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{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Akhilesh Jaiswal
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|19}}
| birth_place = [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[screenwriter]]
| yearsactive = 2012–present

}}
'''Akhilesh Jaiswal''' (born 19 March 1986) is an Indian [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].

== Early life and background ==
Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He grew up in [[Bhopal]], did his schooling from there and came to [[Mumbai]] in 2006 for graduation.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He was pursuing [[Bachelor of Journalism|Bachelor of Mass Media]] from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Only a year later did he realize that he was ready to launch into his true calling [[filmmaking]], and that graduation wasn't required for it.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} So, he dropped out after his first year of college and started making small-time Marathi ad films and worked backstage with some theater groups.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

== Career ==
Jaiswal says he always wanted to be a film maker. He got his big break when he got the opportunity to co-write [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s [[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1|'Gangs of Wasseypur']]. He made his directorial debut with [[Mastram (film)|Mastram]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Here comes 'Mastram', fictional biography on porn book author|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworm-s-trail/here-comes-mastram-fictional-biography-on-porn-book-author_2815.htm|work=Zee News|publisher=IANS|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mastram is not a porn film - Director Akhilesh Jaiswal|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/mastram-not-porn-film-director-akhilesh-jaiswal|work=Tellychakkar.com|publisher=Telly Chakkar|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Akhilesh Jaiswal Says His Film Mastram Isn't A Porn Film|url=http://www.nriachievers.in/akhilesh-jaiswal-says-his-film-mastram-isnt-a-porn-film|work=Cineppets|accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction|url=http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/reviews-and-previews/mastram-the-story-behind-pulp-fiction-52190174.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181159/http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/reviews-and-previews/mastram-the-story-behind-pulp-fiction-52190174.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2014|work=MTV|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Original Mastram Wrote Erotica, Not Filth|url=http://www.tehelka.com/the-original-mastram-wrote-erotica-not-filth/|work=Tehelka|publisher=Aradhna Wal|accessdate=26 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cheap Thrills|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gangs-of-wasseypur-akhilesh-jaiswal-mastram/1/262096.html|work=India Today|publisher=Nishant Bari|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lakhani|first=Somya|title=The Dirty Picture|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-dirty-picture-4/|work=Indian Express|accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gangs of Wasseypur writer Akhilesh Jaiswal to make directorial debut|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gangs-of-wasseypur-writer-akhilesh-jaiswal-to-make-directorial-debut/1099315/|work=Indian Express|publisher=BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> which released on 9 May 2014.

Akhilesh directed ''Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha'' a web-adaptation of [[Badal Sarkar]]'s classic, by the same name.

He has also helmed the story and screenwriting of ‘Simple Murder’ a web series which got released on 20 Nov 20 [https://scroll.in/reel/978867/a-simple-murder-review-love-is-as-complicated-as-death]

== Filmography ==

=== Director ===
* ''[[Mastram (film)|Mastram]]'' (2014)
* 'Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha' web-adaptation of [[Badal Sarkar]]'s classic (2017)
* ''[[Bawri Chhori (film)|Bawri Chhori ]]''(2021)

=== Writer ===
*''[[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1]]'' (2012)
*''[[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2]]'' (2012)
*''[[Mastram (film)|Mastram]]'' (2014)
*''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'' (Additional writer) (2014)
* A simple murder (2020)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=4556524|name=Akhilesh Jaiswal}}

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[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
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