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Akhilesh Jaiswal

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Akhilesh Jaiswal
Born (1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 38)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Akhilesh Jaiswal (born 19 March 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter.

Early life and background

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Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.[citation needed] He grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in 2006 for graduation.[citation needed] He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics.[citation needed] 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] 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]

Career

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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,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] 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 [1]

Filmography

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Director

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Writer

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References

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  1. ^ "Here comes 'Mastram', fictional biography on porn book author". Zee News. IANS. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Mastram is not a porn film - Director Akhilesh Jaiswal". Tellychakkar.com. Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Akhilesh Jaiswal Says His Film Mastram Isn't A Porn Film". Cineppets. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction". MTV. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. ^ "The Original Mastram Wrote Erotica, Not Filth". Tehelka. Aradhna Wal. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Cheap Thrills". India Today. Nishant Bari. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. ^ Lakhani, Somya. "The Dirty Picture". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Gangs of Wasseypur writer Akhilesh Jaiswal to make directorial debut". Indian Express. BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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