Hansal Mehta 

Winner of the National Award for Best Direction in 2014, Hansal Mehta talks about his Netflix drama starring Bollywood’s beloved Kareena Kapoor, Buckingham Murders. 

He’s best known for Shahid (2013), Citylights (2014), Aligarh (2016), Omertà (2018), Scoop (2023), Modern Love Mumbai (2022) and Scam 1992 (2020). He is known for films that depict social and political realities in deeply polarised and troubled times. 

His films are remarkable for their understanding of characters and their worlds, while telling important stories. His films Shahid (2013) and Omertà(2018) premiered as official selections at different editions of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Aligarh (2016) a moving tale about a professor suspended by university for being gay premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2015. 

His films have traveled to festivals around the world and have been extensively written about and discussed in both international and local forums. 

Watch the Buckingham Murders on Netflix. 

When a teen boy’s murder rattles a quiet English town, a grieving detective uncovers the hidden hostilities beneath its idyllic surface…