Dhiraj Mishra
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Dhiraj Mishra is an Indian screenwriter, Director and playwright on movies such as Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan.
Career
Mishra worked as a freelance journalist for magazines and newspapers. He was the creative writer for various TV serials. He wrote a feature film screenplay based on the life of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri titled Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jai-Jawaan-Jai-Kisaan-now-in-Allahabad/articleshow/20368178.cms|title='Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan' now in Allahabad|work=The Times of India}} His upcoming movies are Birsa, about a freedom fighter from Jharkhand and Chapekar brothers,{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/chapekar-brothers-to-feature-om-puri-as-bal-gangadhar-tilak-tamilfont-news-125814|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526121740/http://www.indiaglitz.com/chapekar-brothers-to-feature-om-puri-as-bal-gangadhar-tilak-tamilfont-news-125814|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2015|title=Chapekar Brothers to feature Om Puri as Bal Gangadhar Tilak|publisher=}} a revolutionary story about freedom fighters from Pune. Om Puri was to play Bal Gangadhar Tilak.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/om-puri-to-play-bal-gangadhar-tilak-onscreen/article1-1317683.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222234027/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/om-puri-to-play-bal-gangadhar-tilak-onscreen/article1-1317683.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2015|title=Om Puri to play Bal Gangadhar Tilak onscreen|work=hindustantimes.com/}}
Mishra wrote a novel Patjhar aur Bahar. He wrote a play on the life of India's first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi titled Indira.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindibook.com/index.php?p=sr&Uc=HB-402449|title=hindibook.com: INDU SE INDRA GANDHI DHIRJA MISHRA HB 9788175702080|publisher=}}
Filmography
Director
writer
- Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan
- Chapekar Brothers (Movie)
- Main Khudiram Bose Hun
- Gaalib
- Deendayal Ek Yugpurush
- Hero of Nation Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Alingan{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/dhanbad-jharia-writer-dheeraj-mishra-is-beginning-his-directorial-career-with-the-movie-aalingan-jagran-special-21423547.html|title = Bollywood: अपना धीरज लेखक से बन गया निर्देशक, आलिंगन में पर्दे के पीछे का दिखेगा हुनर}}
- Lafzon Mein Pyaarhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dhiraj-mishra-we-no-longer-depend-on-theatre-revenues-101664213861092.html
Awards
- Special Award As Writer for Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan at International Film Festival of Prayag 2015.{{cite web|url=http://iffp.in/awards.php|title=Iffp :: Festival|publisher=|access-date=29 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093330/http://iffp.in/awards.php|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{Bollywood Hungama person|1443713}}
- {{IMDb name|5645554}}
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Category:Indian male screenwriters
Category:Hindi-language screenwriters