Akhilesh Jaiswal
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| Born | 19 March 1986 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Akhilesh Jaiswal (born 19 March 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter.
Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.[citation needed] He grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in 2006 for graduation.[citation needed] He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics.[citation needed] 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] 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]
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'. He made his directorial debut with Mastram,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] 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
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