Akhilesh Jaiswal
Akhilesh Jaiswal (born 19 March 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter.
Akhilesh Jaiswal
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- Akhilesh Jaiswal
- Born
- 19 March 1986
- Birthplace
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- India
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Akhilesh Jaiswal figure dans les notices d'autorité comme réalisateur et scénariste ; sa naissance est enregistrée en 1986.
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• Name — Akhilesh Jaiswal • Born — 19 March 1986 • Birthplace — Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 2012–present
Early life and background
Early life and background
Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in 2006 for graduation. He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics. 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. 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.
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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, 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
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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)
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- 1.IANS. Here comes 'Mastram', fictional biography on porn book author. Zee News.
- 2.Telly Chakkar. Mastram is not a porn film - Director Akhilesh Jaiswal. Tellychakkar.com.
- 3.Akhilesh Jaiswal Says His Film Mastram Isn't A Porn Film. Cineppets.
- 4.Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction. MTV.
- 5.Aradhna Wal. The Original Mastram Wrote Erotica, Not Filth. Tehelka.
- 6.Nishant Bari. Cheap Thrills. India Today.
- 7.Lakhani, Somya. The Dirty Picture. Indian Express.
- 8.BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork. Gangs of Wasseypur writer Akhilesh Jaiswal to make directorial debut. Indian Express.
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