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Vasan Bala

9 credited titles on WatchWise

Vasan Bala is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Hindi cinema. He wrote the scripts for the period crime drama Bombay Velvet (2015) and the psychological thriller Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). Bala made his directorial debut with the crime thriller Peddlers in 2012, which earned him a nomination for the Golden Camera Award at Cannes. He's also worked as an assistant director on films like Dev.D (2009), Gulaal (2009), and Trishna (2011). As a dialogue writer, he's contributed to The Lunchbox (2013) and Rukh (2017). In 2019, he released his film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota. His latest directorial was Dharma Productions Jigra (2024), starring Alia Bhatt.

Vasan Bala in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

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Biggest hit

Jigra

₹31 cr

Standout efficiency

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Jigra · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

₹192 cr

Combined reported budget

₹351 cr

Gross / budget

0.5x

Bankability Index

11 / 100

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