Meghna Gulzar is an Indian writer director and producer The daughter of lyricist poet Gulzar and former actress Raakhee she was born on 13 December 1973 in Maharashtra Mumbai She is best known for directing of Bollywood film Raazi in 2018 After debuting as a screenwriter with her fathers 1999 directorial Hu Tu Tu Meghna directed her first film the drama Filhaal 2002 though did not achieve success in direction that decade Following an eightyear sabbatical she directed the critically acclaimed Talvar 2015 which earned her Best Director nominations despite underperforming at the box office Her first directorial profitable venture came in 2018 when she directed the patriotic thriller Raazi that emerged as one of the highestgrossing Indian films She won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for her work in the same This established her as a director and she next helmed the biographical drama Chhapaak 2020 Description above from the Wikipedia article Meghna Gulzar licensed under CC BYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia