Photo: Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Meghna Gulzar fascinates me because she inherited extraordinary lineage, daughter of the legendary poet-filmmaker Gulzar and actress Raakhee, yet refused to coast on it. With Talvar, Raazi, and Chhapaak, she has built a body of work that confronts social injustice and women's pain head-on, standing apart from Bollywood's usual gloss. I admire that she earned her craft the hard way, assisting her father and writing before directing on her own terms. In an industry where female directors still fight for space, her steady, substantive voice strikes me as genuinely important and worth championing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Meghna Gulzar
- Name (Japanese)
- メグナー・グルザール
- Reading
- めぐなー・ぐるざーる
- Born
- December 13, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Talvar | — | |
| Notable work | Raazi | — | |
| Notable work | Chhapaak | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Meghna Gulzar born?
Born December 13, 1973 (age 52).
Where is Meghna Gulzar from?
Meghna Gulzar is from Mumbai, Bombay State, India.
What does Meghna Gulzar do?
Meghna Gulzar works as film director, screenwriter.
What is Meghna Gulzar known for?
Notable works include Talvar, Raazi, Chhapaak.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.