Manish Gupta is a film director and writer in the Indian film industry.
As a director, Manish has directed the movies ''
One Friday Night
''One Friday Night'' is a 2023 Hindi-language suspense thriller film directed by Manish Gupta starring Raveena Tandon, Milind Soman and Vidhi Chitalia, produced by Jio Studios. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on JioCinema on 28 July 202 ...
'' (2023), ''
420 IPC'' (2021), ''
Rahasya
''Rahasya'' () is a 2015 Indian murder mystery film which is directed by Manish Gupta. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mita Vashisht and Ashwini Kalsekar. The film is inspired by the 2008 Noida double murder case ...
'' (2015),
''Hostel'' (2011), ''
The Stoneman Murders
''The Stoneman Murders'' is a 2009 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film based on the real life Stoneman serial killings that made headlines in the early 1980s in Bombay. The helpless victims of the mystery killer, who was never caught, were Sid ...
'' (2009) and ''
Darna Zaroori Hai
''Darna Zaroori Hai'' (translation: ''Fear is necessary'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language anthology horror film produced by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to ''Darna Mana Hai''. It stars a host of Bollywood actors including Amitabh Bachc ...
'' (2006).
As a writer, Manish has written the screenplay and dialogues for the movies
''Sarkar'' (2005) and ''
Section 375
''Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti?'' (), better known simply as ''Section 375'', is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Ajay Bahl, written by Manish Gupta and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak. It is b ...
'' (2019).
Career
Manish Gupta started his career as a screenwriter with
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.*
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-starrer
''Sarkar''. He received nominations for the screenplay and dialogues of
''Sarkar''.
Manish debuted as a director with ''
Darna Zaroori Hai
''Darna Zaroori Hai'' (translation: ''Fear is necessary'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language anthology horror film produced by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to ''Darna Mana Hai''. It stars a host of Bollywood actors including Amitabh Bachc ...
'' (2006) in which there were six different stories and a separate director for each story. Manish directed the main story titled ‘Grandma narrates stories to five children’.
Manish's next film as director was ''
The Stoneman Murders
''The Stoneman Murders'' is a 2009 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film based on the real life Stoneman serial killings that made headlines in the early 1980s in Bombay. The helpless victims of the mystery killer, who was never caught, were Sid ...
'' (2009) starring
Kay Kay Menon
Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), known professionally as Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and occasionally in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in fil ...
and Arbaaz Khan, based on the Stoneman killings that shook Bombay in 1983.
After that, Manish directed
''Hostel'' (2011) about students’ deaths due to ragging (
hazing
Hazing (American English), initiation, beasting (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asian English) or deposition refers to any activity expected of someone in joining or participating in a group that humiliates, ...
) inside college hostels. Manish was felicitated for making this socially relevant film by the then President of India,
Ms. Pratibha Patil.
Manish's next film as director was ''
Rahasya
''Rahasya'' () is a 2015 Indian murder mystery film which is directed by Manish Gupta. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mita Vashisht and Ashwini Kalsekar. The film is inspired by the 2008 Noida double murder case ...
'' (2015) based on the Aarushi Talwar murder case, starring
Kay Kay Menon
Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), known professionally as Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and occasionally in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in fil ...
,
Tisca Chopra
Tisca Chopra (born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress, author and film producer who has appeared in over 45 feature films, predominantly in Hindi language.
'' Taare Zameen Par'', her best known feature film, was India's official entry to th ...
and
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1965) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he receive ...
.
Manish's next film was the 2019 film ''
Section 375
''Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti?'' (), better known simply as ''Section 375'', is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Ajay Bahl, written by Manish Gupta and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak. It is b ...
'', a courtroom drama about a fake rape case, which took Manish three years to research and script. For his script of ''
Section 375
''Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti?'' (), better known simply as ''Section 375'', is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Ajay Bahl, written by Manish Gupta and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak. It is b ...
'', Manish was nominated for a Filmfare award under the Best Screenplay category at the
65th Filmfare Awards
The 65th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honored the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2019. The ceremony was held on 15 February 2020 in Guwahati and broadcast on Colors TV the following day. This is the first time in ...
2020.
Manish's next film ''
420 IPC'' was a courtroom drama about an economics offence. The film starring
Vinay Pathak
Vinay Pathak (born 27 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including '' Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and '' Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', '' ...
,
Ranvir Shorey
Ranvir Shorey (born 18 August 1972) is an Indian actor and former video jockey. Since making his debut in '' Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (2002), he has worked in both mainstream and independent cinema. His commercially successful ventures include ...
,
Gul Panag
Gulkirat Kaur Panag (born 3 January 1979) is an Indian actress, voice actress, and model. She was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 1999 and represented India at Miss Universe 1999.
She began her career in Hindi films with the 2003 film '' D ...
and Rohan Vinod Mehra released in 2021 on the OTT platform
ZEE5
ZEE5 or Z5 is an Indian subscription video on demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on We ...
. The film was featured in
Forbes
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list of the five best film/series in 2021.
Manish's latest release was ''
One Friday Night
''One Friday Night'' is a 2023 Hindi-language suspense thriller film directed by Manish Gupta starring Raveena Tandon, Milind Soman and Vidhi Chitalia, produced by Jio Studios. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on JioCinema on 28 July 202 ...
'' starring
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films. Considered as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s, Tandon is a recipient of several awards, including a National Film ...
. The film's released on the OTT platform JIO Cinema in 2023.
Manish specializes in writing and directing suspense dramas that incorporate details from real cases.
Filmography
Director
*''
Darna Zaroori Hai
''Darna Zaroori Hai'' (translation: ''Fear is necessary'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language anthology horror film produced by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to ''Darna Mana Hai''. It stars a host of Bollywood actors including Amitabh Bachc ...
'' (2006)
*''
The Stoneman Murders
''The Stoneman Murders'' is a 2009 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film based on the real life Stoneman serial killings that made headlines in the early 1980s in Bombay. The helpless victims of the mystery killer, who was never caught, were Sid ...
'' (2009)
*''
Hostel
A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. Rooms can be private or shared - mixe ...
'' (2011)
*''
Rahasya
''Rahasya'' () is a 2015 Indian murder mystery film which is directed by Manish Gupta. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mita Vashisht and Ashwini Kalsekar. The film is inspired by the 2008 Noida double murder case ...
'' (2015)
*''
420 IPC'' (2021)
*''
One Friday Night
''One Friday Night'' is a 2023 Hindi-language suspense thriller film directed by Manish Gupta starring Raveena Tandon, Milind Soman and Vidhi Chitalia, produced by Jio Studios. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on JioCinema on 28 July 202 ...
'' (2023)
Screenplay and Dialogues
*''
Sarkar'' (2005)
*''
Section 375
''Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti?'' (), better known simply as ''Section 375'', is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Ajay Bahl, written by Manish Gupta and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak. It is b ...
'' (2019)
References
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Hindi-language film directors
Living people
Film directors from Mumbai
Indian male screenwriters
1975 births