Hansal Mehta

Hansal Mehta's Gandhi is among six world premieres selected for the 2025 edition of Primetime. The upcoming series will feature Pratik Gandhi as Gandhi, Bhamini Oza as Kasturba Gandhi and Harry Potter franchise star Tom Felton as Josiah Oldfield.

MAMI Mumbai Film Festival cancelled for 2025, Hansal Mehta Calls It "cruel irony"

The cancellation of the 2025 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival has left cinema lovers disheartened, marking a significant void in Mumbai’s cultural landscape. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta expressed deep disappointment over the decision, calling it a “cruel irony.”

Hansal Mehta’s True Story Films signs a three-film deal with Vinod Bhanushali's Bhanushali Studios Limited, to include Gujarati feature films

Acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s True Story Films has joined forces with Vinod Bhanushali’s Bhanushali Studios Limited for a three-film collaboration.

Zahan Kapoor — An actor prepares; ‘I don’t feel crushed, I feel inspired’

The young Kapoor scion, Atlas-like, shoulders the weight of two mammoth legacies of his two grandfathers — the legendary Shashi Kapoor and Ramesh Sippy. The ‘Black Warrant’ actor, who’s one of the trustees of Bombay’s Prithvi Theatre, champions both theatre and cinema.

Hansal Mehta: ‘Bollywood’s UTV moment needs to arrive; Art needs disruption, politics needs cleansing’

Cinévesture International Film Festival, Chandigarh: ‘Scam’ creator Hansal Mehta on how ‘Shahid’ was made as a result of the Shiv Sena attack on him 25 years ago, why risk is smaller in investing in newer talents & his new production company True Story Films’ slate.

Hansal Mehta blasts 'traumatizing' trolls targeting Ibrahim Ali Khan for Nadaaniyan, accuses advisors of misguiding star kids

Director Hansal Mehta defended Ibrahim Ali Khan against Nadaaniyan backlash, citing the film's harsh reception. He acknowledged the criticism faced by the newcomer and co-star Khushi Kapoor, amidst a flurry of memes and negative reviews following the Netflix release.

All We Imagine As Light: Hansal Mehta disappointed as no OTT platform buys the film

Hansal Mehta recently brought attention to the struggles Payal Kapadia's highly praised film All We Imagine As Light is facing in securing a digital release. On Monday night, he underscored the issue by sharing a New Yorker review of the film.

Hansal Mehta on The Buckingham Murders performance: Every film's success shouldn't be decided on its box office collection

The Buckingham Murders director Hansal Mehta said he finds it ‘demeaning’ when films are reduced to how much they earn at the box office. In an exclusive interview with Money Control, Hansal Mehta spoke about how the dynamics of movie watching have changed and that there is an alteration in the landscape.

Kareena Kapoor is an underrated and underutilized actor, says The Buckingham Murders director Hansal Mehta – EXCLUSIVE

National Award-winning director Hansal Mehta has returned to the silver screen with his new offering, The Buckingham Murders, starring none other than the very gorgeous and talented Kareena Kapoor. In an exclusive conversation with Money Control, Hansal Mehta said that Kareena Kapoor was his first and only choice to play the role of a grieving mother and detective Jaspreet Bhamra.

Saif Ali Khan raves about Kareena Kapoor’s performance in The Buckingham Murders: 'She has killed it!'

One of her biggest supporters is her husband, Saif Ali Khan, who couldn’t help but applaud her work. In a recent interview, Saif expressed his pride and excitement for Kareena’s performance, despite being busy with his own film promotions for Devara.

Veteran actress Smriti Biswas dies at 100 due to age-related illness

Veteran actress Smriti Biswas passed away at the age of 100 in Nashik, Maharashtra, on July 3, due to age-related illness. Biswas started acting in films by prominent filmmakers such as Guru Dutt, V Shantaram, Mrinal Sen, Bimal Roy, BR Chopra, and Raj Kapoor.

Pratik Gandhi shares BTS stills with 'Harry Potter' actor Tom Felton on 'Gandhi' sets

BTS stills of 'Gandhi': Actor Pratik Gandhi has shared some BTS photographs with Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in 'Harry Potter', from the sets of Hansal Mehta's upcoming web-series 'Gandhi', an adaptation of Ramachandra Guha's biographies on Mahatma Gandhi.

Cannes 2024 Exclusive: 'The Shameless' actor Tanmay Dhanania on his Un Certain Regard film, independent cinema and Bollywood hegemony

'Scoop' actor Tanmay Dhanania, for whom Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov's Un Certain Regard-premiered neo-noir ‘The Shameless’ was his first ticket to Cannes Film Festival, talks about Indian indies and Hindi film industry’s systemic problem.

Hansal Mehta shares teaser of 'Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga', watch video

Hansal Mehta, returns with the highly anticipated third installment of the Scam series, titled 'Scam 2010: The Surata Roy Saga', delving into the life of the late businessman and Sahara Shri, Subrata Roy.

Harry Potter meets Gandhi: Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton boards cast of Hansal Mehta's 'Gandhi' series

Popular movie franchise 'Harry Potter' star Tom Felton has joined the cast of Hansal Mehta's much-anticipated series 'Gandhi', the filmmaker announced on Thursday.

Last episode of Hansal Mehta's Lootere explained: Vikrant Gandhi's fight for survival, and what happens to the Somalian pirates

What to watch on Disney+ Hotstar: 'Lootere' seems to be about Somalian pirates hijacking a ship with Indian crew on board. At a deeper level, though, it is about a grab for power and more money. There is a subtext of Indians in Africa that is interesting, too.

Lootere actor Rajat Kapoor: ‘I am a very submissive actor; I don’t go against my directors’

The filmmaker and actor on working with first-time director Jai Mehta on the new pirate drama series on Disney + Hotstar; the show is helmed by showrunner Hansal Mehta.

Disney+Hotstar’s Lootere Review: Absorbing Thriller Marries Impressive Scale with Ambitious Storytelling

Lootere is sprawling but cogent, obsessively detailed and beguilingly shot on a scale rarely visible on Indian streaming.

Eminent ghazal singer Talat Aziz on his acting stint in ‘Scam 2003: The Telgi Story’ and the scope of ghazal songs in Bollywood today

'Phir chhidi raat' and 'Zindagi jab bhi' singer Talat Aziz on how he was told he really looked the part as Telgi’s father-in-law, Shaukat, in the SonyLIV web-series 'Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, and how his 'Dilkash' song for the web-series 'Gulmohar' was appreciated.

Scam 2003: The Telgi Story | The onscreen Telgi couple, Gagan Dev Riar & Sana Amin Sheikh, on preparing for their roles

Hear it from the man who plays a scamster and his wife in Tushar Hiranandani and Hansal Mehta co-directed Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, which rides on the back of the success of Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.

'Scam S4': Hansal Mehta hints at OTT series on Byju's mess, gets support on Twitter

Hansal Mehta was reacting to a tweet he had posted in October 2021 when he called Byju's "a total sham" and stated that the workings in the firm was a "material" for Scam season 4

From Love Story 2050 to Scoop on Netflix, actor Harman Baweja on his massive screen transformation

Harman Baweja plays JCP Harshvardhan Shroff in Hansal Mehta’s Netflix web-series Scoop, based on journalist Jigna Vora’s life and book.

‘Scoop’ actor Karishma Tanna: ‘I shadowed a crime journalist to understand body language’

‘Scam’-director Hansal Mehta returns with ‘Scoop’, a family drama amid a police-crime-journalist nexus show, releasing on June 2 on Netflix, and says he’s developed greater empathy for reporters and journalists who are often trivialised, demonised.

Pride Month: Diversity and inclusion in Bollywood stories

Bollywood stories, especially on OTTs, have more LGBTQI representation than ever before. In Pride Month, we look at where storytellers can go from here.

Harshad Mehta is a part of my growing up years: ‘Scam 1992’ director Hansal Mehta

National award-winning director Hansal Mehta on the making of the popular show, the anonymous old-timers who helped him and his team, the refreshing casting strategy, and more.