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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Vishal Pandya<br />
| image = Vishal Pandya snapped on the sets of ‘Hate Story 3’.jpg<br />
| caption = Vishal Pandya on the sets of ''Hate Story 3''<br />
| native_name = <br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| occupation = [[Film director]] and [[screenwriter]]<br />
| years_active = 2014 – present<br />
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}}<br />
'''Vishal Pandya''' is an Indian film [[Film director|director]] and [[screenwriter]], who has directed ''[[Hate Story 2]]'', ''[[Hate Story 3]]'', ''[[Wajah Tum Ho]]'' and ''[[Hate Story 4]]'' for the production house of [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/director-vishal-pandya-signs-a-three-film-deal-with-t-series/|title = Director Vishal Pandya signs a three-film deal with T-Series |work=Indian Express |date = 25 July 2014}}</ref> He directed ''[[Poison 2]]'', an original ZEE5 thriller series that was released on 30 April 2020<ref>{{Cite news|title=Poison 2 Director |date=29 September 2020|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/aftab-shivdasani-s-poison-2-trailer-seems-like-interesting-tale-of-revenge-652988 |website=India TV News }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Pandya made his directorial debut with ''[[Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal]]'' in 2009.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}<br />
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His second work was the 2014 [[erotic thriller]] film ''Hate Story 2'', which was produced by the T-Series owner [[Bhushan Kumar]] and [[Vikram Bhatt]]. The film was a sequel to the 2012 [[sleeper hit]], ''[[Hate Story]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Hate-Story-2-Sunny-Leones-oomph-will-benefit-the-film-feels-director/articleshow/36496954.cms?/ |title=Hate Story 2 -Sunny Leone's oomph will benefit the film feels director |work=Times of India}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> The film's nett gross was {{INR}}2,290,000,000 and was it declared "Average" by ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2285/|title = Hate Story 2 - Movie |website=Box Office India}}</ref><br />
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After the success of ''Hate Story 2'', Pandya directed the 2015 erotic thriller ''Hate Story 3'', the third installment of [[Hate Story (film series)|''Hate Story'' film series]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/vishal-pandya-to-helm-hate-story-3/|title = Vishal Pandya to helm Hate Story 3|date = 6 March 2015 |work=Indian Express}}</ref> The film was declared a "Hit" by ''Box Office India''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3155/|title = Hate Story 3 - Movie |website=Box Office India}}</ref><br />
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He wrote and directed the 2016 erotic thriller ''[[Wajah Tum Ho]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sharman-joshi-to-do-yet-another-erotic-thriller-film-with-vishal-pandya/|title=Sharman Joshi to do yet another erotic-thriller film with Vishal Pandya |work=Indian Express |date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Despite being made on a small budget of {{INR}}140,000,000, the film failed to perform well at the box office and was also declared a "Flop" by ''Box Office India''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3439/|title = Wajah Tum Ho - Movie |website=Box Office India}}</ref><br />
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In 2018, he directed ''[[Hate Story 4]]'' which opened with mixed to negative reviews.{{cn|date=May 2023}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
=== Films ===<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Director<br />
! Writer<br />
|-<br />
| 2009 <br />
| ''[[Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal]]'' <br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
| {{No}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2014 <br />
| ''[[Hate Story 2]]'' <br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
| {{No}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2015 <br />
| ''[[Hate Story 3]]'' <br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
| {{No}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2016 <br />
| ''[[Wajah Tum Ho]]'' <br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2018<br />
| ''[[Hate Story 4]]'' <br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
| {{No}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Webseries ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Role<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|''[[Poison 2]]''<br />
|Director<br />
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Aftab Shivdasani to make digital debut with 'Poison 2'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/jan/16/aftab-shivdasani-to-make-digital-debut-with-poison-2-2090059.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 January 2020}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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