Abhishek Chaubey

Abhishek Chaubey

Filmmaker

Abhishek is a renowned Indian filmmaker who co-wrote and directed the critically acclaimed dacoit action film, Sonchiriya, an RSVP production. He began his career as an associate director and co-writer to Vishal Bhardwaj for his debut Makdee (2002) & went on to assist him in his subsequent films, and most notably co-wrote Vishal's trendsetting Omkara (2006) and Kaminey (2009). Abhishek's directorial debut, the dark comedy Ishqiya (2010) and its sequel Dedh Ishqiya (2014), both starring Naseeruddin Shah received rave reviews. His following film, Udta Punjab (2016), highlighted the heroin epidemic in Punjab and was released to critical acclaim. He made his debut as a producer with Konkona Sen Sharma's A Death in the Gunj (2016), which premiered at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

All Sessions by Abhishek Chaubey

Season 9 - Day 2 October 13, 2019
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

Tales of India: What Kind of Story Does India Really Want to Watch

Hall of Passion

Aparna Purohit, Kanika Dhillon, Abhishek Chaubey, Ajit Andhare, Sumit Arora in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

50 Hour Filmmaking challenge award ceremony

Hall of Passion

The award ceremony will see the announcement and screening of the winning films from the 50 hour filmmaking challenge.