Abhishek Jain is an Indian

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and producer known for his

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s ''

Kevi Rite Jaish ''Kevi Rite Jaish'' is a 2012 Indian Gujarati-language drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Nayan Jain. The film is a satire on the fascination and obsession of the Patels' – a Gujarati farmer community – migration to the U. ...

'', ''

Bey Yaar ''Bey Yaar'' () is a 2014 Indian Gujarati-language coming-of-age film directed by Abhishek Jain. The film is about friendship and two friends. The film stars Manoj Joshi, Darshan Jariwala, Divyang Thakkar, Pratik Gandhi, Amit Mistry, Samvedna Su ...

'', and ''

Wrong Side Raju ''Wrong Side Raju'' (Stylized ''Wrong Side રાજુ'') is a 2016 Indian Gujarati thriller drama film directed by Mikhil Musale. Starring Pratik Gandhi, Kimberley Louisa McBeath, and Asif Basra, it is inspired by a hit and run in Ahmedabad i ...

''.

Early life

Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

. He is a Marwari

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. He received BBA degree from BK Majumdar Institute of Business Administration (BKMIBA); now part of

Ahmedabad University Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit university in Gujarat, India, set up in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society. It comprises three schools and seven centres with opportunities for interdisciplinary scholarship. Ahmedabad Universit ...

, in 2006 and a degree in film-making from Whistling Woods in 2008.

Career

Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain

After finishing the course at Whistling Woods, he assisted

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and

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on '' Guzaarish'', ''

Saawariya ''Saawariya'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story ''White Nights''. The film marked the debut of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. Rani Muk ...

'' and ''

Yuvvraaj ''Yuvvraaj'' () is a 2008 Indian drama film directed and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Katrina Kaif and Boman Irani. ''Yuvvraaj'' is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers who t ...

''. After returning to

, Jain started working as a

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. Jain then met

Mikhil Musale Mikhil Musale is a film director from India. In 2010, he founded the film production and distribution company, CineMan Productions, with Abhishek Jain and Anish Shah. '' Wrong Side Raju'' is his first film as a director and it won the Nation ...

and Anish Shah during an international film festival in

and founded CineMan Productions in 2010. He made his debut film, ''

'' in

Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gu ...

. He was awarded ''Trend setter'' award by Gujarati Innovation Society due to the success of ''Kevi Rite Jaish''. After the success of his debut movie, he directed ''

'' which was critically acclaimed and was commercially successful. In February 2016, Abhishek Jain announced that CineMan Productions will co-produce three Gujarati films with

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, out of which one will be directed by Abhishek himself. The first film released under joint banner of CineMan productions and Phantom films was ''

'', directed by

, co-founder of CineMan productions, which won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the

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. In June 2015, he published ''Aa To Just Vaat Chhe...'', a book on his experiences while making his first two urban Gujarati films. In April 2019, he was on board to the Hindi remake of the hit Kannada film ''

Kirik Party ''Kirik Party'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, and Achyuth Kumar while Aravinnd Iye ...

'', but he subsequently left the film. In 2021, he directed

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-language

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film ''

Hum Do Hamare Do ''Hum Do Hamare Do'' () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Dinesh Vijan. The film stars Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon as leads, while Paresh Rawal, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aparshakti Khurana ...

.''

Filmography

Films

;Assistant Director

Television

Books

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jain, Abhishek Living people Gujarati-language film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Indian male screenwriters Artists from Ahmedabad 1986 births Gujarati people Film directors from Gujarat Film producers from Gujarat Marwari people Rajasthani people Hindi-language film directors