Meghna Gulzar Age, Biography, Husband, Children, Family, Facts & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Meghna Gulzar
Profession	Writer, Film Director
Famous For	Gulzar and Rakhee's Daughter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 December 1973
Age (as in 2017)	44 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	St. Xavier’s Mumbai
College/University	St. Xavier’s Mumbai The Tisch School of Arts, New York University, New York
Educational Qualification(s)	Graduation in Sociology A short course in Filmmaking from the Tisch School of Arts, New York University
Debut	Film (Screenplay): Hu Tu Tu (1999) Film (Director): Filhaal... (2002)
Religion	Sikhism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	Boskiyana, Nargis Dutt Road, Pali Hill, Bandra (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Hobbies	Painting, Gardening, Listening to Music, Reading
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Govind Sandhu
Family
Husband/Spouse	Govind Sandhu
Children	Son- Samay Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Gulzar (Lyricist) Mother- Rakhee (Actress)
Siblings	None
Favourite Things
Favourite Lyricist(s)	Gulzar, Irshad Kamil
Favourite Music Director(s)	A. R. Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj
Favourite Actresses	Rakhee, Tabu, Alia Bhatt
Favourite Actor(s)	Irrfan Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan
Favourite Singer(s)	K. S. Chithra, Lata Mangeshkar, Anuradha Paudwal, Kishore Kumar
Favourite Song(s)	Jaage Hain... from the film Guru (2007) and Kabira from the film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
Favourite Destination	Kashmir
Favourite Food	Golgappa
Favourite Book	Children’s Letters to God by Stuart Hample
Favourite City	Mumbai
Favourite Film	When Harry Met Sally...(1989)
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Meghna Gulzar

• Meghna Gulzar was born as the only child to the respected lyricist Gulzar and veteran actress Raakhi. 

• She missed her conventional childhood, as her parents have been living separately since her childhood.

• She started her career as a freelance writer with the Times of India.

• She also wrote for the NFDC publication Cinema in India.

• The ‘Poetry Society of India’ has also published her poetry in its anthologies.

• During the initial phase of her career in the Indian Film Industry, she worked as an Assistant Director to the noted filmmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza. 

• After completing a short course in filmmaking from New York, she returned to India and assisted her father in his films ‘Maachis’ and ‘Hu Tu Tu.’ 

• Meanwhile, she directed some documentaries for Doordarshan and music videos for several music albums.

• Meghna Gulzar’s debut directorial film ‘Filhaal’ (2002), starring Sushmita Sen and Tabu, failed at the Box Office.

• In 2015, she directed ‘Talvar,’ which received both critical and commercial acclaims. The film was based on the 2008 Noida double murder case; in which a 14-year old girl named Aarushi Talwar (daughter of Dr. Rajesh Talwar and Dr. Nupur Talwar) and a 45-year-old Hemraj, were killed in mysterious circumstances. 

• She doesn’t like the term ‘Bollywood;’ rather ‘Hindi Film Industry.’

• Her 2018 directorial film ‘Raazi,’ starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal, had also made headlines. The film was based on Harinder Sikka’s novel ‘Calling Sehmat,’ depicting the story of a real-life Indian Spy, Sehmat (fictional name). 

• In an interview, she expressed her desire to direct her mother Rakhee. 

• Meghna Gulzar always loves being in Kashmir, as most of her childhood has been spent in Kashmir, being there for extended period of her parents’ shoots.

• She considers the birth of her son, Samay, as the high point of her life.

• When it comes to her favourite film, she incessantly goes for praising ‘When Harry Met Sally…(1989).’

• Meghna’s stress-buster formula is taking small breaks out of the city, every few weeks.

• During an interview, Meghna Gulzar said that she takes inspiration from the everyday, ordinary.