Abhishek Agarwal is an

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who produces

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predominantly. He began his journey in the film industry as a co-producer for ''

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'' (2018) and ''

Goodachari ''Goodachari'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action spy thriller film directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka. The film stars Adivi Sesh, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Jagapathi Babu with Prakash Raj, Supriya Yarlagadda, Vennela Kishore, Anish Kuruvi ...

'' (2018). Later, he produced ''

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'' (2021) and ''

Raja Raja Chora ''Raja Raja Chora'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by debutant Hasith Goli. Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and People Media Factory, the film stars Sree Vishnu, Megha Akash, Sunaina and Ravi Babu. The film is rele ...

'' (2021), marking his foray into solo productions. He ventured into

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with ''

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'' (2022).

Early life

Abhishek Agarwal attended school at All Saints High School and later graduated from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.

Tollywood

Abhishek ventured in to film production as a co-producer with Nikhil's ''

'' and went ahead to produce ''

'' with Adivi Sesh with the success of both films he ventured further into films like

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's ''Sita'',

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's ''

'' and debut director Hasith Goli's ''

'' with

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. in 2022, it was rumored that Abhishek Agarwal Arts would be producing a film with

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and

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, but those rumors were quickly shut down.

Bollywood

Abhishek Agarwal's first Bollywood project was

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's ''

'' the film was made on a budget of ₹15 - ₹25 crore (US$3.1 million) and the film was declared a box-office success within its first two days of release. The film went on to become the biggest hit of the Pandemic era, grossing over 340 crores, becoming the second highest-grossing Hindi film of 2022. In January 2023, Abhishek Agarwal arts officially launched the first look of ''G2'' the sequel to Adivi Sesh starrer

, and confirmed that it will be a

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Philanthropy

In year 2020, Abhishek Agarwal founded Chandrakala Foundation, in memory of his late grandmother Smt. Chandrakala, and on third anniversary (named Sarthak Diwas) Chandrakala Foundation has adopted a village of Thimmapur in Ranga Reddy district of

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, undertaking the development of Thimmapur's infrastructure and providing amenities to the village.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agarwal, Abhishek Living people Telugu film producers Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Businesspeople from Hyderabad, India 1981 births