Vishal Pandya
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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 & Hate Story 4 under the production house of T-Series[1] He recently directed Poison 2, an original ZEE5 thriller series that was released on 30 April 2020[2]
Career[]
Directorial Debut: Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal[]
Vishal Pandya's made his directorial debut with Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal in 2009.[citation needed]
2014[]
After 5 years got second chance in the 2014 erotic thriller film Hate Story 2, which was produced by 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 ₹22.90 crore and was declared "Average" by the Box Office India.[4]
2015 (Box Office Success)[]
After the success of Hate Story 2, Pandya directed the 2015 erotic thriller Hate Story 3. The film was the third installment of Hate Story (film series).[5] The film was declared as a "Hit" by the Box Office India.[6]
2016[]
He wrote and directed the 2016 erotic thriller Wajah Tum Ho.[7] Despite being made on a small budget of ₹14 crore, the film failed to perform well at the box office and was also declared as a "Flop" by the Box Office India.[8]
2018[]
In 2018, he directed Hate Story 4 which opened with mixed to negative reviews.
2020-present[]
Vishal Pandya directed Poison 2, a ZEE5 Original Indian Hindi crime thriller web series. The Hindustan Times gave a review of the series by praising the hard-core action scenes and gripping plot that does justice to the thriller series.[9]
Filmography[]
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Films[]
Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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2009 | Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal | Yes | No |
2014 | Hate Story 2 | Yes | No |
2015 | Hate Story 3 | Yes | No |
2016 | Wajah Tum Ho | Yes | Yes |
2018 | Hate Story 4 | Yes | No |
Webseries[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Poison 2 | Director | [10] |
References[]
- ^ "Director Vishal Pandya signs a three-film deal with T-Series". 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Poison 2 Director". 29 September 2020.
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- ^ "Hate Story 2 - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Vishal Pandya to helm Hate Story 3". 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Hate Story 3 - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Sharman Joshi to do yet another erotic-thriller film with Vishal Pandya". 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Wajah Tum Ho - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Hindustan Times Review". 16 October 2020.
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- Hindi-language film directors
- 21st-century Indian film directors
- Living people