Vikas Bahl is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is recognized for films like Cillar Party (2011), Queen (2013), Shaandaar (2015) and Ganapath (2023).
Wiki/Biography
Vikas Bahl was born on Tuesday, December 7, 1971 (age 52; as of 2023) in Lajpat Nagar, South East Delhi District, New Delhi. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Vikas completed his education from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya School in New Delhi. He graduated from Ramjas College in New Delhi and later moved to Mumbai to complete his education. Vikas received his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, Mumbai.
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Vikas Bahl’s father Ravish Bahl is a retired employee of Indian Oil Corporation and his mother is a housewife. Vikas Bahl was the only son of his parents.
wife and children
Vikas Bahl’s husband Richa Bahl is an interior designer. However, the couple separated after a few years of marriage. Vikas has no children; as of 2023.
Richa Bahl, ex-wife of Vikas Bahl and interior designer
Relationships/Affairs
In 2018, Vikas Bahl was rumored to be dating writer and filmmaker Chaitally Parmar.
Vikas Bahl and his rumored girlfriend Shatali Parmar
Profession
phantom movie
In 2011, Madhu Mantena, Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl and Vikramaditya Motwane founded a joint film production company called Phantom Films. The company produced its first film, a Hindi romantic drama titled “Lootera” in 2013. The company has produced many Bollywood films including “Queen” (2013), “Hasee Toh Phasee” (2014), “Bombay Velvet” (2015) and “Udta Punjab” (2016). However, in 2018, the production house was dissolved by its owners after former Phantom employees leveled parody accusations against Vikas Bahl.
owner of phantom movies
bollywood movies
In 2011, Vikas Bahl made his directorial debut with the Hindi family comedy film Chillar Party, co-directing with Nitesh Tiwari.
Poster for Vikas Bahl’s directorial debut Chillar Party (2011)
In 2013, Vikas directed the Hindi comedy film “Queen”, in which the protagonist was played by Kangana Ranaut. The film won national awards, 13 nominations, and won 6 leading awards at the 60th Filmfare Awards.
Actresses Kangana Ranaut and Vikas Bahl during the filming of the Hindi film Queen (2013)
In 2019, he directed the biographical drama “Super 30”.
Hrithik Roshan and Vikas Bahl (right) during the promotions of Hindi film Super 30 (2019)
In 2022, Vikas Bahl directed the Hindi family comedy film Goodbye. He also produced the film.
Vikas Bahl (second from right) on the schedule for the Hindi film Goodbye (2022)
In 2024, Vikas directed the Hindi supernatural horror thriller Shaitaan, a remake of the 2023 Gujarati film Vash.
Poster for Hindi horror film Shaitaan (2024)
Producer
Vikas Bahl has also produced many films including Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008), Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), Wrong Side Raju (a Gujarati film) and Manmarziyaan (2018 ).
web series
In 2021, Vikas Bahl directed the Hindi dark comedy ZEE5 original web series Sunflower, based on a murder mystery set in a middle-class housing society in Mumbai called Sunflower.
Zee5 web series Sunflower (2021) directed by Vikas Bahl
In 2022, Vikas Bahl created a Hindi comedy web series titled ‘The Good Bad Girl’, which was streamed exclusively on Sony LIV.
Poster of web series Bad Girls (2022) directed by Vikas Bahl
dispute
#MeToo accusations
In 2015, during the promotions of the film Bombay Velvet, Vikas Bahl was accused of sexually assaulting a female member of his team. The woman said Barr insisted on taking her back to her hotel room late at night after the movie party and pretended to be drunk on the bed. She claims she was soon woken up and found Barr masturbating on top of her. This eventually led to her resignation. She told her story to Anurag Kashyap, but it took two years before the matter was taken seriously.
Kangana Ranaut’s accusations
After the initial #metoo accusations against Vikas Bahl, actress Kangana Ranaut came out in support of the victim and said in an interview
I often scolded him. He was scared of me, but every time we met, greeted socially, or hugged each other, he would bury his face in my neck, hold me tight, and breathe in the smell of my hair. It took a lot of strength and effort for me to break free from his arms. He’d say, “I like the way you smell like K.” I could tell something was wrong with him. ”
Nayani Dixit’s accusations
In 2018, actress Nayani Dixit accused Vikas Bahl of inappropriate behavior during the filming of the Hindi film “Queen” in an interview
They put us in a two-star hotel. When I said I was not feeling well, Vikas told me he could share his room with me. Look at his guts! ”
Awards
national awards
- 2011: “Best Screenplay” for Hindi film “Chillar Party” (2011)
- 2011: The Hindi film “Chillar Party” (2011) won the award for “Best Children’s Film”
- 2014: Hindi film Queen (2013) won “Best Hindi Feature Film”
Other awards
- 2014: Won the Big Star Entertainment Award for “Most Entertaining Film Director” for the Hindi film Queen (2013)
- 2014: Won the Stardust Award for “Best Director” for the Hindi film “Queen” (2013)
- 2015: The Hindi film Queen (2013) won the Filmfare Award for “Best Director”
Vikas Bahl (far left) won the “Best Director” award at the 2015 Filmfare Awards
- 2015: The Hindi film Queen (2013) won the IIFA Award for “Best Screenplay”
- 2015: Hindi film Queen (2013) won the IIFA Award for “Best Story”
- 2015: The Hindi film Queen (2013) won the Screen Award for “Best Director”
Favorites
- Movies: “The Great Escape” (1963), “Khosla Ka Gosra” (2006), “The Pursuit of Happiness” (2006)
- Book: “Calvin and Hobbes”
Facts/Trivia
- In 2014, Vikas Bahl directed a short film titled “Coming Home” starring Alia Bhatt. The film, which focuses on women’s safety, is loved all over the world.
Poster for the short film Homecoming (2014) directed by Vikas Bahl
- In 2018, Vikas issued notices to his former business partners Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, saying that unless they acted for what he considered to be victorious Cass was guilty of sexual misconduct and apologized for the tweet, otherwise he would have sued for defamation. Vikas Bahl accuses his former partner of professional jealousy.
The notice also stated that the tweets posted by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane were the result of professional jealousy with the sole purpose of defamation #VikasBahl, tarnishing his image and ruining his career. https://t.co/am7LQF4527
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018
- In 2019, an internal complaints committee cleared Vikas Bahl of #MeToo allegations.
- In 2021, the Income Tax department conducted raids on the houses of film producers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Madhu Mantena and actor Taapsee Pannu. Film company officials could not clear up the confusion over the missing Rs 300 crore. According to officials, there were signs that trading in the company’s shares had been disrupted and made it look less valuable, leading to tax issues worth Rs 350 crore. Additionally, they found evidence of a top actress receiving Rs 5 crore in cash.
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