Abhishek Jain

In 2021, he made his Hindi directorial debut with Hum Do Hamare Do, produced under the banner of Maddock Films, for which his company also served as an associate producer.

• Name — Abhishek Jain • Born — 3 August 1986 • Birthplace — Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India • Education — Whistling Woods • Occupation — Director, Producer • Years Active — 2011–present • Relatives — Nayan Jain (Brother) • Organization — CineMan Productions • Notable Works — Kevi Rite Jaish Bey Yaar Wrong Side Raju

Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in Ahmedabad. He is a Marwari Jain. He received BBA degree from BK Majumdar Institute of Business Administration (BKMIBA); now part of Ahmedabad University, in 2006 and a degree in film-making from Whistling Woods in 2008.

• Illustration — from left, Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain at GLF, Ahmedabad on 18 December 2016 After finishing the course at Whistling Woods, he assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Subhash Ghai on the films Guzaarish and Yuvvraaj. After returning to Ahmedabad, Jain started working as a radio jockey on Radio Mirchi. Jain then met Mikhil Musale and Anish Shah during an international film festival in Ahmedabad and founded CineMan Productions in 2010. He made his debut film, Kevi Rite Jaish (2012) in Gujarati language. He was awarded Trend setter award by Gujarati Innovation Society due to the success of Kevi Rite Jaish. After the success of his debut movie, he directed Bey Yaar (2014) which was critically acclaimed and was commercially successful. In February 2016, Abhishek Jain announced that CineMan Productions will co-produce three Gujarati films with Phantom Films, out of which one will be directed by Abhishek himself. The first film released under joint banner of CineMan productions and Phantom films was Wrong Side Raju, directed by Mikhil Musale, co-founder of CineMan productions, which won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 64th National Film Awards. In June 2015, he published Aa To Just Vaat Chhe..., a book on his experiences while making his first two urban Gujarati films. In April 2019, he was on board to the Hindi remake of the hit Kannada film Kirik Party, but he subsequently left the film. In 2021, he directed Hindi-language comedy drama film Hum Do Hamare Do. Jain has also served as a jury member at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the National Film Awards, and for India’s official selection for the Academy Awards.

• Year — Series — Season — Director — Producer — Language — Network/Platform — Notes • 2021 — Vitthal Teedi — 1 — Gujarati — OHO Gujarati — Web series • 2021 — Riverfront Stories — 1 — Episode: Vaat Raat Maan • 2022 — Missing — 1 — Web series