page_title: Meghna Gulzar
hierarchical_section_title: Meghna Gulzar
caption_attribution_description: Gulzar with daughter Meghna Gulzar at the launch of Dr. Shrilata Trasi &amp; Dr. Shefali Nerurkar's clinic La Piel
context_page_description: 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.
  After debuting as a screenwriter with her father's 1999 directorial Hu Tu Tu, Meghna directed her first film, the drama Filhaal..., though did not achieve success in direction that decade. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she directed the critically acclaimed Talvar, 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.
context_section_description: 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.
  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).
caption: Meghna in 2018
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