Anshai Lal
Biography
Anshai Lal is an Indian Hindi film Director and Producer. He made his directorial debut with Phillauri, starring Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh, Suraj Sharma, and Mehreen Pirzada, which was released worldwide on 24 March 2017.
The movie was produced by Clean Slate Films and Fox Star Studios. His work as a Director And Executive Producer includes Mai (2022), starring Sakshi Tanwar, a highly acclaimed Netflix show. He is also the creative producer of the feature films Bulbbul (2020) and Qala (2022).
Anshai Lal was always interested in creative arts from a very young age and was actively involved in the dramatics society of his school. With this love for the arts and driven by his passion for films, he decided to shift to Mumbai.
In early 2005 right after his graduation he started his career as an assistant director to Saket Chaudhary for the box office success Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006), followed by Shimit Amin for the Indian sports film Chak De! India (2007).
Anshai has also assisted Dostana (2008), Housefull (2010), and Himmatwala (2013). Anshai made his debut as a director with Phillauri, a romantic comedy set in Phillaur, Punjab. The film was released worldwide on 24 March 2017.
Anshai Lal is also the Creative Producer of Bulbbul (2020) and Qala (2020), both highly critically acclaimed feature films directed by Anvita Dutt.
His next venture as a Director and Executive Producer was Mai (2022), produced by Clean Slate Films.
Anshai is currently shooting a Hindi feature film "Afghani Snow", an action thriller, starring Vijay Vamra and Tripti Dimri, which is slated to release in early 2024
