Anubhav Sinha

Anubhav Sinha
Anubhav Sinha 61st Filmfare Awards (cropped).jpg
Born
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1993–present[clarification needed]

Anubhav Sinha is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He is notable for movies like Ra.One (2011), Tum Bin (2001), Dus (2005), Mulk (2018), Article 15 (2019), Thappad (2020) and Bheed (2023).

Early and personal life

Sinha was born in Jamalpur, Bihar to Prem Govind Sinha and Sushila Sinha. He went to school in Kalagarh, Garhwal, Government Inter College, Allahabad and Queen's College, Varanasi. Sinha completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from The Aligarh Muslim University in 1987.

His wife Ratnaa Sinha is also a director who debuted with the 2017 film Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana starring Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Kharbanda.[citation needed]

His brother Anupam sinha is also a director who is known for his film Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart starring Aftab Shivdasani and Shriya Saran.

Career

Sinha worked for two years in New Delhi as a theatre artist 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 for 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]

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.

Sinha's second feature Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai starred Priyanshu Chatterjee and Sakshi Shivanand. His third film, the multi-starrer Dus, was the eighth highest-grossing film of the year 2005. This was followed by Tathastu (2006) and Cash (2007).

Before directing and producing Tum Bin II and 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 under his production house Benaras Media Works with Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead. The film is based on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution, which is about prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. The film generally received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.[citation needed]

In 2020, Sinha helmed Thappad starring Taapsee Pannu, which released on 28 February 2020, and received highly positive reviews from critics, but was an average 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.

Filmography

List of Anubhav Sinha film credits
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
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 Yes No Yes
2011 Ra.One Yes Yes No
2014 Gulaab Gang No No Yes Directed by Soumik Sen
Zid No No Yes Directed by Vivek Agnihotri
2016 Tum Bin 2 Yes Yes Yes
2018 Mulk Yes Yes Yes
2019 Article 15 Yes Yes Yes
2020 Thappad Yes Yes Yes
2022 Anek Yes Yes Yes
Middle Class Love No No Yes Directed by Ratnaa Sinha
2023 Faraaz No No Yes Directed by Hansal Mehta
Bheed Yes Yes Yes
Afwaah No No Yes Directed by Sudhir Mishra
2024 Bachpan Ka Pyaar No No Yes Directed by Apurva Dhar Badgaiyan
Swaha No No Yes Directed by Sudhir Mishra
Be Positive Yes Yes Yes Anthology Film
Directed by
Anubhav Sinha
Sudhir Mishra
Ketan Mehta
Hansal Mehta
Subhash Kapoor
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Awards and nominations

List of Anubhav Sinha awards and nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards
2020 Best Asian Film Thappad Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2020 Best Film Article 15 Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Story Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
2022 Best Film Thappad Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Dialogue Won
Filmfare Awards
2019 Best Story Mulk Won
Best Dialogue Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2020 Best Film (Critics) Article 15 Won
Best Story Won
Best Dialogue Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2021 Best Film Thappad Won
Best Film (Critics) Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Story Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
Screen Awards
2002 Best Story Tum Bin Nominated [citation needed]
2019 Best Film Mulk Nominated
Best Film (Critics) Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2020 Best Film (Critics) Article 15 Won [citation needed]
Best Film Writing (Story & Screenplay) Won
Zee Cine Awards
2019 Best Film (Critics) Mulk Nominated [citation needed]
Best Director Nominated
2020 Best Story & Screenplay Article 15 Won [citation needed]

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