Abhishek Chaubey | |
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| Born | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Hindu College, Delhi |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Chetana Kowshik (m. 2017) |
Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian director, screenwriter and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.
Abhishek Chaubey was born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to Anand Mohan Chaubey and Sheela Chaubey. He spent his early childhood and adolescence in Jamshedpur, Patna and Ranchi. He completed his 10th standard from St. Xavier's School, Ranchi in the year 1993, completed 12th from Siva Sivani Public School, Hyderabad in the year 1995, and then did his graduation in English literature from Hindu College, New Delhi in the year 1998. Moving to Mumbai, he did a course in Film & Television Production from Xavier Institute of Communications before taking a headlong plunge in the world of Hindi films. [1]
He began his career as an associate director and co-writer to Vishal Bhardwaj for his debut Makdee (2002). He went on to assist him in his subsequent films, and most notably co-wrote Vishal's trendsetting Omkara (2006) and Kaminey (2009).
Abhishek's directorial debut, the dark comedy Ishqiya (2010) and its sequel Dedh Ishqiya (2014), both starring Naseeruddin Shah received rave reviews.
His following film, Udta Punjab (2016), highlighted the drug crisis in Punjab and was released to critical acclaim.
He made his debut as a producer with Konkona Sen Sharma's A Death in the Gunj [2] (2016), which premiered at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Currently, he is working on his next project.
His next directorial venture Sonchiriya (2019) presented a rooted tale set in Chambal and released to positive reviews from critics. It won Critics Award for Best Film at the 65th Filmfare Awards.
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2002 | Makdee | Assistant director | |||
| 2003 | Maqbool | ||||
| 2005 | The Blue Umbrella | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Omkara | Yes | |||
| 2007 | Blood Brothers | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Kaminey | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Ishqiya | Yes | |||
| 2013 | Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola | Yes | |||
| 2014 | Dedh Ishqiya | Yes | |||
| 2016 | Udta Punjab | Yes | |||
| A Death in the Gunj | Yes | ||||
| 2019 | Sonchiriya | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Raat Akeli Hai | Yes | |||
| 2021 | Ray | Yes | Segment - "Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa" | ||
| 2024 | Killer Soup | Yes | Yes | Netflix series |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| 2007 | 8th IIFA Awards | Best Screenplay (with Vishal Bharadwaj ) | Omkara | Nominated | [3] |
| 2011 | 12th IIFA Awards | Best Story | Ishqiya | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Screenplay (with Vishal Bhardwaj and Sabrina Dhawan ) | Nominated | ||||
| Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Story | Nominated | [5] | ||
| Best Screenplay (with Vishal Bhardwaj and Sabrina Dhawan ) | Nominated | ||||
| Screen Awards | Most Promising Debut Director | Nominated | [6] | ||
| Stardust Awards | Best Director – Thriller or Action | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Hottest New Director | Nominated | ||||
| Zee Cine Awards 2011 | Most Promising Debut Director | Nominated | [8] | ||
| 2017 | 62nd Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Udta Punjab | Nominated | [9] |
| 18th IIFA Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [10] | ||
| Stardust Awards | Best Story (with Sudip Sharma) | Nominated | [11] [12] | ||
| Best Screenplay (with Sudip Sharma) | Won | ||||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [13] | ||
| Best Story (with Sudip Sharma) | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | 65th Filmfare Awards | Best Film (Critics) | Sonchiriya | Won | [14] [15] |
| Best Story (with Sudip Sharma) | Nominated | ||||
Mithun Sharma, also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer.
Ishqiya (transl. Passionate) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bhardwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.
Shajith Koyeri is a sound designer in the field of sync sound technique in Indian cinema. A recipient of the National Film Awards for Omkara, Shajith also won two Filmfare awards and two IIFA Awards. He is also the recipient of the Star Screen Award for Kaminey. Shajith is also known for his work in Foley editing and pre-mixing.
Dedh Ishqiya is a 2014 Indian black comedy film directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz. Produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and by Vishal Bharadwaj, it is a sequel of Ishqiya (2010).
Phantom Studios is an Indian filmproduction and distribution company established by Madhu Mantena, Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, and Vikramaditya Motwane. It was founded in 2011 by all four of them, and was cited as the "directors' company". In March 2015, Reliance Entertainment picked up 50% stake in the company.
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