Vir Das Shiv Rawail and More: Directors Creating A Stir In 2026

2026 is shaping up to be a year when Bollywood's writers' rooms and even fashion ateliers empty out onto film sets. A striking number of this year's directorial ventures are coming not from assistant directors climbing the traditional ladder, but from established screenwriters, a comedian-actor, a celebrated fashion designer, a veteran cinematographer, and a first-time filmmaker with no prior industry background. And out of these, some have already seen their films released, while the others ar