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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Viral Shah
| image =
| caption = Viral Shah interview with TOI
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1986|08|28}}
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, voice actor
| known_for = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Midnights with Menka]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Golkeri]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Kutch Express (film)|Kutch Express]]'' (2023)
}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Pooja Thakar|2022}}<ref name=":3"/>
}}

'''Viral Shah''' is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Gujarati cinema. He in known for directing films including ''[[Midnights with Menka]]'' (2018), ''[[Golkeri]]'' (2020), ''[[Kutch Express (film)|Kutch Express]]'' (2023), and ''[[Gulaam Chor]]'' (2023).<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Rathod |first=Vaishali |title=Viral Shah: I am working on my first Hindi feature film |website=The Times of India |date=2021-10-15 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/viral-shah-i-am-working-on-my-first-hindi-feature-film-exclusive/articleshow/87038992.cms |access-date=2023-02-07}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web |title=મનોરંજન: 'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ' ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ આવતા વર્ષે રિલીઝ થશે |website=Divya Bhaskar |date=2022-11-22 |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/kutch/news/kutch-express-gujarati-movie-will-release-next-year-130591909.html |language=gu |access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Shah was born on 28 August 1986 in [[Mumbai]]. He studied [[media studies]] at [[Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management]], Mumbai.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |title=A well known director of the Gujarati film industry Viral Shah is ready to enter Bollywood - ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ ઈન્ડસ્ટ્રીના આ જાણીત દિગ્દર્શક બૉલિવૂડમાં કરશે ધમાકેદાર એન્ટ્રી |website=Gujarati Mid-day |date=2023-04-26 |url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment-news/dhollywood-news/article/a-well-known-director-of-the-gujarati-film-industry-viral-shah-is-ready-to-enter-bollywood-193179 |language=gu |access-date=2023-05-03}}</ref>

He started his career as a director with ''[[Midnights with Menka]]'' in 2018. He directed ''[[Golkeri]]'' in 2020.<ref name=":6"/> His next film ''Kutch Express'' was announced in 2022,<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Rathod |first=Vaishali |title=Viral Shah ties the knot with Pooja Thakar: My love story is very filmy |website=The Times of India |date=2022-11-21 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/viral-shah-ties-the-knot-with-pooja-thakar-my-love-story-is-very-filmy-exclusive/articleshow/95653036.cms |access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref> and was released in 2023, starring [[Ratna Pathak Shah]], [[Manasi Parekh]], Dharmendra Gohil, [[Darsheel Safary]], and [[Viraf Patel]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Viral Shah Is Celebrating His Directorial "Kutch Express" This Jan'23 And The Audience Has Showered Their Support |website=Outlookindia |date=2023-01-11 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/viral-shah-is-celebrating-his-directorial-kutch-express-this-jan-23-and-the-audience-has-showered-their-support-news-252701 |access-date=2023-02-07}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Shivani |title=રત્ના પાઠક શાહએ કહ્યું, "એ ભાષા બોલવાની તક મળી જે માત્ર જીંદગીથી સાંભળી હતી, એનો મને આનંદ છે" |website=Indian Express Gujarati |date=2023-01-02 |url=https://gujarati.indianexpress.com/entertainment/ratna-pathak-shah-kutch-express-gujarati-film-bollywood-box-office/39061/ |language=gu |access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>

Shah married Pooja Thakar in November 2022.<ref name=":3"/>

== Filmography ==
'''As a director'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+Films
!Year
!Title
|-
|2018
|''[[Midnights with Menka]]''<ref name=":6"/>
|-
|2020
|''[[Golkeri]]''<ref name=":6"/>
|-
|2020
|''Haba Goba'' (short film)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023
|''[[Kutch Express (film)|Kutch Express]]''<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Rao |first=Justin Joseph |title=Ratna Pathak Shah on her Gujarati debut and what's Bollywood getting wrong: 'Don't spend budget on buying people Starbucks coffee' |website=The Indian Express |date=2023-01-02 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ratna-pathak-shah-on-gujrati-debut-what-bollywood-getting-wrong-dont-spend-budget-on-starbucks-coffee-8337269/ |access-date=2023-02-07}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Gulaam Chor]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/malhar-thakar-s-gulaam-chor-is-a-comedy-suspense-drama-centering-around-a-heist-news-292611|title=Malhar Thakar's 'Gulaam Chor' Is A Comedy Suspense Drama Centering Around A Heist|date=2023-06-06|work=Outlook India|access-date=2023-06-12}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[Maharani (2025 film)|Maharani]]''
|-
|}
'''As voice actor'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2019-2021
|''Golmaal Junior''
|Gopal
|Hindi
|Animated series
|-
|2024
|''Golmaal Jr: Humshakals Ka Golmaal''
|Gopal
|Hindi
|Animated film
|}

==Dubbing==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Original actor
!Role
!Dub Language
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2017
|''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''
|[[Tony Revolori]]
|[[Flash Thompson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Eugene "Flash" Thompson]]
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|2017-2019
|''[[Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia]]''
|[[Anton Yelchin]]<br>[[Emile Hirsch]]
|Jim Lake Jr.
|Hindi
|Animated series
|
|-
|2019
|''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]''
|[[Emile Hirsch]]
|Jim Lake Jr.
|Hindi
|Animated series
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]''
|[[Tony Revolori]]
|[[Flash Thompson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Eugene "Flash" Thompson]]
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Wizards: Tales of Arcadia]]''
|[[Emile Hirsch]]
|Jim Lake Jr.
|Hindi
|Animated series
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans]]''
|[[Emile Hirsch]]
|Jim Lake Jr.
|Hindi
|Animated film
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''
|[[Tony Revolori]]
|[[Flash Thompson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Eugene "Flash" Thompson]]
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Heads of State (film)|Heads of State]]''
|[[Jack Quaid]]
|Marty Comer
|Hindi
|
|{{centre|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.primevideo.com/-/hi/detail/0Q0ZD7AIZGM4ISJE4J5T9AF9FA |title=Heads of State |language=hi |publisher=[[Amazon MGM Studios]] |year=2025 |place=United States |access-date= 10 August 2025 |via=[[Amazon Prime Video]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}}
|}

==Awards==
Shah's film ''[[Golkeri]]'' received the Film Excellence Awards Gujarati and GIFA-Gujarati Iconic Film Award in Best Film category.<ref name=":6"/>

== See also ==
* [[List of Gujarati films]]
* [[List of Indian film directors]]
* [[List of Indian dubbing artists]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm10285716}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian screenwriters]]
[[Category:Film directors from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Indian male voice actors]]
[[Category:Directors who won the Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values National Film Award]]

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