Nikhil Mehrotra

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Nikhil Mehrotra
Occupation(s) Writer, Director
Years active2012–present
Notable work Dangal (2016 film) , Chhichhore , Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Awards8 nominations

Nikhil Mehrotra is an Indian writer [1] and director [2] [3] who works in Bollywood. He began his career in the advertising industry before transitioning to screenwriting. His debut was as a writer in Bhoothnath Returns (2014), collaborating with director-writer [4] [5] Nitesh Tiwari. He is best known for his work in Dangal (2016) [6] , Chhichhore (2019) [7] , and Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020). [8] [9] [10] [11]

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Filmography

As Writer

YearFilmRole
2014 Bhoothnath Returns [12] Additional Script Writer
2014 Kill Dil [13] Screenplay and Dialogue
2016 Banjo [14] Writer
2016 Dangal [6] Writer
2017 Ittefaq [15] Writer
2019 Chhichhore [7] [16] [17] Writer
2020 Panga Writer
2020 Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl [10] Writer
2020LaghushankaWriter
2023 Bawaal [18] [19] Writer
2023 Tumse Na Ho Payega [20] [21] Writer
2024 Mr. & Mrs. Mahi [22] [12] [23] [24] Writer

As Director

YearFilm
2020Laghushanka [25]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2015Filmfare Technical Award [26] Best Dialogue Bhoothnath Returns Nominee
2016FOI Online Award [27] Best Screenplay Dangal Nominee
2016FOI Online Award [27] Best Dialogues Dangal Nominee
2020 Filmfare Award [28] Best Original StoryChhichhoreNominee
2020Filmfare Technical Award [26] Best DialogueChhichhoreNominee
2020IIFA Popular Award [29] Best Story Chhichhore Nominee
2020 Zee Cine Award [30] Best Story & Screenplay Chhichhore Nominee
2023 Filmfare OTT Award [31] Best Original Screenplay (Web Original Film) Bawaal Nominee

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