Abhishek Chaubey

Writing

Abhishek Chaubey

Born

1977-03-30 (49)

Place of birth

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India

Known for

Writing

Credits

20 titles

Abhishek Chaubey (born 30 March 1977) is an Indian director, screenwriter and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. He began his career as an associate director and co-writer to Vishal Bhardwaj for his debut Makdee (2002). He 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. His next directorial venture Sonchiriya (2019) presented a r…

Known for

Behind the camera

Satluj poster
7.9

Triggered by the search for his missing aunt, human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra takes on a broken system in a courageous fight to uncover the conspiracy behind thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the nadir of Punjab’s period of insurgency.

Satluj

2026

Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders poster
6.1

When members of the Bansal family are found murdered, Inspector Jatil Yadav uncovers a trail of greed, betrayal and secrets tied to a deadly conspiracy.

Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders

2025

A Death in the Gunj poster
7.1

Life for a shy young Indian student slowly falls to pieces during a family road trip.

A Death in the Gunj

2016

Udta Punjab poster
7.3

Drug abuse and the darker side of Punjab rear their heads in the intense, interwoven tales of a policeman, a doctor, a migrant worker, and a rockstar.

Udta Punjab

2016

Udta Punjab poster
7.3

Drug abuse and the darker side of Punjab rear their heads in the intense, interwoven tales of a policeman, a doctor, a migrant worker, and a rockstar.

Udta Punjab

2016

Omkara poster
6.9

Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, but their lives and those of their associates as well.

Omkara

2006

Kaminey poster
6.8

Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.

Kaminey

2009

Sonchiriya poster
8.0

A legion of warring bandits terrorizes India's Chambal Valley.

Sonchiriya

2019

Dedh Ishqiya poster
6.5

A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify?

Dedh Ishqiya

2014

Dedh Ishqiya poster
6.5

A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify?

Dedh Ishqiya

2014

The Blue Umbrella poster
6.7

Young Biniya lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in the mountainous and snowy region of Himachal Pradesh in India along with her widowed mom and wrestler brother. She entertains various tourists, and while doing so with some tourists from Japan, trades in her bear-tooth amulet with a blue umbrella...

The Blue Umbrella

2007

Sharmaji Namkeen poster
6.9

Late Rishi Kapoor in his swansong plays B. G. Sharma, a 58-year old middle-class widower living in West Delhi. After being laid off from the company he has worked for his entire life, Sharmaji struggles to deal with the beast called retirement. His struggle to stay relevant in front of his two sons finally ends when he rekindles his love for cooking through a kitty party. A bunch of merry women rekindle in Sharma, a passion for cooking and chutzpah in general, that help him find his true calling.

Sharmaji Namkeen

2022

Ishqiya poster
6.5

While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.

Ishqiya

2010

Ishqiya poster
6.5

While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.

Ishqiya

2010

Ankahi Kahaniya poster
5.8

As big city life buzzes around them, lonely souls discover surprising sources of connection and companionship in three tales of love, loss and longing.

Ankahi Kahaniya

2021

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola poster
5.7

Harry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

2013

The Sleepwalkers poster
NR

Having found themselves in a delusional state, trying to discover if they are sleepwalking, a couple on the cusp of starting a family, dreaming of the perfect future, are made to face the consequences of their willful blindness.

The Sleepwalkers

2020

Blood Brothers poster
NR

This is a movie about how one small mistake can change your fate, the fate of people close to you, the fate of your unborn child.

Blood Brothers

2007

No artwork available
NR

Story based in Ballia

Ballia

Monsoon Walk poster
10.0

In a remote village of the Sayhadri mountains, a 75-year-old woman embarks on a journey to fetch medicines for her grandson on a heavy monsoon day.

Monsoon Walk

2024