Abhishek Chaubey

Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian filmmaker.

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, 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.

He began his career as an associate director and co-writer to Vishal Bhardwaj for his debutMakdee (2002). He went on to assist him in his subsequent films, and most notably co-wrote Vishal's trendsettingOmkara (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 (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 and released to positive reviews from critics. It won Critics Award for Best Film at the 65th Filmfare Awards.

• Filmfare Awards
  • 2007: Best Dialogue : Omkara: Nominated (with Vishal Bharadwaj)
  • 2017: Filmfare Award for Best Director : Udta Punjab: Nominated
  • 2020: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film : Sonchiriya : Won (shared with Anubhav Sinha for Article 15)

• IIFA Award
  • 2007: Best Screenplay: Omkara: Nominated (with Vishal Bharadwaj)