Viral Shah (director)

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Viral Shah
Born(1986-08-28)28 August 1986
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Known for
Spouse
Pooja Thakar
(m. 2022)
[1]

Viral Shah is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Gujarati cinema. He in known for directing films including Midnights with Menka (2018), Golkeri (2020), Kutch Express (2023), and Gulaam Chor (2023). [2] [3]

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Life and career

Shah was born on 28 August 1986 in Mumbai. He studied media studies at Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management, Mumbai. [4]

He started his career as a director with Midnights with Menka in 2018. He directed Golkeri in 2020. [4] His next film Kutch Express was announced in 2022, [1] and was released in 2023, starring Ratna Pathak Shah, Manasi Parekh, Dharmendra Gohil, Darsheel Safary, and Viraf Patel. [5] [6]

Shah married Pooja Thakar in November 2022. [1]

Filmography

As a director

Films
YearTitle
2018 Midnights with Menka [4]
2020 Golkeri [4]
2020Haba Goba (short film)
2023 Kutch Express [7]
Gulaam Chor [8]

Awards

Shah's film Golkeri received the Film Excellence Awards Gujarati and GIFA-Gujarati Iconic Film Award in Best Film category. [4]

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