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Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
30 March
Location
Uttar Pradesh, India
Edit pageAbhishek Chaubey
Biography
Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian director, screenwriter, and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.
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 the 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.
