Vikas Bahl

Indian Film Producer | Screenwriter | Director

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Vikas Bahl is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director, known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema. He produces films under Phantom Films and was the former head of UTV Spot Boy. He has won three National Film Awards and one Filmfare Award.

He is best known for his 2014 movie Queen which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Director alongside many more accolades. Bahl started his career with advertising, working for several years in client servicing, before joining UTV Spotboy. In 2011, he started Phantom Films, along with Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena. Over the years as a director, he has worked with film directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Rajkumar Gupta and Vikramaditya Motwane.

Also in 2011, he co-directed Chillar Party and won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay, along with Nitesh Tiwari and Vijay Maurya. The film also garnered the National Film Award for Best Children's Film In 2014 came his independent directorial venture, Queen starring Kangana Ranaut, which received critical and popular acclaim.

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