Vikas Bahl

Vikas Bahl

Bahl at the success party for Queen, 2014
Born 1971 (age 4445)[1]
New Delhi, India
Occupation Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active 2005–present

Vikas Bahl (born 1971) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director, known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema.[2] He produces films under Phantom Films, and was the former head of UTV Spot Boy.[3][4] He has won three National Film Awards and one Filmfare Award.[5]

He is best known for his 2014 movie Queen which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Director alongside many more accolades.

Early life and education

Bahl was born and brought up in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi, and his father worked with the Indian Oil Corporation. He was called "Fattu" by his friends in Lajpat Nagar. After his graduation from Ramjas College, Delhi, he moved to Mumbai to pursue MBA degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).[1]

Career

Bahl started his career with advertising, working for several years in client servicing, before joining UTV Spotboy. In 2011, he started Phantom Films, along with Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena. Over the years as a director he has worked with film directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Rajkumar Gupta and Vikramaditya Motwane.[6]

Also in 2011, he co-directed Chillar Party and won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay, along with Nitesh Tiwari and Vijay Maurya. The film also garnered the National Film Award for Best Children's Film[7] In 2014 came his independent directorial venture, Queen starring Kangana Ranaut, which received critical and popular acclaim.[1][8]

His new movie Shaandar, a destination wedding film, was a flop and recived neutral to negative responses.[8][9] In October 2014, he directed a short film, Going Home featuring Alia Bhatt on women's safety, which went viral on social media.[10][11][12] Recently, a Bio Pic on Anand Kumar has been announced in Patna and it will be directed by Vikas Bahl.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Director Producer Screenwriter Associate Producer Notes
2005 Black Yes production team
2008 Aamir Yes co-producer
2008 Welcome to Sajjanpur Yes co-producer
2009 Dev.D Yes associate producer
2009 Ex Terminators Yes associate producer
2010 Udaan Yes associate producer
2011 No One Killed Jessica Yes creative producer
2011 Thank You Yes creative producer
2011 Chillar Party Yes Yes co-directed with Nitesh Tiwari
2013 Lootera Yes
2013 Hasee Toh Phasee Yes
2014 Queen Yes Yes
2014 Ugly Yes
2015 NH10 Yes
2015 Hunterrr Yes
2015 Bombay Velvet Yes
2015Shaandaar Yes Yes Yes

Awards

Year Award Category Film
2011 National Film Awards Best Screenplay Chillar Party
Best Children's Film
2014 Best Features Film in Hindi Queen (2014)
2015 Filmfare Awards Best Director
2015 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Story
2014 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Film Director
2015 Screen Awards Best Director
Best Screenplay
Star Guild Awards Best Director
Best Story
Best Screenplay
2014 Stardust Awards Best Director

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gupta, Priya (28 February 2014). "Politics excites me as much as movies do: Vikas Bahl". Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. Shahid Kapoor in Queen director Vikas Bahl’s next! – Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at Bollywoodlife.com
  3. Vikas Bahl - IMDb
  4. Bollywood loves Vikas Bahl’s Queen - The Times of India
  5. Vikas Bahl | The Indian Express
  6. "Vikas Bahl's Queen is about a naïve Delhi girl". The Times of India. February 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  7. "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Wouldn't have made the film had Kangana not agreed: Vikas Behl". The Times of India. March 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  9. Ankur Pathak (Mar 21, 2014). "Queen and I". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  10. "Going Home: Vikas Bahl visualises a utopia for women with Alia Bhatt". India Today. October 18, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  11. 141018/entertainment-bollywood/article/watch-alia-bhatts-spine-chilling-short-film-vikas-bahl "Watch: Alia Bhatt's spine-chilling short film with Vikas Bahl" Check |url= value (help). Deccan Chronicle. October 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  12. "Alia Bhatt shows Utopian world in short film 'Going Home'". The Indian Express. October 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  13. "Soon, a biopic on Super 30 founder Anand Kumar". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2016.
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