Hansal Mehta

Biography

Hansal Mehta (born 29 April 1968) is an Indian filmmaker. He started his career with television show Khana Khazana (1993–2000) and later moved on to directing films like Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! (2000), Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002) and Woodstock Villa (2008). He received critical acclaim with Shahid (2013), for which he won the National Film Award for Best Direction. He was nominated for a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film for Faraaz (2023). He directed the television series Scam 1992 (2020), for which he won the Filmfare OTT Award for best director and Scoop (2023), which won the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Award for best Asian television series.

Directed

1. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) — Director
2. Shahid (2013) — Director
3. Aligarh (2016) — Director
4. Chhalaang (2020) — Director
5. City Lights (2014) — Director
6. The Buckingham Murders (2024) — Director
7. Simran (2017) — Director
8. Omertà (2018) — Director
9. Scoop (2023) — Director
10. Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) — Director
11. Modern Love Mumbai (2022) — Director
12. Faraaz (2023) — Director
13. Woodstock Villa (2008) — Director
14. Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai (2002) — Director
15. Chhal (2002) — Director
16. Raakh (2010) — Director
17. ...Jayate (1997) — Director
18. Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! (2000) — Director
19. Star Bestsellers (1999) — Director
20. Black River — Director
21. Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga — Director
22. Gandhi — Director
23. Family Business — Director
24. Billionaire (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) — Self
2. The Accidental Prime Minister (2019) — Naveen Patnaik
3. Cargo (2019) — PDTS Head
4. Showtime (2024) — Self
5. Industry (2024) — Hansal Mehta
6. The Lavari Show (2024) — Self