Abhigyan Jha

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Abhigyan Jha
Born1972
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, director
Years active1993−present
Organization(s)Undercover Utopia
ProMytheUs
Spouse Mrinal Jha
Website abhigyanjha.com

Abhigyan Jha is an Indian film screenwriter, producer, director, writer and entrepreneur who has worked predominantly in Hindi film and television industry. [1] [2] He has written story for film Krishna Cottage (2004), Phir Zindagi and TV show, Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan , and made his directorial debut with Sacred Evil – A True Story (2006). He is the creator and director of Jay Hind! , exclusively made for the Internet. [3] [4] [5] He also directed and produced the late-night talk show Movers & Shakers for Sony. [6]

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He is the co-founder of Undercover Utopia. [7] [8] He is also a co-founder of ProMytheUs, a machine learning talent discovery platform. [9] [10]

Career

After completing the creative training program from the Advertising Agencies Association of India, Abhigyan started assisting to Anand Mahendroo. [1] He published his first novel, November Rain in 1994, followed by his second novel, The Prayer. His novel, November Rain was transformed into a prime time TV series Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan , which was aired on Zee TV for over 300 episodes. [11] In 1997, Jha worked as an assistant producer under Ismail Merchant on the international film GAACHH, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore and Aparna Sen. [1] In 1997, Abhigyan Jha directed and produced the Sony Entertainment's popular late-night talk show, Movers & Shakers . [6]

He wrote the story and screenplay of Ekta Kapoor's production, Krishna Cottage (2004) and has also written the film, Alvida, starring Milind Soman, Gul Panag and Waheeda Rahman. In 2006, he made his debut as a director with Sacred Evil – A True Story . [1] He produced TV series, Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha , which was aired on Star Plus [12] [13] In 2009, Abhigyan Jha launched Jay Hind!, a standup comedy show exclusively for the Internet platform. It was the world's first full format TV show exclusively made for the Internet. [4] He is credited for pioneering the standup comedy genre in India on TV with Varun Grover, Aditi Mittal, Sorabh Pant, Gursimran Khamba and Sapan Verma. [14] [15]

Abhigyan was nominated for ITA Award for Best Director - Comedy at the Indian Television Academy Awards 2011 for Jay Hind! . [16] Later, the show was aired on Colors TV under a new name, The Late Night Show in 2012. [17]

In April 2014, Abhigyan Jha accused Vikas Bahl, the director of Queen for copying the film, Queen from his film, Phir Zindagi. [18] [19] However, Jha accepted the fact that while the scripts of the two films are different, but some major scenes from the film have been copied straight from Phir Zindagi. [20]

Published works

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004 Krishna Cottage Story, screenplay writer
-Phir ZindagiScreenplay writer
-GAACHHAssistant producer
2006 Sacred Evil – A True Story Director, producerEnglish
2006 Gehra Paani DirectorHindi

Television

YearTV/Web ShowRoleChannel
1999 Star Bestsellers NeetiStory writer StarPlus
1998 X Zone Story writer StarPlus
1999GubbareExecutive Producer
1997 Movers & Shakers Director, producer Sony
1995 Rajani Story writer Doordarshan
2003 Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan Story writer Zee TV
2009 Jay Hind! Directorfor the Internet
2010 Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha Producer Star Plus
2012 The Late Night Show Director Colors TV
2022 Pishachini Producer Colors TV
2021 Qubool Hai 2.0 Producer Zee 5
2024 Qayaamat Se Qayamaat Tak Producer Colors TV
JANANI -AI Ki Kahani Director & Producer Dangal TV

Personal life

He is married to Mrinal Jha and has a daughter. [22] [23] He is the son of Ramesh Rajhans, a theatre director and playwright. [1]

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