Akhilesh Jaiswal (born 19 March 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter.
Early life and background
Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.Template:Citation needed He grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in 2006 for graduation.Template:Citation needed He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics.Template: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.Template: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.Template:Citation needed
Career
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
Director
- Mastram (2014)
- 'Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha' web-adaptation of Badal Sarkar's classic (2017)
- Bawri Chhori(2021)
Writer
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012)
- Mastram (2014)
- Ugly (Additional writer) (2014)
- A simple murder (2020)
References
- ↑ Here comes 'Mastram', fictional biography on porn book author. IANS.
- ↑ Mastram is not a porn film - Director Akhilesh Jaiswal. Telly Chakkar.
- ↑ Akhilesh Jaiswal Says His Film Mastram Isn't A Porn Film.
- ↑ Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction.
- ↑ The Original Mastram Wrote Erotica, Not Filth. Aradhna Wal.
- ↑ Cheap Thrills. Nishant Bari.
- ↑ The Dirty Picture, Lakhani, Somya.
- ↑ Gangs of Wasseypur writer Akhilesh Jaiswal to make directorial debut. BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork.