Akhilesh Jaiswal
Akhilesh Jaiswal | |
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| Born | 19 March 1986 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 [1]
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
- ↑ "Here comes 'Mastram', fictional biography on porn book author". Zee News. IANS. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Mastram is not a porn film - Director Akhilesh Jaiswal". Tellychakkar.com. Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Akhilesh Jaiswal Says His Film Mastram Isn't A Porn Film". Cineppets. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ "Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction". MTV. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "The Original Mastram Wrote Erotica, Not Filth". Tehelka. Aradhna Wal. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Cheap Thrills". India Today. Nishant Bari. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Lakhani, Somya. "The Dirty Picture". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "Gangs of Wasseypur writer Akhilesh Jaiswal to make directorial debut". Indian Express. BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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