Vishal Pandya Explained

Vishal Pandya
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Film director and screenwriter
Years Active:2014 – present

Vishal Pandya is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who has directed Hate Story 2, Hate Story 3, Wajah Tum Ho and Hate Story 4 for the production house of T-Series[1] He directed Poison 2, an original ZEE5 thriller series that was released on 30 April 2020[2]

Career

Pandya made his directorial debut with in 2009.

His second work was the 2014 erotic thriller film Hate Story 2, which was produced by the T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar and Vikram Bhatt. The film was a sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit, Hate Story.[3] The film's nett gross was 2,290,000,000 and was it declared "Average" by Box Office India.[4]

After the success of Hate Story 2, Pandya directed the 2015 erotic thriller Hate Story 3, the third installment of Hate Story film series.[5] The film was declared a "Hit" by Box Office India.[6]

He wrote and directed the 2016 erotic thriller Wajah Tum Ho.[7] Despite being made on a small budget of 140,000,000, the film failed to perform well at the box office and was also declared a "Flop" by Box Office India.[8]

In 2018, he directed Hate Story 4 which opened with mixed to negative reviews.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2009
2014 Hate Story 2
2015 Hate Story 3
2016 Wajah Tum Ho
2018Hate Story 4

Webseries

Notes and References

  1. News: Director Vishal Pandya signs a three-film deal with T-Series . Indian Express . 25 July 2014.
  2. News: Poison 2 Director . 29 September 2020. India TV News .
  3. News: Hate Story 2 -Sunny Leone's oomph will benefit the film feels director . Times of India.
  4. Web site: Hate Story 2 - Movie . Box Office India.
  5. News: Vishal Pandya to helm Hate Story 3. 6 March 2015 . Indian Express.
  6. Web site: Hate Story 3 - Movie . Box Office India.
  7. Web site: Sharman Joshi to do yet another erotic-thriller film with Vishal Pandya . Indian Express . 9 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Wajah Tum Ho - Movie . Box Office India.
  9. News: Aftab Shivdasani to make digital debut with 'Poison 2'. The New Indian Express . 16 January 2020.