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{{infobox person
| name = Abhishek Chaubey
| image = Abhishek Chaubey.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|03|30}}
| birth_place = [[Faizabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[Hindu College, University of Delhi]]
| years_active = 2002–present
| known_for =
| spouse = Chetana Kowshik (m.2017)
| occupation = director, screenwriter, producer
}}

'''Abhishek Chaubey''' is an [[India]]n [[filmmaker]].

== Early life ==
Abhishek Chaubey was born in [[Faizabad]], [[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, University of Delhi|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.<ref name="gr">{{cite news|title=The Graduate |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/the-graduate/507179/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=26 August 2009 |quote="..32-year-old... " |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014231207/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/the-graduate/507179/ |archivedate=14 October 2012 }}</ref>

==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 film)|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 heroin epidemic 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]]'' ''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XliKkuxa_nA</ref>'' (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 (region)|Chambal]] and released to positive reviews from critics. It won [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Critics Award for Best Film]] at the [[65th Filmfare Awards]].

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film
!Director!! Writer !! Producer !! Notes
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Makdee]]''
| || || || rowspan="4"|Assistant director
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Maqbool]]''
| || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Blue Umbrella (2005 film)|The Blue Umbrella]]''
| || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]''
| || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Blood Brothers (short film)|Blood Brothers]]''
| || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kaminey]]''
| || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Ishqiya]]'' || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola]]''
| || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Dedh Ishqiya]]'' || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[A Death in the Gunj]]'' ||
| || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Sonchiriya]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Raat Akeli Hai]]''
| || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Ray (series)|Ray]]''
| {{yes}} || || ||[[Netflix]] anthology series
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film
! class="unsortable"| Result
! class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2007
| [[8th IIFA Awards]]
| [[IIFA Best Screenplay Award|Best Screenplay]] ({{small|with [[Vishal Bharadwaj]]}})
| ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Nominees for IIFA Awards 2007 |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/04/04/2478/index.html |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106101301/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/04/04/2478/index.html |archive-date=6 January 2008 |date=4 April 2007}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8"| 2011
| rowspan="2"| [[12th IIFA Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| rowspan="8"| ''[[Ishqiya]]''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-iifa-awards-2011/|title=Nominations for IIFA Awards 2011|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=5 April 2011|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[IIFA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] ({{small|with [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and [[Sabrina Dhawan]]}})
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
| Best Story
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-6th-apsara-film-television-producers-guild-awards/|title=Nominations for 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=6 January 2011|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Screenplay ({{small|with [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and [[Sabrina Dhawan]]}})
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| Most Promising Debut Director
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/17th-star-screen-awards-nominations-screened-selected/|title=17th Star Screen Awards: Nominations screened & selected|website=The Indian Express|date=4 January 2011|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Award for Best Director – Thriller or Action|Best Director – Thriller or Action]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-of-stardust-awards-2011/|title=Nominations of Stardust Awards 2011|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=22 January 2011|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Hottest New Director
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards 2011]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director|Most Promising Debut Director]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-zee-cine-awards-2011/|title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=1 January 2011|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2017
| [[62nd Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="6"| ''[[Udta Punjab]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-nominations-shah-rukh-khan-karan-johar-954211-2017-01-10|title=62nd Filmfare Awards: Here is the full nominations' list|website=India Today|date=10 January 2017|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[18th IIFA Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/iifa-2017-nominations-revealed-aamir-khans-dangal-ignored-1695888|title=IIFA 2017 Nominations|website=NDTV|date=19 May 2017|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Stardust Awards]]
| Best Story ({{small|with Sudip Sharma}})
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-stardust-awards-2016/|title=Nominations for Stardust Awards 2016|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=19 December 2016|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/stardust-awards-2017-complete-list-of-winners-1646577|title=Stardust Awards 2017: Complete List of Winners|website=NDTV|date=9 January 2017|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Screenplay ({{small|with Sudip Sharma}})
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| Best Director
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-zee-cine-awards-2017/|title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2017|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=2 March 2017|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Story ({{small|with Sudip Sharma}})
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| rowspan="2"| [[65th Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Sonchiriya]]''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/nominations|title=Nominations for 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020|website=Filmfare|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/winners|title=Winners for 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020|website=Filmfare|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] ({{small|with Sudip Sharma}})
| {{nom}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1322477}}

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