Viral Shah (director)

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Viral Shah
Born(1986-08-28)28 August 1986
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, voice actor
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]
2025 Maharani

As voice actor

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2019-2021Golmaal JuniorGopalHindiAnimated series
2024Golmaal Jr: Humshakals Ka GolmaalGopalHindiAnimated film

Dubbing

YearTitleOriginal actorRoleDub LanguageNotesRef.
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Tony Revolori Eugene "Flash" Thompson Hindi
2017-2019 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Anton Yelchin
Emile Hirsch 		Jim Lake Jr.HindiAnimated series
2019 3Below: Tales of Arcadia Emile Hirsch Jim Lake Jr.HindiAnimated series
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Tony Revolori Eugene "Flash" Thompson Hindi
2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Emile Hirsch Jim Lake Jr.HindiAnimated series
2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Emile Hirsch Jim Lake Jr.HindiAnimated film
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home Tony Revolori Eugene "Flash" Thompson Hindi
2025 Heads of State Jack Quaid Marty ComerHindi
[9]

Awards

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rathod, Vaishali (21 November 2022). "Viral Shah ties the knot with Pooja Thakar: My love story is very filmy". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Rathod, Vaishali (15 October 2021). "Viral Shah: I am working on my first Hindi feature film". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "મનોરંજન: 'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ' ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ આવતા વર્ષે રિલીઝ થશે". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "A well known director of the Gujarati film industry Viral Shah is ready to enter Bollywood - ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ ઈન્ડસ્ટ્રીના આ જાણીત દિગ્દર્શક બૉલિવૂડમાં કરશે ધમાકેદાર એન્ટ્રી". Gujarati Mid-day (in Gujarati). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Viral Shah Is Celebrating His Directorial "Kutch Express" This Jan'23 And The Audience Has Showered Their Support". Outlookindia. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Chauhan, Shivani (2 January 2023). "રત્ના પાઠક શાહએ કહ્યું, "એ ભાષા બોલવાની તક મળી જે માત્ર જીંદગીથી સાંભળી હતી, એનો મને આનંદ છે"". Indian Express Gujarati (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Rao, Justin Joseph (2 January 2023). "Ratna Pathak Shah on her Gujarati debut and what's Bollywood getting wrong: 'Don't spend budget on buying people Starbucks coffee'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Malhar Thakar's 'Gulaam Chor' Is A Comedy Suspense Drama Centering Around A Heist". Outlook India. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Heads of State (in Hindi). United States: Amazon MGM Studios. 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025– via Amazon Prime Video.
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