Akhilesh Jaiswal

Akhilesh Jaiswal
Born	(1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 39) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2012–present

Akhilesh Jaiswal (born 19 March 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter.

Early life and background

Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.^{[ citation needed ]} He grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in 2006 for graduation.^{[ citation needed ]} He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics.^{[ citation needed ]} Only a year later did he realize that he was ready to launch into his true calling filmmaking, and that graduation wasn't required for it.^{[ citation needed ]} So, he dropped out after his first year of college and started making small-time Marathi ad films and worked backstage with some theater groups.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Jaiswal says he always wanted to be a film maker. He got his big break when he got the opportunity to co-write Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. He made his directorial debut with Mastram, ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} which released on 9 May 2014.

Akhilesh directed Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha a web-adaptation of Badal Sarkar's classic, by the same name.

He has also helmed the story and screenwriting of ‘Simple Murder’ a web series which got released on 20 Nov 20

Filmography

Director

• Mastram (2014)
• Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha (web-adaptation of Badal Sarkar's classic) (2017)
• Bawri Chhori(2021)
• Starfish (2023)

Writer

• Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)
• Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012)
• Mastram (2014)
• Ugly (Additional writer) (2014)
• A Simple Murder (2020)

References

1. "Here comes 'Mastram', fictional biography on porn book author". Zee News. IANS. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
2. "Mastram is not a porn film - Director Akhilesh Jaiswal". Tellychakkar.com. Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
3. "Akhilesh Jaiswal Says His Film Mastram Isn't A Porn Film". Cineppets. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
4. "Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction". MTV. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
5. "The Original Mastram Wrote Erotica, Not Filth". Tehelka. Aradhna Wal. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
6. "Cheap Thrills". India Today. Nishant Bari. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
7. Lakhani, Somya. "The Dirty Picture". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
8. "Gangs of Wasseypur writer Akhilesh Jaiswal to make directorial debut". Indian Express. BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

External links

• Akhilesh Jaiswal at IMDb