Singh.
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In 2015, Meghna Gulzar directed the drama thriller Talvar, written by Vishal Bharadwaj and based on the 2008 Noida double murder case.
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Meghna Gulzar has been accused of cheating and ghosting by author Harinder Sikka, who wrote Calling Sehmat which was later adapted to a film directed by her named, Raazi.
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Harinder said, Meghna Gulzar didn't allow him to see the director's cut of the film, ended speaking to him after shooting, removed him from all promotions and titles related to film on media.