Vishal Pandya

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]

Vishal Pandya
Picture of Vishal Pandya on the sets of ‘Hate Story 3'
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film Director and Screenwriter
Years active2014 – present

Career

Directorial Debut: Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal

Vishal Pandya's made his directorial debut with Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal in 2009.

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
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films
Year Title Director Writer
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
2020 Poison 2 Director [10]

References
  1. "Director Vishal Pandya signs a three-film deal with T-Series". 25 July 2014.
  2. "Poison 2 Director". 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Hate-Story-2-Sunny-Leones-oomph-will-benefit-the-film-feels-director/articleshow/36496954.cms?/
  4. "Hate Story 2 - Movie - Box Office India".
  5. "Vishal Pandya to helm Hate Story 3". 6 March 2015.
  6. "Hate Story 3 - Movie - Box Office India".
  7. "Sharman Joshi to do yet another erotic-thriller film with Vishal Pandya". 9 February 2016.
  8. "Wajah Tum Ho - Movie - Box Office India".
  9. "Hindustan Times Review". 16 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Vishal Pandya Director - Poison 2".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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