Vasan Bala Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Film Director, Screenwriter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (As a director): Peddlers (2012)
Awards	• 2016: FANCINE Festival de Cine Fantastico de la Universidad de Malaga- Official Jury Prize for Best Screenplay for Psycho Raman • 2018: Toronto International Film Festival- People's Choice Award for Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota • 2023: Filmfare OTT Award-Critics Choice Award for Best Web Original Film for the Hindi film Monica, O My Darling • 2024: Indian Telly Streaming Award Jury Award for Best Director for the Hindi film Monica, O My Darling
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 July 1978 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	46 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
Educational Qualification	A degree in business management
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Prerna Saigal (director)
Children	Daughter- Saiba Vasan
Parents

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vasan Bala

• Vasan Bala grew up in Matunga, Mumbai.
  

  Vasan Bala’s childhood picture

• In his teenage, he did karate training for a year at the Gujarati Seva Mandal.

• After completing his graduation, he worked at a bank for a few years. However, after a few years, he decided to quit his bank job and focus on his passion for filmmaking.

• In 2008, he played a small role in the Hindi film ‘Aamir.’

• Initially, he assisted various filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap and Michael Winterbottom. He worked as an assistant director in a few Hindi films like ‘Dev D’ (2009), ‘Gulaal’ (2009), and ‘Trishna’ (2011).

• He has penned down the scripts of various Hindi films like ‘Bombay Velvet’ (2015), ‘Raman Raghav 2.0’ (2016), ‘Rukh’ (2017), and ‘Jigra’ (2024).

• As a director, his debut film Peddlers was nominated for the Golden Camera Award at Cannes.

• Some of his Hindi films as a director are ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’ (2019), ‘Monica, O My Darling’ (2022), and ‘Jigra’ (2024).
  

  Monica, O My Darling

• He is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog named Shiro.
  

  Vasan Bala’s Instagram post about his dog

• Vasan is often spotted smoking cigarettes.
  

  Vasan Bala smoking

• In 2024, after the release of the Hindi film Stree 2, he forgot to mention the name of Shraddha Kapoor; the lead actress of the film in his appreciation post. He received criticism from the netizens for this. Later, he apologised to Shraddha and her fans.