1976-01-14 (age 50)
Indian Filmmaker
Avinash Das (born 14 January 1976) is an Indian filmmaker.[1][2] He is mostly known for directing Bollywood film Anaarkali of Aarah, Netflix series She, ZEE5 movie Raat Baki Hai and MX Player series Runaway Lugaai.[3]
Career
Avinash started his career as a journalist at NDTV[4] before joining Dainik Bhaskar, a Hindi language daily newspaper.[5] He directed his first movie Anaarkali of Aarah in 2017, featuring Swara Bhaskar, Sanjay Mishra and Pankaj Tripathi.[6][1] In 2020, Das made his Netflix debut with TV series She, starring Aditi Pohankar and Vijay Varma.[7] In 2021, he directed Raat Baki Hai, featuring Anup Soni, Dipannita Sharma and Rahul Dev.[8][9] In the same year, he also came up with Runaway Lugaai, starring Ruhi Singh.[10]
Biography
He was born in Darbhanga, Bihar.[2] He studied at Lalit Narayan Mithila University in his hometown. Das currently resides in Mumbai with his wife Swarn Kanta and daughter Shravani Das.[3]
Controversy
In July 2022, he was detained for sharing a photo of Union minister Amit Shah with a former IAS officer Pooja Singhal.[1] 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.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Anaarkali of Aarah | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
| 2020 | She | Template:Yes | ||
| 2021 | Raat Baaki Hai | Template:Yes | ||
| Runaway Lugaai | Template:Yes | |||
| 2025 | Inn Galiyon Mein | Template:Yes |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Filmmakers should portray the way world is operating: Avinash Das. The Indian Express(2017-05-29). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Avinash Das. The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Who is Avinash Das, the filmmaker detained for sharing a photo of Amit Shah with tainted bureaucrat?. The Indian Express(2022-07-20). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ AVINASH DAS - Jaipur Literature Festival. jaipurliteraturefestival.org(2013-09-17). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Avinash Das, director: 'This era will show us who the real artists are'. Hindustan Times(2022-07-22). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Anaarkali of Aarah director Avinash Das feels 'most distributors, production houses want a star's face in films'. The Indian Express(2017-05-25). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ 'She' review: Profane games and limp erotic thrills, Ramnath, Nandini. Scroll.in(2020-03-20). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Raat Baaki Hai Review : A dreary one-night adventure. The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Paoli Dam's Raat Baaki Hai shoot wrapped up in Rajasthan, see pics. Hindustan Times(2020-10-07). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ Director Avinash Das's web series 'Runaway Lugaai' to premiere on MX Player on May 18. The New Indian Express(10 May 2021). Retrieved 2023-11-10.