Milap Zaveri

{{short description|Indian filmmaker}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Milap Milan Zaveri

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| occupation = Film director
writer

| yearsactive = 2002–present

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| nationality = Indian

| known_for = Shootout at Wadala
Satyameva Jayate
Marjaavaan

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Milap Milan Zaveri, also known as Milap Zaveri, is an Indian film director and writer who has worked in Shootout at Wadala, Satyameva Jayate and Marjaavaan. He started his career as a dialogue writer in 2002 with the film Yeh Mohabbat Hai.{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/its-a-tendency-to-look-down-on-our-language-milap-zaveri/|title=Milap Zaveri: It's a tendency to look down on our language|date=27 January 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en-US}} In 2010 he made his directorial debut with the film Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/milap-zaveri-had-to-show-women-in-better-light/19700177|title=Milap Zaveri: Had to show women in better light|date=14 August 2018|work=mid-day|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/satyameva-jayate-makes-a-strong-statement-against-corruption-violence-against-women-milap-zaveri-4975861.html|title=Satyameva Jayate makes a strong statement on corruption, violence against women: Milap Zaveri|work=Firstpost|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/after-mastizaade-milap-zaveris-next-to-be-family-comedy/|title=After 'Mastizaade', Milap Zaveri's next to be family comedy|date=23 December 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/satyameva-jayate-quick-movie-review-over-the-top-even-by-milap-milan-zaveris-standards/269532|title=Satyameva Jayate Quick Movie Review: Over-the-top even by Milap Milan Zaveri's standards|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/milap-zaveri-gold-is-a-much-bigger-film-than-ours/articleshow/65145613.cms|title=Milap Zaveri: 'Gold' is a much bigger film than ours – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 August 2018}}

He announced his decision to leave Twitter after spreading fake news about a film director's death.{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/satyameva-jayate-box-office-success-milap-zaveri-5324064/|title=Director Milap Zaveri on Satyameva Jayate success: The action and emotion of the story clicked with moviegoers|date=25 August 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=27 August 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-ll-never-direct-a-sex-comedy-again-says-satyameva-jayate-director-milap-zaveri/story-32EcQKk4717mWfGtWinPoL.html|title=I'll never direct a sex comedy again, says Satyameva Jayate director Milap Zaveri|date=7 August 2018|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/milap-zaveri-i-dont-want-to-make-films-that-only-i-end-up-watching/articleshow/65365654.cms|title=Milap Zaveri: I don't want to make films that only I end up watching – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 August 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/milap-zaveri-you-never-know-who-will-take-objection-to-what/articleshow/65421004.cms|title=Milap Zaveri: You never know who will take objection to what – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 August 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/milap-zaveri-every-writer-feels-the-urge-to-be-a-director/articleshow/65366105.cms|title=Milap Zaveri: Every writer feels the urge to be a director – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 August 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/life-of-a-flop-director-252241|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815002650/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/life-of-a-flop-director-252241|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2018|title=Life of a 'flop' director|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en}}