Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian director,

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and film producer known for his works in

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Early life

Abhishek Chaubey was born in

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to Anand Mohan Chaubey and Sheela Chaubey. He spent his early childhood and adolescence in

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and Ranchi. He completed his 10th standard from St. Xavier's School, Ranchi in the year 1993, completed 12th from Siva Sivani Public School,

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in the year 1995, and then did his graduation in

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from Hindu College, New Delhi in the year 1998. Moving to

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, he did a course in Film & Television Production from Xavier Institute of Communications before taking a headlong plunge in the world of Hindi films.

Career

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'' '''' (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.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaubey, Abhishek Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Hindu College, Delhi alumni 1977 births Living people 21st-century Indian people Film directors from Uttar Pradesh People from Faizabad