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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=February 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Avinash Das
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth_date and age|df=yes|1976|01|14}}
| occupation = Indian Filmmaker
| spouse = Swarn Kanta
}}

'''Avinash Das''' (born 14 January 1976) is an Indian filmmaker.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-29 |title=Filmmakers should portray the way world is operating: Avinash Das |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/filmmakers-should-portray-the-way-world-is-operating-avinash-das-4679188/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Avinash Das |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Avinash-Das |access-date=2023-11-10 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is mostly known for directing Bollywood film ''[[Anaarkali of Aarah]], [[Netflix]]'' series [[She (TV series)|She]], ''[[ZEE5]]'' movie ''[[Raat Baaki Hai|Raat Baki Hai]] and [[MX Player]] series [[Runaway Lugaai]].''<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=Who is Avinash Das, the filmmaker detained for sharing a photo of Amit Shah with tainted bureaucrat? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/who-is-avinash-das-the-director-detained-for-sharing-a-photo-of-amit-shah-with-tainted-bureaucrat-8040882/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Avinash started his career as a journalist at ''[[NDTV]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-17 |title=AVINASH DAS - Jaipur Literature Festival |url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/speaker/avinash-das |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=jaipurliteraturefestival.org |language=en}}</ref> before joining ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'', a Hindi language daily newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=Avinash Das, director: 'This era will show us who the real artists are' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/avinash-das-screen-writer-and-director-this-is-an-era-that-will-show-us-who-the-real-artists-are-101658487562260.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He directed his first movie ''[[Anaarkali of Aarah]]'' in 2017, featuring [[Swara Bhasker|Swara Bhaskar]], [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] and [[Pankaj Tripathi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-25 |title=Anaarkali of Aarah director Avinash Das feels 'most distributors, production houses want a star's face in films' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anaarkali-of-aarah-director-avinash-das-feels-most-distributors-production-houses-want-a-stars-face-in-films-4673270/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0"/> In 2020, Das made his ''[[Netflix]]'' debut with TV series [[She (TV series)|She]], starring [[Aaditi Pohankar|Aditi Pohankar]] and [[Vijay Varma]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2020-03-20 |title='She' review: Profane games and limp erotic thrills |url=https://scroll.in/reel/956416/she-review-profane-games-and-limp-erotic-thrills-in-imtiaz-alis-first-web-series-for-netflix |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, he directed ''[[Raat Baaki Hai|Raat Baki Hai]],'' featuring [[Anup Soni]], [[Dipannita Sharma]] and [[Rahul Dev]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Raat Baaki Hai Review : A dreary one-night adventure |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/raat-baaki-hai/ottmoviereview/82094542.cms |access-date=2023-11-10 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-07 |title=Paoli Dam's Raat Baaki Hai shoot wrapped up in Rajasthan, see pics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/paoli-dam-s-raat-baaki-hai-shoot-wrapped-up-in-rajasthan-see-pics/story-7ezzR1H0msvXYts8D5kQJJ.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In the same year, he also came up with ''Runaway Lugaai,'' starring ''[[Ruhi Singh]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Director Avinash Das's web series 'Runaway Lugaai' to premiere on MX Player on May 18 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/may/10/director-avinash-dass-web-series-runaway-lugaai-to-premiere-on-mx-player-on-may-18-2300727.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=The New Indian Express|date=10 May 2021 }}</ref>

== Biography ==
He was born in [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]].<ref name=":1"/> He studied at [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]] in his hometown. Das currently resides in [[Mumbai]] with his wife Swarn Kanta and daughter Shravani Das.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>

== Controversy ==
In July 2022, he was detained for sharing a photo of [[Union minister]] [[Amit Shah]] with a former [[IAS officer]] [[Pooja Singhal]].<ref name=":0" /> He was arrested from his residence in [[Mumbai]]. The police filed a complaint against him for misleading people and tarnishing the image of Mr Shah. He was also accused of availing freelance services without making the due payments for the completed projects. A separate case was also filed against him for sharing the picture of a woman wearing national flag on [[Facebook]].<ref name=":1" />
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Director
! scope="col"| Writer
! scope="col"| Producer
|-
|2017 ||''[[Anaarkali of Aarah]]'' || {{Yes}}|| {{yes}} ||
|-
|2020 || ''[[She (TV series)|She]]'' || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021 || ''[[Raat Baaki Hai]]''||{{yes}} || ||
|-
| ''Runaway Lugaai'' ||{{yes}} || ||
|-
|2025 || ''[[Inn Galiyon Mein]]'' ||{{yes}} || ||
|}

== References ==
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