Hansal Mehta is an well-known Indian director, writer and producer. He was born on 29th April, 1968 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The actor, Hansal Mehta is best known for his Shahid (2012), CityLights (2014), Aligarh (2015), Omerta (2017), Scam 1992 (2020), Modern Love: Mumbai (2022) and Scoop (2023), cam 2003: The Telgi Story (2023), and The Buckingham Murders (2023).
In the year 1993, Hansal Mehta debuted as a director with Zee TV’s popular food show “Khana Khazana.” The producers of the show gave Hansal a task of finding a good looking female host for the show. In the year 2000, Hansal film “Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!” starring Manoj Bajpayee and Tabu failed miserably at the box office leading him to bankruptcy. He then made a series of flop films like Chhal (2002), Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002), and Woodstock Villa (2008). After the low response of the Woodstock Villa at the box office, Hansal took a three years long sabbatical from directing movies. He quit his job at White Feather Films Ltd, a production company founded by famous producer and filmmaker Sanjay Gupta.
In the year 2015, Hansal Mehta film, Aligarh was highly praised and even received a standing ovation at the 20th Busan Film Festival and the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Mr. Mehta’s commercial success as a director came with the 2020 web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story. It was released on Sony’s OTT platform and became one of the highest-rated Indian web series ever. The series described the life of infamous stockbroker Harshad Mehta, who was accused of committing India’s biggest financial scam.
Hansal Mehta father name is Deepak Subodh Mehta and his mother name is Kishori Mehta. He has one brother Parad D Mehta and one sister Sheetal Mehta Vyas. His marital status is married. Hansal Mehta wife name is Safeena Husain. The couple has 4 children Jai Mehta, Pallava Mehta, Kimaya Mehta and Rihanna Mehta.