Abhinav Singh Kashyap (born 6 September 1974) is an Indian

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and

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who works predominantly in

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. He is the younger brother of noted director

Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France a ...

. He is best known for directing and co writing ''

Dabangg ''Dabangg'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and produced by Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions with Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. Kha ...

'' (2010) and '' Besharam'' (2013), the former one earned him a nomination in

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in the category of

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in 2011. Before entering into the film industry, Abhinav has worked in some television serials as a director such as ''Darr'' (1995), '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai'' (2001), ''

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'' (2004) and ''Shakira – The End Of Evil'' (2007).

Early life

Abhinav Singh Kashyap was born in

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where his father worked for the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation. He is an alumnus of The

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, Gwalior and completed his graduation in English Hons from

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in 1995. He is the younger brother of director

and Anubhuti Kashyap.

Personal life

Abhinav Kashyap was married (now divorced) to the writer Chatura Rao and lives in Mumbai with his two daughters.

Career

In 2000, he was involved in writing the script of the film ''Jung''. He worked as an assistant to film maker

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for the film ''

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'' (2004). He also wrote dialogue for the films ''

Manorama Six Feet Under ''Manorama Six Feet Under'' is a 2007 Indian thriller film directed and co-written by Navdeep Singh. The film features Abhay Deol, Raima Sen and Gul Panag in the lead roles. The film released on 21 September 2007. It follows an amateur detect ...

'' (2007) and '' 13B'' (2009). He made his debut as a director in the 2010 action film ''

'', which he also co-wrote, along with Dilip Shukla. Bollywood actor

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and debutant actress

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played the lead roles in the film. ''Dabangg'' was released on 10 September 2010. His second film '' Besharam'' was released on 2 October 2013. It was a critical and commercial failure. He also worked as a boom operator in 2012 short film named ''The Photograph''.

Controversy

On 15 June 2020, Kashyap released a statement on the suicide of actor

Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He starred in a number of commercially successful Hindi films such as ''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'' (2016), ''Kedarn ...

, appealing to the Maharashtra government to launch a detailed investigation. He also accused

, his brothers Arbaaz and Sohail and father

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of sabotaging his career and bullying him. In response, Arbaaz said that the Khan family has started legal action against Kashyap. When Salim was asked to react to these claims, and he sarcastically said that of course they have ruined his career. Salim said watch his films first and then come to speak to him. Salim further said that Abhinav probably forgot to take his father, Rashid Khan’s name along with his forefathers. Salim concluded by saying that Abhinav can do whatever he wants and that he’s not going to waste time reacting to these accusations.

Filmography

As a director/writer

As an actor

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kashyap, Abhinav Living people Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Delhi University alumni Indian television writers People from Sonbhadra district Scindia School alumni 21st-century Indian film directors Film directors from Uttar Pradesh Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award Male television writers 1974 births