Prashant Pandey
Biography
Prashant Pandey is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, director, and filmmaker who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He studied at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, and the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia. Before entering the film industry, he briefly worked as a journalist with ANI-Reuters and later served as the creative head of the television music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
He began his film career as a writer with Ram Gopal Varma's political crime drama Sarkar Raj (2008), starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. He subsequently worked on Contract (2008), Phoonk (2008), and Agyaat (2009). His writing credits include the Rakta Charitra films (2010), The Attacks of 26/11 (2013), Traffic (2016), and Poorna: Courage Has No Limit (2017).
As a lyricist, he contributed to films such as Dil Dosti Etc. (2007), Rann (2010), Turning 30 (2011), Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011), and Sadda Adda (2012). He also directed the biographical film Main Aur Charles? No—his directorial work includes the short film Daadhi: The Beard (2020).
Awards and Recognition
Pandey is recognised for his contributions to Hindi film writing, particularly his collaborations with filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma and his work on political dramas and biographical films.
