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{{short description|Indian film director and producer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abhishek Jain
| image = Abhishek Jain cropped.png
| imagesize =
| alt =
| caption = Jain at [[Gujarat Literature Festival]], 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|8|3}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| nationality = Indian
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername =
| alma_mater = [[Whistling Woods International Institute|Whistling Woods]]
| occupation = [[Film director|Director]], [[Film producer|Producer]]
| yearsactive = 2011–present
| spouse =
| relatives = Nayan Jain (Brother)
| website =
| organization = [[CineMan Productions]]
| notable_works = [[Kevi Rite Jaish]]<br/>[[Bey Yaar]]<br/>[[Wrong Side Raju]]
}}

'''Abhishek Jain''' is an Indian [[film director]] and [[film producer|producer]] known for his [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati film]]s ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'', ''[[Bey Yaar]]'', and ''[[Wrong Side Raju]]''.

==Early life==
Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in [[Ahmedabad]]. He is a [[Marwari people|Marwari]] [[Jainism|Jain]].<ref name="SadWeekly 2015">{{cite web |title='કેવી રીતે જઈશ' અને 'બે યાર'ના સર્જક અભિષેક જૈન કહે છે...એ ઘટનાએ જ મારી ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ બનાવવાની ધગશને વધુ પ્રગટાવી| url=http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=2015-05-02 | language=gu | date=2 May 2015|access-date=January 30, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093349/http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=2015-05-02 |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> He received [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]] degree from BK Majumdar Institute of Business Administration (BKMIBA); now part of [[Ahmedabad University]], in 2006 and a degree in film-making from [[Whistling Woods International Institute|Whistling Woods]] in 2008.

==Career==
[[File:Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain.png|thumb|from left, Harsh Chhaya, [[Ankit Trivedi]] and Abhishek Jain at GLF, Ahmedabad on 18 December 2016]]
After finishing the course at Whistling Woods, he assisted [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] and [[Subhash Ghai]] on ''[[Guzaarish (2010 film)|Guzaarish]]'', ''[[Saawariya]]'' and ''[[Yuvvraaj]]''.

After returning to [[Ahmedabad]], Jain started working as a [[Radio Jockey]] in [[Radio Mirchi]]. Jain then met [[Mikhil Musale]] and Anish Shah during an international film festival in [[Ahmedabad]] and founded [[CineMan Productions]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/100225034950_tuning_cineman_ahmedabad_production_department.html|title=સેટ થઈ ટ્યૂનિંગ બની ગયું સિનેમેન|trans-title=Tuning was done, it became CineMan|date=25 February 2010|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]}}</ref> He made his debut film, ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' in [[Gujarati language]].<ref name="ramavatblog">{{cite web|url=http://shishir-ramavat.blogspot.in/2012/06/blog-post_23.html|trans-title="Kevi Rite Jaish" - Yeh hui naa baat!|title='કેવી રીતે જઈશ' : યે હુઈ ન બાત!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whistlingwoods.net/whistling/schools//news-media/wwi-in-news/whistling-woods-graduate-creates-waves-at-box-office|title=Whistling Woods' graduate creates wave at box-office|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129074640/http://www.whistlingwoods.net/whistling/schools//news-media/wwi-in-news/whistling-woods-graduate-creates-waves-at-box-office|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was awarded ''Trend setter'' award by Gujarati Innoviation Society due to the success of ''Kevi Rite Jaish''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Gujarati-director-dubbed-a-%E2%80%98trend-setter%E2%80%99/DNAHM63693|title=Gujarati director dubbed a "trend setter"|date=30 April 2013|author=Hina Nainani}}</ref> After the success of his debut movie, he directed ''[[Bey Yaar]]'' which was critically acclaimed and was commercially successful.<ref name="Box Office">{{cite web|title = Return Of The Native|website = Box Office India : India’s premier film trade magazine|date = 2015-01-10|url = http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/return-of-the-native-2/|access-date = 2015-07-15|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150716011134/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/return-of-the-native-2/|archive-date = 16 July 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> In February 2016, Abhishek Jain announced that CineMan Productions will co-produce three Gujarati films with [[Phantom Films]], out of which one will be directed by Abhishek himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/cineman-and-phantom-films-to-co-produce-three-gujarati-films/|title=Cineman and Phantom Films to co-produce three Gujarati films|date=11 February 2016|publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> The first film released under joint banner of CineMan productions and Phantom films was '' [[Wrong Side Raju]]'', directed by [[Mikhil Musale]], co-founder of CineMan productions, which won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati]] at the [[64th National Film Awards]].

In June 2015, he published ''Aa To Just Vaat Chhe...'', a book on his experiences while making his first two urban Gujarati films. <ref name="Patel 2015">{{cite web | last=Patel | first=Ano | title=Abhishek Jain's launches his book | website=The Times of India | date=2015-06-01| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/ahmedabad/Abhishek-Jain-Book-and-DVD-launch-for-Abhishek-Jain/articleshow/47512357.cms | access-date=2015-07-15}}</ref>

In April 2019, he was on board to the Hindi remake of the hit Kannada film ''[[Kirik Party]]'', but he subsequently left the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: After Kartik Aaryan director Abhishek Jain backs out of Jacqueline Fernandez starrer Kirik Party|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/bollywood/exclusive-after-kartik-aaryan-director-abhishek-jain-backs-out-of-jacqueline-fernandez-starrer-kirik-party-368115.htm|website=in.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! [[Film director|Director]]
! [[Film producer|Producer]]
! [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
! [[Actor]]
! [[Language]]
! Notes
|-
| 2012
|''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Gujarati
|
|-
| 2014
|''[[Bey Yaar]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|{{yes}}
|Gujarati
|
|-
| 2016
|''[[Wrong Side Raju]]''
|
|{{yes}}{{efn-ua|credited as co-producer}}
|
|
|Gujarati
|
|-
| 2021
|''[[Vitthal Teedi]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|
|Gujarati
|Web series
|-
| 2021
|''Hum Do Hamare Do''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|
|Hindi
|
|}
{{notelist-ua}}

;Assistant Director
* [[Saawariya]] (2007)
* [[Yuvvraj]] (2008)
* [[Guzaarish (2010 film)|Guzaarish]] (2010)

==Books==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|title=Aa To Just Vaat Chhe|last1=Jain|first1=Abhishek|last2=Patel|first2=Arati|publisher=Navbharat Sahitya Mandir|year=2015|isbn= 978-9351980742 }}
{{refend}}

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Awards !! Category
|-
| rowspan=3| ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]''
| 2012 BIG Gujarati Entertainment Awards
| Best Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/article/MGUJ-AHM-kevi-rite-jais-film-covered-in-award-also-3521605.html?HF-2=|title="Kevi Rite Jaish" covered in award also|date=14 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gnsone.com/article/kevi-rite-jaish-won-7-awards-at-big-gujarati-entertainment-awards |publisher=GNS |title=7 ગુજરાતી એન્ટરટેનમેન્ટ એવોર્ડ જીતીને છવાઈ ગઈ 'કેવી રીતે જઈશ' |trans-title='Kevi Rite Jaish' sweeps Gujarati entertainment awards with 7 awards |date=14 July 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| 12th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage awards
| Best Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=21846&boxid=27736&ed_date=2013-03-12&ed_code=1310009&ed_page=1|title='Kevi Rite Jaish' showed the way!|publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]]|author=Hina Nainani|date=12 Mar 2013|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714051758/http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=21846&boxid=27736&ed_date=2013-03-12&ed_code=1310009&ed_page=1|archive-date=14 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Best Story
|-
| rowspan=1 | ''[[Bey Yaar]]''
| 14th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage awards
| Best Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Bey-Yaar-bags-nine-awards/articleshow/46419657.cms|title=Bey Yaar bags nine awards|author=Shruti Jambekar|date=1 March 2015|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=1 | ''[[Wrong Side Raju]]''
| 14th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage awards
| Best film
|}

==See also==
* [[CineMan Productions]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==

* {{Facebook}}
* {{IMDb name|id=5008241|name=Abhishek Jain}}

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