Producer · Director · Writer

Madhur Bhandarkar

मधुर भंडारकर

Mumbai · also credited as Madhur R. Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2016, Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. He is known for directing the critically acclaimed crime drama Chandni Bar (2001), won him the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues, the dramas Page 3 (2005), Traffic Signal (2007), and Fashion (2008), winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film for the first, and the National Film Award for Best Direction for the second, whilst earning Filmfare Award nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the lattermost.