Vikas Bahl is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing
Chillar Party (2011),
Queen (2013),
Super 30 (2019), and
Shaitaan (2024).
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Early life and education[edit]
Bahl was born and brought up in
Lajpat Nagar in Delhi, his father worked with the
Indian Oil Corporation. After his schooling from
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and graduation from
Ramjas College, Delhi, he moved to Mumbai to pursue an MBA degree from
SVKM's NMIMS.
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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 such as Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Rajkumar Gupta and Vikramaditya Motwane.
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