Mehul Shah is an American actor, director, writer, and producer of Indian origin. He created his film production company, Kinetik Films right after he graduated from

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. His most notable works are ''

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,'' Nana's Secret Recipe, Explore Vegan ATX, and his co-starring role on Season 3 of the television series ''

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''.

Career

Mehul Shah began his love of performing and film at a very early age. After majoring in cinema in school, he decided to write and direct his first film, ''Diwali'', which was an independent feature shot in Dallas. The story deals with three 20 something siblings, Anjali, Mihir, and Priti, who come back home during

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, the Indian New Year, and are forced to confront secrets that they are keeping from their families. He then went on to write and direct a dance-comedy film titled ''

'', which starred

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, Pooja Kumar, Sachin Bhatt, and

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. He continued to produce films under his company, co-producing with SMU alum Wade McDonald on his film ''Hold Your Peace'', as well as working on a documentary about hip-hop music in

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titled ''Tha Bridge'', and producing the feature film ''Bug'' starring Gene Jones (actor). His recent fil
Nana's Secret Recipe
was shot in Austin, Texas and is currently available on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and IMDBtv. Mehul has also done commercial and print work for

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Bank, The Texas State Lottery, Chuck E. Cheese,

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, J. C. Penney, and

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. He is represented by Collier Talent.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Mehul Living people American Jains Male models from Texas American male actors of Indian descent 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Dallas American male models of Indian descent American people of Gujarati descent