Summary
Abhigyan Jha is an Indian film screenwriter, producer, director, writer and entrepreneur who has worked predominantly in Hindi film and television industry.[1][2] He has written story for film Krishna Cottage (2004), Phir Zindagi and TV show, Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan, and made his directorial debut with Sacred Evil – A True Story (2006). He is the creator and director of Jay Hind!, exclusively made for the Internet.[3][4][5] He also directed and produced the late-night talk show Movers & Shakers for Sony.[6]
Abhigyan Jha | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, director |
| Years active | 1993−present |
| Organization(s) | Undercover Utopia ProMytheUs |
| Spouse | Mrinal Jha |
| Website | abhigyanjha |
He is the co-founder of Undercover Utopia.[7][8] He is also a co-founder of ProMytheUs, a machine learning talent discovery platform.[9][10]
Career edit
After completing the creative training program from the Advertising Agencies Association of India, Abhigyan started assisting to Anand Mahendroo.[1] He published his first novel, November Rain in 1994, followed by his second novel, The Prayer. His novel, November Rain was transformed into a prime time TV series Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan, which was aired on Zee TV for over 300 episodes.[11] In 1997, Jha worked as an assistant producer under Ismail Merchant on the international film GAACHH, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore and Aparna Sen.[1] In 1997, Abhigyan Jha directed and produced the Sony Entertainment's popular late-night talk show, Movers & Shakers.[6]
He wrote the story and screenplay of Ekta Kapoor's production, Krishna Cottage (2004) and has also written the film, Alvida, starring Milind Soman, Gul Panag and Waheeda Rahman. In 2006, he made his debut as a director with Sacred Evil – A True Story.[1] He produced TV series, Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha, which was aired on Star Plus[12][13] In 2009, Abhigyan Jha launched Jay Hind!, a standup comedy show exclusively for the Internet platform. It was the world's first full format TV show exclusively made for the Internet.[4] He is credited for pioneering the standup comedy genre in India on TV with Varun Grover, Aditi Mittal, Sorabh Pant, Gursimran Khamba and Sapan Verma.[14][15]
Abhigyan was nominated for ITA Award for Best Director - Comedy at the Indian Television Academy Awards 2011 for Jay Hind!.[16] Later, the show was aired on Colors TV under a new name, The Late Night Show in 2012.[17]
In April 2014, Abhigyan Jha accused Vikas Bahl, the director of Queen for copying the film, Queen from his film, Phir Zindagi.[18][19] However, Jha accepted the fact that while the scripts of the two films are different, but some major scenes from the film have been copied straight from Phir Zindagi.[20]
Published works edit
- November Rain: Memories of the Spellbound : a Supernatural Love Story Based on True Incidents. Undercover Utopia. 2007. ISBN 9780979811609.
- The Prayer. Undercover Utopia. September 2007. ISBN 9780979811623.
- The Class of 2010. Undercover Utopia. September 2008. ISBN 9780979811661.
- Soul Search Engine : Till Now... Undercover Utopia. February 2008. ISBN 9780979811647.[21]
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Krishna Cottage | Story, screenplay writer | |
| - | Phir Zindagi | Screenplay writer | |
| - | GAACHH | Assistant producer | |
| 2006 | Sacred Evil – A True Story | Director, producer | English |
| 2006 | Gehra Paani | Director | Hindi |
Television edit
| Year | TV/Web Show | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Star Bestsellers Neeti | Story writer | StarPlus |
| 1998 | X Zone | Story writer | StarPlus |
| 1997 | Movers & Shakers | Director, producer | Sony |
| 1995 | Rajani | Story writer | Doordarshan |
| 2003 | Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan | Story writer | Zee TV |
| 2009 | Jay Hind! | Director | for the Internet |
| 2010 | Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha | Producer | Star Plus |
| 2012 | The Late Night Show | Director | Colors TV |
Personal life edit
He is married to Mrinal Jha and has a daughter.[22][23] He is the son of Ramesh Rajhans, a theatre director and playwright.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Jain, Nitin (August 9, 2005). "From novel 'Rain' to SACRED EVIL". Glamsham.
- ^ "The YouTube Effect". Telegraph India. January 8, 2011.
- ^ "The World's First Ever Internet Show 'Jay Hind!' Stars Savita Bhabhi". MensXP.com. November 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Roy, Priyanka (April 27, 2010). "Jai ho to Jay Hind!". Telegraph India.
- ^ "Another Landmark For World's First Internet Show 'Jay Hind!'". Bestmediainfo. August 16, 2010.
- ^ a b A. Khan, Nabeel (Aug 12, 2009). "Movers & Shakers without Shekhar!". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "India presence at International Digital Emmy Awards at Cannes". Business Standard. January 20, 2013.
- ^ Poduwal, Sunanda (June 10, 2011). "Is broadband the new broadcast?". The Economic Times.
- ^ "ProMytheUs". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "ProMytheUs". Thestartupz.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Spirit W - A passionate storyteller: Undercover Utopia's Mrinal Jha". Adgully. December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Star plus show 'Kaali-Ek Agnipariksha' ends on a high note". Webindia123. March 19, 2011.
- ^ Pillai, Pooja (December 20, 2010). "Split screen". Indian Express.
- ^ Jaisinghani, Bella (July 3, 2013). "Spoof on India's highest civilian awards". The Times of India.
- ^ Deo, Sumedha (July 4, 2013). "Indian awards: for better or for worse". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Jay Hind nominated for this year's ITA Awards". India Infoline. September 23, 2011.
- ^ "COLORS launches 'The Late Night Show' with Sumeet Raghavan". March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Is 'Queen' inspired by 'The Art Of Travel'?". Deccan Chronicle. April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Is Kangana Ranaut-starrer 'Queen' copied?". The Times of India. April 17, 2015.
- ^ "Phir Zindagi writer claims Vikas Bahl copied script for Queen". India Today. April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Paperback Pickings". Telegraph India. February 29, 2008.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Pallavi. "Parental Objections To Marriages". Shaadi Times.
- ^ Cornelious, Deborah (September 16, 2019). "Foster fails and a full house". The Hindu.
External links edit
- Official website
- Abhigyan Jha at IMDb
- Undercover Productions & the END of broadcasting (as we know it)