Abhishek Jain
Abhishek Jain | |
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Born |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | 3 August 1986
Occupation | Director, Producer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Abhishek Jain (Gujarati: અભિષેક જૈન) is an Indian film director known for his Gujarati films Kevi Rite Jaish and Bey Yaar.
Life
Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in Ahmedabad. He completed his MBA. He is an alumnus of Whistling Woods. After finishing the course, he assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Subhash Ghai on Saawariya and Yuvvraaj respectively. Then he moved to Ahmedabad and made his debut film, Kevi Rite Jaish in Gujarati language.[1][2] He was awarded Trend setter award by Gujarati Innoviation Society due to the success of Kevi Rite Jaish.[3] After the success of his debut movie, he directed Bey Yaar which was critically acclaimed and was commercially successful.[4] In June 2015, he published Aa To Just Vaat Chhe..., a book on his experiences while making his first two urban Gujarati films.[5]
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Actor | Role |
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2012 | Kevi Rite Jaish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kevin's friend |
2014 | Bey Yaar | Yes | No | Yes | Dev |
Books
- Jain, Abhishek (2015). Aa To Just Vaat Chhe. Navbharat Sahitya Mandir. ISBN 935198074X.
Awards
Film | Awards | Category |
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Kevi Rite Jaish | 2012 BIG Gujarati Entertainment Awards | Best Director[6][7] |
12th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage awards | Best Director[8] | |
Best Story | ||
Bey Yaar | 14th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage awards | Best Director[9] |
References
- ↑ "‘કેવી રીતે જઈશ’ : યે હુઈ ન બાત!" ["Kevi Rite Jaish" - Yeh hui naa baat!].
- ↑ "Whistling Woods' graduate creates wave at box-office". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Hina Nainani (30 April 2013). "Gujarati director dubbed a "trend setter"".
- ↑ "Return Of The Native". Box Office India : India’s premier film trade magazine. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ Patel, Ano (2015-06-01). "Abhishek Jain's launches his book". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ ""Kevi Rite Jaish" covered in award also". 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "7 ગુજરાતી એન્ટરટેનમેન્ટ એવોર્ડ જીતીને છવાઈ ગઈ 'કેવી રીતે જઈશ'" ['Kevi Rite Jaish' sweeps Gujarati entertainment awards with 7 awards]. GNS. 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Hina Nainani (12 Mar 2013). "‘Kevi Rite Jaish’ showed the way!". DNA.
- ↑ Shruti Jambekar (1 March 2015). "Bey Yaar bags nine awards". Times of India.