Akhilesh Jaiswal (born 19 March 1986) is an Indian film director and
screenwriter.Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He
grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in
2006 for graduation. He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala
Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics. 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. 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.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, which released on 9 May 2014.
screenwriter.Akhilesh Jaiswal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He
grew up in Bhopal, did his schooling from there and came to Mumbai in
2006 for graduation. He was pursuing Bachelor of Mass Media from Lala
Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics. 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. 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.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, which released on 9 May 2014.
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