Vishal Mishra (director)

Vishal Ranjan Mishra is a Hindi film writer and director,[1] known for his films like Coffee with D,[2] Marudhar Express,[3] Hotel Milan[4] and Ae Kaash Ke Hum.[5]

Vishal Ranjan Mishra
Born
Vishal Mishra

5 April 1978
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
EducationMBA
Occupation(s)Film Director, Screenwriter, Lyricist
Years active2016–present
Known forCoffee with D
SpouseKhyati Madaan

He recently announced his two films, Iti[6] and Rosie: The Saffron Chapter.[7]

Early life

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Vishal Ranjan Mishra was born and brought up in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh where he completed his schooling. He went on to join NIFT Bengaluru to pursue his MBA in Fashion.[8]

Career

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He started his career as a film critic and a short film director.[9][8] He made two short films and was awarded the Best Debut Director at the Rio Film Festival in 2009 for his short film The Musk.[citation needed]

His debuted as a director with Coffee with D starring Sunil Grover, Dipannita Sharma and Anjana Sukhani. The film released in cinemas on Jan, 2017.[10] The director and makers of the film received threat calls from Chhota Shakeel, asking them to either delete the portions that make fun of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in the film or not release the film at all.[11] Vishal Mishra won the Best New Age Film Director Award[12] for this film, at the 10th Global Film Festival by the Asian Academy of Film & Television (AAFT).

He then directed Marudhar Express starring Kunaal Roy Kapur, Tara Alisha Berry and Rajesh Sharma, released in cinemas on 5 July 2019.[13][14] It is a sweet small-town romantic film set in Kanpur.[15] He also directed Hotel Milan starring Kunaal Roy Kapur, Zeishan Quadri, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajesh Sharma, Karishma Sharma and Zakir Hussain. The film Hotel Milan is based on Anti Romeo squad and moral policing in UP that released in cinemas on 16 November 2018.[16]

His upcoming movie is called Ae Kaash Ke Hum which revolves around three youngsters and story of their love, friendship and fate.[17] The film is slated to release on 17 January 2020.[18]

He recently announced his two films, to be produced by Vivek Oberoi - Iti and Rosie: The Saffron Chapter.[6][19]

In addition to this, he also wrote the lyrics for the song Heeriye from the movie Happy Hardy and Heer[20] and he also penned the lyrics for Chaasni Si, a song from Marudhar Express, a movie he also directed.[21]

Filmography

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Year Film Genre Director Writer Lyricist Notes
2010 The Musk Yes Yes Short Film
2011 The Undoubtful Minds Yes Yes Short Film
2017 Coffee with D Comic Satire Yes Yes Feature Film
2018 Hotel Milan Political Satire Yes Yes Feature Film
2019 Marudhar Express Dramedy Yes Yes Yes Chaasni Si
2020 Ae Kaash Ke Hum Romance Yes Yes Yes Feature Film
2020 Happy Hardy and Heer Yes Heeriye
2021 Iti (the film) Thriller Yes Yes Yes Feature Film
2021 Rosie: The Saffron Chapter Horror-Thriller Yes Yes Yes Feature Film

References

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  1. ^ "Vishal Mishra: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  2. ^ "Sunil Grover has miffed Coffee with D director Vishal Mishra - find out how!". Bollywood Life. 18 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Vishal Mishra wonderfully captures small-town romance in his upcoming film, Marudhar Express. First Look Out!". Firstpost.com. 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Hotel Milan director Vishal Mishra: I don't expect any protests against the film". Indianexpress.com. 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "One on one with director, Vishal Mishra on his next, 'Ae Kaash Ke Hum', an old-school campus romance". M.dailyhunt.in.
  6. ^ a b "Vivek Oberoi to bankroll Vishal Mishra's upcoming whodunit thriller". Freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Rosie The Saffron Chapter: Vivek Oberoi shares his first look from the film". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b "For me, it is utmost important to make an entertaining film- says Vishal Mishra : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 17 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Bollywood Director Vishal Mishra Biography, News, Photos, Videos". Nettv4u.com.
  10. ^ Shrivastava, Anuradha (6 January 2017). "Sunil Grover's 'Coffee With D' gets a release date, will hit screens on Jan. 20". Indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  11. ^ Risbood, Vaibhavi V (3 January 2017). "'Coffee With D' director confirms threat calls from Chhota Shakeel". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. ^ "New Age Film Director Award". First Post. 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Marudhar Express Slated to Release on 5th July!". Bollywoodfilmfame.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  14. ^ "'Marudhar Express' will raise relevant questions: Director". Business-standard.com. 3 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Marudhar Express First Look Out: Vishal Mishra Captures The Small Town Romance!". Koimoi.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  16. ^ "First look: Kunal Roy Kapoor-starrer 'Hotel Milan' wants to take on UP's 'anti-Romeo' squads". Scroll.in.
  17. ^ "Ae Kash Ke Hum". Firstpost. 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Ae Kaash Ke Hum is a romantic tragedy". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Vivek Oberoi announces second production Rosie The Saffron Chapter: Will cast new talent without bias". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Sufi love anthem of year 'Heeriye' from Happy Hardy and Heer released". 5 Dariya News.
  21. ^ "चासनी सी बात तेरी Chaasni Si Lyrics in Hindi - Yasser Desai". Hinditracks.in. 31 December 2018.
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