Meghna Gulzar's Birthday: The first film was a flop, but she created her own identity with hard work and creativity

Meghna Gulzar is a well-known female Bollywood director. She is the daughter of famous lyricist Gulzar and actress Rakhee, but Meghna has created her own identity. Let's learn interesting facts about her life and career on her birthday.

The journey from freelancing to direction

Meghna was born on 13 December 1973 in Mumbai. When she was young, her parents separated. But Meghna always stayed with her father and moved forward with his support. Earlier, Meghna worked as a freelancer in an English newspaper. After working there for a few years, she felt that she should work in films. She started working as an assistant to director Saeed Mirza.

First film and big break

Meghana made her first film Filhaal, which was released in 2002. But in this film, she did not achieve success. After this, Meghna took a break from films for 12 years.

Comeback with the film Talvar

In 2015, Meghna made a comeback with the film Talvar. Irrfan Khan was in this film, and it was based on a true incident. The film received a lot of praise and proved to be a hit.

After this, Meghna made Raazi with Alia Bhatt, which was a super hit. Then she made Chhapaak with Deepika Padukone. Although Chhapaak did not earn much, its story and message were highly praised.

Meghna's story teaches us that one should never give up. If success is not achieved in the first attempt, then one should start again with courage.

Meghna Gulzar is one of the most talented female directors of Bollywood. With her hard work and creativity, she has given many great films to Bollywood. The entire team of Prabhat Khabar wishes her a very happy birthday. Hope she will continue to entertain us with her films in the coming years as well.