Abhishek Jain
{{short description|Indian film director and producer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abhishek Jain
| image = Abhishek Jain cropped.png
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| caption = Jain at Gujarat Literature Festival, 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|8|3}}
| birth_place = Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
| nationality = Indian
| death_date =
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| othername =
| alma_mater = Whistling Woods
| occupation = Director, Producer
| yearsactive = 2011–present
| spouse = Shaily Hundia
| relatives = Nayan Jain (Brother)
| website =
| organization = CineMan Productions
| notable_works = Kevi Rite Jaish
Bey Yaar
Wrong Side Raju
}}
Abhishek Jain is an Indian film director and producer known for his Gujarati films Kevi Rite Jaish, Bey Yaar, and Wrong Side Raju. In 2021, he made his debut in the Hindi film Hum Do Hamare Do.
Early life
Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in Ahmedabad. He is a Marwari Jain.{{cite web |title='કેવી રીતે જઈશ' અને 'બે યાર'ના સર્જક અભિષેક જૈન કહે છે...એ ઘટનાએ જ મારી ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ બનાવવાની ધગશને વધુ પ્રગટાવી| url=http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=2015-05-02 | language=gu | date=2 May 2015|access-date=January 30, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093349/http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=2015-05-02 |archive-date=September 24, 2015}} 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.
Career
File:Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain.png 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/100225034950_tuning_cineman_ahmedabad_production_department.html|title=સેટ થઈ ટ્યૂનિંગ બની ગયું સિનેમેન|trans-title=Tuning was done, it became CineMan|date=25 February 2010|publisher=Divya Bhaskar}} He made his debut film, Kevi Rite Jaish (2012) in Gujarati language.{{cite web|url=http://shishir-ramavat.blogspot.in/2012/06/blog-post_23.html|trans-title="Kevi Rite Jaish" - Yeh hui naa baat!|title='કેવી રીતે જઈશ' : યે હુઈ ન બાત!}}{{cite web|url=http://www.whistlingwoods.net/whistling/schools//news-media/wwi-in-news/whistling-woods-graduate-creates-waves-at-box-office|title=Whistling Woods' graduate creates wave at box-office|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129074640/http://www.whistlingwoods.net/whistling/schools//news-media/wwi-in-news/whistling-woods-graduate-creates-waves-at-box-office|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} He was awarded Trend setter award by Gujarati Innovation Society due to the success of Kevi Rite Jaish.{{cite web|url=http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Gujarati-director-dubbed-a-%E2%80%98trend-setter%E2%80%99/DNAHM63693|title=Gujarati director dubbed a "trend setter"|date=30 April 2013|author=Hina Nainani}} After the success of his debut movie, he directed Bey Yaar (2014) which was critically acclaimed and was commercially successful.{{cite web|title = Return Of The Native|website = Box Office India : India’s premier film trade magazine|date = 2015-01-10|url = http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/return-of-the-native-2/|access-date = 2015-07-15|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150716011134/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/return-of-the-native-2/|archive-date = 16 July 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/cineman-and-phantom-films-to-co-produce-three-gujarati-films/|title=Cineman and Phantom Films to co-produce three Gujarati films|date=11 February 2016|publisher=Indian Express}} 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.{{cite web | last=Patel | first=Ano | title=Abhishek Jain's launches his book | website=The Times of India | date=2015-06-01| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/ahmedabad/Abhishek-Jain-Book-and-DVD-launch-for-Abhishek-Jain/articleshow/47512357.cms | access-date=2015-07-15}}
In April 2019, he was on board to the Hindi remake of the hit Kannada film Kirik Party, but he subsequently left the film.{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: After Kartik Aaryan director Abhishek Jain backs out of Jacqueline Fernandez starrer Kirik Party|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/bollywood/exclusive-after-kartik-aaryan-director-abhishek-jain-backs-out-of-jacqueline-fernandez-starrer-kirik-party-368115.htm|website=in.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 2021, he directed Hindi-language comedy drama film Hum Do Hamare Do.{{cite news|date=19 February 2021|title=Dinesh Vijan announces new comedy film with Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/bollywood/story/dinesh-vijan-announces-new-comedy-film-with-rajkummar-rao-and-kriti-sanon-1647899-2020-02-19|access-date=6 October 2021}}
Filmography
= Films =
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| Year
! Film ! Director ! Producer ! Writer ! Language !Notes |
|---|
| 2012
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Gujarati | |
| 2014
|{{yes}} | |{{yes}} |Gujarati | |
| 2016
| |{{yes}}{{efn-ua|credited as co-producer}} | |Gujarati | |
| 2021
|{{yes}} | |{{yes|story}} |Hindi |released on Disney+ Hotstar |
{{notelist-ua}}
;Assistant Director
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Film |
|---|
| 2008 |
| 2010 |
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year ! Series !Season ! Director ! Producer ! Language ! Network/Platform !Notes |
| 2021
|1 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Gujarati |Web series |
| 2021
|Riverfront Stories |1 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Gujarati |Episode: Vaat Raat Maan |
| 2022
|Missing |1 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Gujarati |Web series |
Books
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- {{cite book|title=Aa To Just Vaat Chhe|last1=Jain|first1=Abhishek|last2=Patel|first2=Arati|publisher=Navbharat Sahitya Mandir|year=2015|isbn= 978-9351980742 }}
{{refend}}
Awards
See also
References
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External links
- {{Facebook}}
- {{IMDb name|id=5008241|name=Abhishek Jain}}
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Category:Artists from Ahmedabad
Category:Film directors from Gujarat