Akhilesh Jaiswal
{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1986)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Akhilesh Jaiswal
| image = Akhilesh Jaiswal.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|19}}
| birth_place = Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| yearsactive = 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|date=July 2018}} He grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in 2006 for graduation.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} 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|date=July 2018}} 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|date=July 2018}}
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,{{cite web|title=Here comes 'Mastram', fictional biography on porn book author|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworm-s-trail/here-comes-mastram-fictional-biography-on-porn-book-author_2815.htm|work=Zee News|publisher=IANS|accessdate=1 April 2013}}{{cite web|title=Mastram is not a porn film - Director Akhilesh Jaiswal|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/mastram-not-porn-film-director-akhilesh-jaiswal|work=Tellychakkar.com|publisher=Telly Chakkar|accessdate=23 October 2013}}{{cite web|title=Akhilesh Jaiswal Says His Film Mastram Isn't A Porn Film|url=http://www.nriachievers.in/akhilesh-jaiswal-says-his-film-mastram-isnt-a-porn-film|work=Cineppets|accessdate=10 February 2017}}{{cite web|title=Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction|url=http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/reviews-and-previews/mastram-the-story-behind-pulp-fiction-52190174.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181159/http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/reviews-and-previews/mastram-the-story-behind-pulp-fiction-52190174.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2014|work=MTV|accessdate=13 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=The Original Mastram Wrote Erotica, Not Filth|url=http://www.tehelka.com/the-original-mastram-wrote-erotica-not-filth/|work=Tehelka|publisher=Aradhna Wal|accessdate=26 October 2013}}{{cite web|title=Cheap Thrills|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gangs-of-wasseypur-akhilesh-jaiswal-mastram/1/262096.html|work=India Today|publisher=Nishant Bari|accessdate=13 April 2013}}{{cite web|last=Lakhani|first=Somya|title=The Dirty Picture|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-dirty-picture-4/|work=Indian Express|accessdate=6 May 2013}}{{cite web|title=Gangs of Wasseypur writer Akhilesh Jaiswal to make directorial debut|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gangs-of-wasseypur-writer-akhilesh-jaiswal-to-make-directorial-debut/1099315/|work=Indian Express|publisher=BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork|accessdate=8 April 2013}} 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 [https://scroll.in/reel/978867/a-simple-murder-review-love-is-as-complicated-as-death]
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
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=4556524|name=Akhilesh Jaiswal}}
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Category:Hindi-language film directors
Category:Hindi-language screenwriters
Category:Film directors from Madhya Pradesh
Category:21st-century Indian people
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