Vikas Bahl
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Bahl at the success party for Queen, 2014
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53)[1] New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Vikas Bahl (born 1971) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director, known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema.[2] He produces films under Phantom Films, and was the former head of UTV Spot Boy.[3][4] He has won three National Film Awards and one Filmfare Award.[5]
He is best known for his 2014 movie Queen which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Director alongside many more accolades.
Early life and education
Bahl was born and brought up in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi, and his father worked with the Indian Oil Corporation. He was called "Fattu" by his friends in Lajpat Nagar. After his graduation from Ramjas College, Delhi, he moved to Mumbai to pursue MBA degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).[1]
Career
Bahl started his career with advertising, working for several years in client servicing, before joining UTV Spotboy. In 2011, he started Phantom Films, along with Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena. Over the years as a director he has worked with film directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Rajkumar Gupta and Vikramaditya Motwane.[6]
Also in 2011, he co-directed Chillar Party and won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay, along with Nitesh Tiwari and Vijay Maurya. The film also garnered the National Film Award for Best Children's Film[7] In 2014 came his independent directorial venture, Queen starring Kangana Ranaut, which received critical and popular acclaim.[1][8]
His new movie Shaandar, a destination wedding film, was a flop and recived neutral to negative responses.[8][9] In October 2014, he directed a short film, Going Home featuring Alia Bhatt on women's safety, which went viral on social media.[10][11][12] Recently, a Bio Pic on Anand Kumar has been announced in Patna and it will be directed by Vikas Bahl.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Associate Producer | Notes |
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| 2005 | Black | Yes | production team | |||
| 2008 | Aamir | Yes | co-producer | |||
| 2008 | Welcome to Sajjanpur | Yes | co-producer | |||
| 2009 | Dev.D | Yes | associate producer | |||
| 2009 | Ex Terminators | Yes | associate producer | |||
| 2010 | Udaan | Yes | associate producer | |||
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | Yes | creative producer | |||
| 2011 | Thank You | Yes | creative producer | |||
| 2011 | Chillar Party | Yes | Yes | co-directed with Nitesh Tiwari | ||
| 2013 | Lootera | Yes | ||||
| 2013 | Hasee Toh Phasee | Yes | ||||
| 2014 | Queen | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2014 | Ugly | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | NH10 | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Hunterrr | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Bombay Velvet | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Shaandaar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Awards
- 2011 - National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Co-screenwriter) - Chillar Party
- 2011 - National Film Award for Best Children's Film (Co-director) - Chillar Party
- 2014 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (Director) - Queen
- Filmfare Award for Best Director (Director) - Queen (2014)
- IIFA Award for Best Director - Queen (2014)
- IIFA Award for Best Screenplay - Queen (2014)
- IIFA Award for Best Story - Queen (2014)
- BIG Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Director (Film) - Queen (2014)
- Screen Award for Best Director - Queen (2014)
- Screen Award for Best Screenplay - Queen (2014)
- Star Guild Award for Best Director - Queen (2014)
- Star Guild Award for Best Story - Queen (2014)
- Star Guild Award for Best Screenplay - Queen (2014)
- Stardust Award for Best Director - Queen (2014)
References
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- ↑ Shahid Kapoor in Queen director Vikas Bahl’s next! – Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at Bollywoodlife.com
- ↑ Vikas Bahl - IMDb
- ↑ Bollywood loves Vikas Bahl’s Queen - The Times of India
- ↑ Vikas Bahl | The Indian Express
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