Dhiraj Mishra

Dhiraj Mishra
Born	Dhiraj Mishra (1980-12-06) 6 December 1980 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	India
Occupation	Writer
Known for	Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan

Dhiraj Mishra is an Indian script and play writer and has been associated with movies like Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan.

Career

Dhiraj Mishra is a writer who has his roots from Pratpaur (Phoolpur; District: Allahabad). He did his schooling from Jhariya in Jharkhand and has done his Bachelors in Science. But his passion for story-telling got him to the city of dreams Mumbai. Mishra has worked as a freelance journalist for several magazines and newspapers. He has also been the creative writer for various TV Serials. Mishra has now written a full-length feature film based on the life of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri titled Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan.^[1] His upcoming movies are ‘Birsa’ which is about a freedom fighter from Jharkhand and Chapekar brothers,^[2] a revolutionary story about a group of freedom fighters from Pune where Om Puri to play Bal Gangadhar Tilak onscreen.^[3]

Dhiraj Mishra has a novel ‘Patjhar aur Bahar’ to his credit. Mishra has also written a play on the life of India’s first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi titled ‘Indira’.^[4]

Filmography ( as writer)

Awards

Special Award As Writer for Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan at International Film Festival of Prayag 2015.^[5]

References

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