Chandraprakash Dwivedi

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Chandraprakash Dwivedi is an Indian film director and script writer who is most famous for having directed the historical television epic Chanakya. He also played the role of Chanakya in the same. Dwivedi's other major work is the film Pinjar - a story about Hindu-Muslim tensions during the Partition of India - based on Amrita Pritam's novel of the same name. Dwivedi also directed the serial Mrityunjay based on the life of Karna, a major character from the epic Mahabharata, and he won a Best Director award for the same.[1]

Dwivedi is a qualified medical professional. But he gave up his profession because of his deep interest in Indian literature, and began working in theater instead. He has also headed the programming division of Zee TV in the past.[1]

Dwivedi is currently working on a television serial based on the Mahabharata.[2][3]

[edit] Filmography

  • Chanakya (1990)
  • Mrityunjay (1996)
  • Ek Aur Mahabharat (1997)
  • Pinjar (2003)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Pinjar - Celebrating humanity
  2. ^ It is Chanakya Vs Ekta Kapoor
  3. ^ I want to be remembered for my intellectual creations

[edit] External Links

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