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{{short description|Indian Hindi-language film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Anshai Lal
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| birth_place = New Delhi
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| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = Director & Producer
| years_active = 2005–present
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'''Anshai Lal''' is an Indian [[Hindi]] film Director and Producer. He made his directorial debut with ''[[Phillauri (film)|Phillauri]]'', starring [[Anushka Sharma]], [[Diljit Dosanjh]], [[Suraj Sharma]], [[Mehreen Pirzada]], which 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 (TV series)|Mai]] (2022), starring Sakshi Tanwar, a highly acclaimed Netflix show.
He is also the creative producer on the feature films Bulbbul (2020) and Qala (2022)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/phillauri-to-release-on-march-31-2017-116072000393_1.html | title='Phillauri' to release on March 31, 2017 | work=[[Business Standard]]| date=20 July 2016 | accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
Anshai Lal was always interested in creative arts from a very young age and was actively involved in the dramatics society of his school. This love for arts and driven by his passion for films , he decided to shift to Mumbai in early 2005 right after his graduation where 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 for [[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]] (2008), [[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]] (2010)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/352038/anushka-sharmas-phillauri-go-floors-baisakhi | title=Anushka Sharma's Phillauri To Go on Floors This Baisakhi! | publisher=Pinkvilla | date=28 March 2016 | accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref> and [[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]] (2013).

Anshai made his debut as a director with [[Phillauri (film)|Phillauri]], a romantic comedy set in [[Phillaur]], [[Punjab]]. The film released worldwide on 24 March 2017.
<ref>{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anushka-sharma-sultan-films-success-lies-in-being-versatile-actor-2938565/ | title=For Anushka Sharma, success lies in being versatile actor | work=[[The Indian Express]] | date=27 July 2016 | accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/310516/anushka-sharma-looks-graceful-in-phillauri-s-new-still.html | title=Anushka Sharma looks graceful in Phillauri's new still | work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]| date=31 May 2016 | accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref>

His next venture as a Director and Executive Producer was Mai(2022)[[Mai (TV series)|Mai]], produced by Clean slate Films.

Anshai Lal is also the Creative Producer on Bulbbul (2020) [[Bulbbul]] , a feature film directed by Anvita Dutt, Starring Tripti Dimri and Avinash Tiwary.

==Personal life==
Anshai was born and brought up in New Delhi where he completed his schooling from [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]] and graduation in Bachelors of Journalism and Mass Communication from [[Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University|Indraprastha University]].

==Filmography==

===As Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Title !! Release Date !! Production House !! Cast
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| 2017 || ''[[Phillauri (film)|Phillauri]]'' || 24 March || [[Clean Slate Films]] <br>[[Fox Star Studios]] || [[Anushka Sharma]], [[Diljit Dosanjh]], [[Suraj Sharma]], [[Mehreen Pirzada]]
|-
|2022 || ''[[Mai (TV series)|Mai: A Mother's Rage]]'' || 15 April || [[Clean Slate Filmz]]<br>[[Netflix]] || [[Sakshi Tanwar]], [[Wamiqa Gabbi]], [[Raima Sen]], [[Prashant Narayanan]]
|}

===As Executive Producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Release Date !! Production House !! Cast
|-
|2022 || ''[[Mai (TV series)|Mai: A Mother's Rage]]'' || 15 April || [[Clean Slate Filmz]]<br>[[Netflix]] || [[Sakshi Tanwar]], [[Wamiqa Gabbi]], [[Raima Sen]], [[Prashant Narayanan]]
|}

===As Creative Producer===

Bulbbul (2020) [[Bulbbul]]

===As Assistant Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Pyaar Ke Side Effects]]'' || [[Saket Chaudhary]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Chak De! India]]'' || [[Shimit Amin]]
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]'' || [[Tarun Mansukhani]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' || [[Sajid Khan]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]'' || [[Sajid Khan]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==

* {{IMDb name|id=3386152}}

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