Viral Shah (director) explained
Viral Shah |
Birth Date: | 1986 8, df=yes |
Nationality: | Indian |
Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter |
Known For: | |
Viral Shah is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Gujarati cinema. He in known for directing films including Midnights with Menka (2018), Golkeri (2020), Kutch Express (2023), and Gulaam Chor (2023).[1] [2]
Life and career
Shah was born on 28 August 1986 in Mumbai. He studied media studies at Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management, Mumbai.[3]
He started his career as a director with Midnights with Menka in 2018. He directed Golkeri in 2020.[3] His next film Kutch Express was announced in 2022,[4] and was released in 2023, starring Ratna Pathak Shah, Manasi Parekh, Dharmendra Gohil, Darsheel Safary, and Viraf Patel.[5] [6]
Shah married Pooja Thakar in November 2022.[4]
Filmography
As a director
Awards
Shah's film Golkeri received the Film Excellence Awards Gujarati and GIFA-Gujarati Iconic Film Award in Best Film category.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Rathod . Vaishali . Viral Shah: I am working on my first Hindi feature film . The Times of India . 2021-10-15 . 2023-02-07.
- Web site: મનોરંજન: ‘કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ’ ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ આવતા વર્ષે રિલીઝ થશે . Divya Bhaskar . 2022-11-22 . gu . 2023-03-02.
- Web site: A well known director of the Gujarati film industry Viral Shah is ready to enter Bollywood - ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ ઈન્ડસ્ટ્રીના આ જાણીત દિગ્દર્શક બૉલિવૂડમાં કરશે ધમાકેદાર એન્ટ્રી . Gujarati Mid-day . 2023-04-26 . gu . 2023-05-03.
- Web site: Rathod . Vaishali . Viral Shah ties the knot with Pooja Thakar: My love story is very filmy . The Times of India . 2022-11-21 . 2023-03-02.
- Web site: Viral Shah Is Celebrating His Directorial "Kutch Express" This Jan’23 And The Audience Has Showered Their Support . Outlookindia . 2023-01-11 . 2023-02-07.
- Web site: Chauhan . Shivani . રત્ના પાઠક શાહએ કહ્યું, "એ ભાષા બોલવાની તક મળી જે માત્ર જીંદગીથી સાંભળી હતી, એનો મને આનંદ છે" . Indian Express Gujarati . 2023-01-02 . gu . 2023-03-02.
- Web site: Rao . Justin Joseph . Ratna Pathak Shah on her Gujarati debut and what’s Bollywood getting wrong: ‘Don’t spend budget on buying people Starbucks coffee’ . The Indian Express . 2023-01-02 . 2023-02-07.
- News: Malhar Thakar's 'Gulaam Chor' Is A Comedy Suspense Drama Centering Around A Heist. 2023-06-06. Outlook India. 2023-06-12.