Mehak Jamal

Mehak Jamal is a filmmaker and writer. She was born and raised in Srinagar, Kashmir and has always wanted to tell stories from her homeland.

Mehak is a 2022 South Asia Speaks Fellow, awarded to outstanding emerging writers from the region. Her film Bad Egg premiered at the 19th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart and won the Audience Award. It went on to screen at multiple film festivals all over the world.

Mehak is a film alumnus of Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore. She lives in Mumbai with her cat Ellie. Loal Kashmir is her first book. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.