Meghna Gulzar Age, Biography, Husband, Children, Family, Facts & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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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 |
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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).
- 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.
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