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{{short description|Indian film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Anubhav Sinha
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Anubhav Sinha
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh|Allahabad]], [[Allahabad]] District, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| other_names =
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
| spouse = Ratnaa Sinha
| known_for = ''[[Tum Bin]]'', ''[[Dus]]'', ''[[Ra.One]]'', <br> ''[[Tum Bin II]]'', ''[[Mulk (film)|Mulk]]'', <br>''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]'', ''[[Thappad]]''
| occupation = Film Director, Producer, Writer
}}

'''Anubhav Sinha''' is an Indian film director, producer and writer who works in [[Hindi]] films. He is known for his work in ''[[Tum Bin]]'' (2001), ''[[Dus]]'' (2005), ''[[Ra.One]] ''(2011), ''[[Mulk (film)|Mulk]]'' (2018), ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]'' (2019) and ''[[Thappad]]'' (2020).

==Biography==
Sinha was born in [[Allahabad]] to Prem Govind Sinha and Sushila Sinha. He went to school in Kalagarh, [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]], Government Inter College, [[Allahabad]] and Queen's College, [[Varanasi]]. Sinha completed his graduation in [[Mechanical Engineering]] from [[Aligarh Muslim University|The Aligarh Muslim University]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|date=2018-08-18|title=Who is Anubhav Sinha, the filmmaker who strikes a chord|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/who-is-anubhav-sinha-the-filmmaker-who-strikes-a-chord/article24726914.ece|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

His wife Ratnaa Sinha is also a director who debuted with the 2017 film ''[[Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana]]'' starring [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Kriti Kharbanda]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ratnaa Sinha|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm9323057/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=IMDb}}</ref>

==Career==

Sinha worked for two years in [[New Delhi]] as an engineer before moving to [[Mumbai]] on 4 December 1990. He worked as an assistant director to [[Pankaj Parashar]] until 1994 before branching out as an independent director for television for [[Zee TV]]. He was noticed for his work on ''Shikast'', the flagship show of the TV network in Mumbai. This was followed by the TV show ''[[Sea Hawks (TV series)|Sea Hawks]]'' for [[UTV Motion Pictures|UTV]]. ''Sea Hawks'' was the number one show for 35 weeks across all networks. 72 episodes later, he turned to directing music videos.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

In 2000, he left working on music videos to start his first feature film ''[[Tum Bin]]''. It starred [[Priyanshu Chatterjee]], [[Sandali Sinha]], [[Himanshu Malik]] and [[Raqesh Vashisth]]. It went on to become a major box-office success and has gained a [[cult]] status over the years.<ref name="Bollywoodlife">{{cite news|title=Tum Bin managed to beat Amitabh Bachchan's Aks due to good word of mouth|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/neha-sharma-tum-bin-managed-to-beat-amitabh-bachchans-aks-due-to-good-word-of-mouth/|newspaper=Bollywoodlife}}</ref>

Sinha's second feature ''[[Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai]]'' starred [[Priyanshu Chatterjee]] and [[Sakshi Shivanand]].<ref name="Box Office India">{{cite news|title=Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai: Box Office Collection|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/circuit_collection.php?movieid=579&cityid=118&area=domestic|newspaper=Box Office India}}</ref> His third film, the multi-starrer ''[[Dus]]'', was the eighth highest grossing film of the year 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dus: Box Office Collection|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2005&pageId=4|newspaper=Box Office India}}</ref> This was followed by ''[[Tathastu]]'' (2006) and ''[[Cash (2007 film)|Cash]]'' (2007).

Before directing and producing [[Tum Bin II]] and [[Mulk (film)|Mulk]], Sinha directed [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]] starrer [[superhero film]], ''[[Ra.One]]'' for which he wrote the script as well along with [[Kanika Dhillon]].

In 2019, Sinha produced and directed ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]'' under his production house Benaras Media Works with [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] in the lead. The film is based on ''Article 15'' of the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]], which is about prohibition of discrimination on grounds of [[religion]], [[Race (human categorization)|race]], [[caste]], [[Sexism|sex]] or place of birth.<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/details-about-ayushmann-khurranas-next-film-article-15-by-mulk-director-2003588?&tb_cb=1l|title=Details About Ayushmann Khurrana's Next Film Article 15 By Mulk Director|publisher=NDTV |date=2 March 2019|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> The film generally received positive reviews from critics, and was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/article-15-movie-review-rating-critics-verdict-ayushmann-khurranas-film-800457|title=Article 15 movie review and rating: Critics' verdict on Ayushmann Khurrana's film|website=IB Times|date=27 June 2019|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, Sinha helmed ''[[Thappad]]'' starring [[Taapsee Pannu]], which released on 28 February 2020, and received highly positive reviews from critics, but was a moderate success at the box-office.

Sinha is also the founder and owner of Benaras Media Works, the production company which he established in 2012 to produce his films and television projects.<ref name="The Indian Express">{{cite news|title=Madhuri Dixit to play gangster in 'Gulab Gang'|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/madhuri-dixit-to-play-gangster-in-gulab-gang/942380/|access-date=31 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Indian Television">{{cite news|title=Anubhav Sinha to launch two films soon|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k12/aac239.php|access-date=31 August 2012|newspaper=[[Indian Television]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Writer!! Producer
|-
|2001 ||''[[Tum Bin]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{no}}
|-
|2003 || ''[[Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{no}}
|-
|2005 ||''[[Dus]]''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}|| {{no}}
|-
|2006 ||''[[Tathastu]]''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}|| {{no}}
|-
|2007 ||''[[Cash (2007 film)|Cash]]''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}|| {{yes}}
|-
|2011 ||''[[Ra.One]]''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{no}}
|-
|2014 ||''[[Gulaab Gang]]''|| {{no}} || {{no}}|| {{yes}}
|-
|2014 ||''[[Zid (2014 film)|Zid]]''|| {{no}} || {{no}}|| {{yes}}
|-
|2016 ||''[[Tum Bin 2]]''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
|2018 || ''[[Mulk (film)|Mulk]]''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}
|-
|2019 || ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}
|-
|2020|| ''[[Thappad]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|2021|| ''[[Anek]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2021 |title=Ayushmann Khurrana kicks off the shooting of Anubhav Sinha's Anek, unveils his rugged look|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/ayushmann-khurrana-kicks-off-shooting-anubhav-sinhas-anek-unveils-rugged-look|access-date=2 February 2021|website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref> || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominee !! Result !! Ref
|-
| rowspan="3"|2019||rowspan="3"|[[Filmfare Awards]]||[[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] ||rowspan="3"|''[[Mulk (film)|Mulk]]''||{{won}}||rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare Awards 2019 Nominations {{!}} 64th Filmfare Awards 2019|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2019/nominations|access-date=2021-04-03|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]] ||{{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay]]||{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8"|2020||rowspan="4"| [[IIFA Awards]]||[[IIFA Best Movie Award]] ||rowspan="4"| ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''||{{Pending}} ||rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIFA Awards 2020: From Gully Boy to Kabir Singh, here's full nomination list|url=https://newsd.in/iifa-awards-2020-from-gully-boy-to-kabir-singh-heres-full-nomination-list/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Newsd.in|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[IIFA Best Director Award]] || {{Pending}}
|-
| [[IIFA Best Story Award]] || {{Pending}}
|-
| [[IIFA Best Screenplay Award]]||{{Pending}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Filmfare Awards]] || Filmfare Award for Best Story ||rowspan="4"| ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''||{{won}}||rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare Awards 2020 Nominations {{!}} 65th Filmfare Awards 2020|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/nominations|access-date=2021-04-03|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]] ||{{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay]] ||{{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film]] || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2021|| rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Awards]] ||[[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] ||rowspan="5"| ''[[Thappad]]''||{{Won}}||rowspan="5"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare Awards 2021 Nominations|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2021/nominations|access-date=2021-04-03|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay]] ||{{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film]] ||{{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] ||{{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]] ||{{won}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb person|1025280}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|anubhav-sinha}}
* {{Twitter|anubhavsinha}}
* {{Facebook|anubhav.sinha.50}}
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[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
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[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]
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