Director

Vasan Bala

Directing

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TMDB popularity

1.8

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 2All crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 1086433

IMDb ID: nm3035236

Known for: Directing

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2008 - 2024

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 6.56

Wikidata: Q117860491

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Director (7)Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (2)Dialogue (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Vasan Bala is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Hindi cinema. He wrote the scripts for the period crime drama Bombay Velvet (2015) and the psychological thriller Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). Bala made his directorial debut with the crime thriller Peddlers in 2012, which earned him a nomination for the Golden Camera Award at Cannes. He's also worked as an assistant director on films like Dev.D (2009), Gulaal (2009), and Trishna (2011). As a dialogue writer, he's contributed to The Lunchbox (2013) and Rukh (2017). In 2019, he released his film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota. His latest directorial was Dharma Productions Jigra (2024), starring Alia Bhatt.

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