Tigmanshu Dhulia

Personal context

Summary

Tigmanshu Dhulia is an Indian actor, writer, and director known for films including Haasil, Paan Singh Tomar, and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster. His work often depicts small-town and rural North India, crime, student politics, and social conflict. Dhulia has described himself as a leftist and said he belonged to the Progressive Students’ Organisation as a university student; in 2014, he said he was not a Narendra Modi supporter and would be sad if Modi became prime minister. No public statements on DEI, identity representation, or gender or LGBTQ advocacy are on record.