Samar Iqbal

Samar Iqbal is a renowned director. He is a seasoned media professional based in Mumbai, specializing in films, television, and documentaries. His passion lies in being a media architect. His aims to execute projects across these domains with seamless precision and exceptional quality. He is a producer and director with a wide-ranging background in the television and film industries. He is proficient in handling VFX and animation-intensive projects, providing confidence and expertise.

He completed his school education at Indian School Muscat in 2000. He then completed a Diploma in Film and Television Direction and Film and Television Editing from Digital Academy, The Film School. He is also a student of architecture at the Kamla Raheja Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies. He has directed many famous films, like Tara vs. Bilal, from March 2021 to October 2022. Tara vs Bilal is a slice-of-life film starring Harshvardhan Rane Harshavardhan Rane, born on 16th of December, 1983 >> Read More... and Sonia Rathee Sonia Rathee is an American Indian actress and mod >> Read More... . The film showcases the clash of two opposites, Tara and Bilal. He was the series director of “Dev DD season 2” at ALTBalaji from July 2018 to February 2021.

He has also directed “Only for Singles” at Worldwide Media, Inc. from April 2018 to June 2019; “Girl in the City: Season 2” from February 2017 to May 2017, and “Girl in the City: Season 3” from April 2018 to June 2018 from UTV; ‘Official C.E.Ogiri’ at Arré (U Digital Content Pvt Ltd) in February 2018 to April 2018; and ‘Sid Sandy aur Siyaapa’ in October 2016 to November 2016 at Future Consumer Limited. He was an executive director at IOTAP Films Pvt. Ltd. from June 2010 to January 2016. He has also been a director at Samay Mumbai (January 2010–September 2010), a VFX director at Yash Raj Films (March 2004–October 2009), and an associate director and assistant director at Yash Raj Films (2002–2009).