★ HOW OLD IS MEGHNA GULZAR?
Meghna Gulzar is 52 years old, born December 13, 1973 in IN · Sagittarius.
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About
Meghna Gulzar directed two of Indian cinema's biggest commercial and critical wins: Talvar and Raazi. Born in India in 1973 to filmmaker Gulzar and actress Raakhee, she started as a screenwriter on her father's 1999 film Hu Tu Tu before becoming an independent director. Raazi (2018) made her a box-office force and earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Director; Sam Bahadur (2023) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values. A Sagittarius with life-path 9 [birth fact].
★ FEATURE
Biography
Meghna Gulzar is an Indian writer, director and producer whose commercial breakthrough came a decade into her career. Born December 13, 1973, she grew up in a filmmaking family—daughter of legendary director Gulzar and actress Raakhee—and began her professional life as an assistant on her father's films. She became a screenwriter for Hu Tu Tu (1999), her father's directorial project, before launching her own directing career with the drama Filhaal... (2002).
After an eight-year break, Gulzar returned with Talvar (2015), a critically acclaimed crime drama that earned her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Director. The film's success proved a turning point: her next project, the spy thriller Raazi (2018), became one of the highest-grossing Indian films and won her the Filmfare Award for Best Director. She followed this with the biographical drama Chhapaak (2020), which received mixed critical reviews, and Sam Bahadur (2023), a biographical drama that won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values.
As a female screenwriter and director working in Hindi cinema, Gulzar has built a reputation for tackling complex narratives rooted in contemporary and historical events. Her life-path number 9 suggests a pattern of cyclical renewal—fitting for a director whose career itself cycled from early work through sabbatical to major success [birth fact]. Born a Sagittarius, she channels the sign's investigative and philosophical bent into character-driven storytelling [birth fact].
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Meghna Gulzar began her career as an assistant on her father Gulzar's film sets, learning direction from behind the camera. She worked as a screenwriter on Hu Tu Tu (1999), her father's directorial venture, before stepping into the director's chair with Filhaal... (2002). That debut drama did not achieve significant commercial or critical traction, leading to an eight-year hiatus before she returned to directing.
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Trivia
- Her father, Gulzar, is a celebrated Hindi-cinema lyricist, poet, and filmmaker; her mother is actress Raakhee.
- Talvar (2015) was her comeback film after an eight-year absence from directing.
- Raazi (2018) became one of the highest-grossing Indian films and marked her first major commercial success.
- Sam Bahadur (2023) earned the National Film Award for Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Meghna Gulzar often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Meghna Gulzar?
- Meghna Gulzar is 52 years old (born December 13, 1973).
- When is Meghna Gulzar's birthday?
- Meghna Gulzar was born on December 13, 1973.
- What is Meghna Gulzar's zodiac sign?
- Meghna Gulzar is a Sagittarius, born December 13, 1973.
- What is Meghna Gulzar's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Meghna Gulzar was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
- Where is Meghna Gulzar from?
- Meghna Gulzar is from IN.
- What does Meghna Gulzar do?
- Meghna Gulzar is a writer.
- Is Meghna Gulzar still alive?
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