Abhishek Chaubey

Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian director, screenwriter and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.

Abhishek Chaubey
Born	Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Hindu College, Delhi
Occupations	Director screenwriter film producer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Chetana Kowshik ​ (m. 2017)​

Early life

Abhishek Chaubey was born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to Anand Mohan Chaubey and Sheela Chaubey. He spent his early childhood and adolescence in Jamshedpur, Patna and Ranchi. He completed his 10th standard from St. Xavier's School, Ranchi in the year 1993, completed 12th from Siva Sivani Public School, Hyderabad in the year 1995, and then did his graduation in English literature from Hindu College, New Delhi in the year 1998. Moving to Mumbai, he did a course in Film & Television Production from Xavier Institute of Communications before taking a headlong plunge in the world of Hindi films.^[1]

Career

He began his career as an associate director and co-writer to Vishal Bhardwaj for his debut Makdee (2002). He went on to assist him in his subsequent films, and most notably co-wrote Vishal's trendsetting Omkara (2006) and Kaminey (2009).

Abhishek's directorial debut, the dark comedy Ishqiya (2010) and its sequel Dedh Ishqiya (2014), both starring Naseeruddin Shah received rave reviews.

His following film, Udta Punjab (2016), highlighted the drug crisis in Punjab and was released to critical acclaim.

He made his debut as a producer with Konkona Sen Sharma's A Death in the Gunj ^[2] (2016), which premiered at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Currently, he is working on his next project.

His next directorial venture Sonchiriya (2019) presented a rooted tale set in Chambal and released to positive reviews from critics. It won Critics Award for Best Film at the 65th Filmfare Awards.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2002	Makdee				Assistant director
2003	Maqbool
2005	The Blue Umbrella		Yes
2006	Omkara		Yes
2007	Blood Brothers		Yes
2009	Kaminey		Yes
2010	Ishqiya	Yes
2013	Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola		Yes
2014	Dedh Ishqiya	Yes
2016	Udta Punjab	Yes
	A Death in the Gunj			Yes
2019	Sonchiriya	Yes	Yes
2020	Raat Akeli Hai			Yes
2021	Ray	Yes			Segment - "Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa"
2024	Killer Soup	Yes	Yes		Netflix series

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2007	8th IIFA Awards	Best Screenplay (with Vishal Bharadwaj)	Omkara	Nominated	[3]
2011	12th IIFA Awards	Best Story	Ishqiya	Nominated	[4]
		Best Screenplay (with Vishal Bhardwaj and Sabrina Dhawan)		Nominated
	Producers Guild Film Awards	Best Story		Nominated	[5]
		Best Screenplay (with Vishal Bhardwaj and Sabrina Dhawan)		Nominated
	Screen Awards	Most Promising Debut Director		Nominated	[6]
	Stardust Awards	Best Director – Thriller or Action		Nominated	[7]
		Hottest New Director		Nominated
	Zee Cine Awards 2011	Most Promising Debut Director		Nominated	[8]
2017	62nd Filmfare Awards	Best Director	Udta Punjab	Nominated	[9]
	18th IIFA Awards	Best Director		Nominated	[10]
	Stardust Awards	Best Story (with Sudip Sharma)		Nominated	[11] [12]
		Best Screenplay (with Sudip Sharma)		Won
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Director		Nominated	[13]
		Best Story (with Sudip Sharma)		Nominated
2020	65th Filmfare Awards	Best Film (Critics)	Sonchiriya	Won	[14] [15]
		Best Story (with Sudip Sharma)		Nominated