Abhigyan Jha
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Abhigyan Jha was born in bihar and is best known as the director
of the film Sacred Evil
, as well as the executive producer
, creative director
, and script editor
of the popular Indian Late Night Show Movers and Shakers. He also wrote the novel
November Rain in December 1993, published by Abhigyan and Mrinal under the imprint 'Utopia'. Based on an incident of reincarnation
that he experienced, the story led Zee Television to convert it into an episodic primetime television series
called Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan, which aired on India
's national television in 2003-2004. He recently produced Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha
for STAR Plus
.
Abhigyan has since been writing stories and screenplays for both Indian and international media. One of his novels, The Prayer, will be converted into an international movie, ahead of its publication as a fictional book.
Abhigyan and his wife, Mrinal, have restarted their publishing imprint as Undercover Utopia
and plan to do six books in the very first year.
Two very popular books from Undercover Utopia have also been nominated for the prestigious ‘Golden Quill’ awards: Dear Popples, nominated in the fiction category along with Amitabh Ghosh, Chetan Bhagat and others, and For The Class of 2010, nominated in the non-fiction category along with Nadan Nilekani's Imagining India.
Abhigyan is also the creative head and director of Jay Hind! - the 1st ever TV show made exclusively for the internet platform. It is also India's 1st late night stand up comedy show on the internet.
The show has been conceptualized by Undercover Productions, a boutique production house founded by Mrinal and Abhigyan. Abhigyan’s is the same team that made one of the most successful shows on Asian television, Movers & Shakers, featuring Shekhar Suman. Abhigyan was the executive producer and creative director of the same.
Now Abhigyan and Mrinal have come up with this yet another scintillating late night stand up comedy show. This show has versatile actor Sumeet Raghavan (of Ghar Ki Baat and Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai fame) as the anchor. The show along with its title track has a take on almost everything that is making news in the world and India in general.
Since the show is based on the current trends, topics and news; it has struck a chord with the common man and has already crossed 1 million viewers within a fortnight of its launch.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of the film Sacred Evil
Sacred Evil
Sacred Evil is an Indian supernatural/surreal film directed by Abhigyan Jha and Abhiyan Rajhans. It was released in 2006.Sacred Evil is about duality. It explores the premise that reality always has two sides...
, as well as the executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
, creative director
Creative Director
A creative director is a position often found within the graphic design, film, music, fashion, advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well....
, and script editor
Script editor
A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted television programmes, usually dramas and comedies. The script editor has many responsibilities including finding new script writers, developing storyline and series ideas with writers, ensuring that scripts are suitable for production...
of the popular Indian Late Night Show Movers and Shakers. He also wrote the novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
November Rain in December 1993, published by Abhigyan and Mrinal under the imprint 'Utopia'. Based on an incident of reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
that he experienced, the story led Zee Television to convert it into an episodic primetime television series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
called Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan, which aired on India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's national television in 2003-2004. He recently produced Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha
Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha
Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha is a Television Drama Series that airs on STAR Plus at 11pm starting from September 13, 2010. It tackles the idea of sexual harassment of women in India...
for STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
.
Abhigyan has since been writing stories and screenplays for both Indian and international media. One of his novels, The Prayer, will be converted into an international movie, ahead of its publication as a fictional book.
Abhigyan and his wife, Mrinal, have restarted their publishing imprint as Undercover Utopia
Undercover utopia
Undercover Utopia is a publishing imprint of the production house Undercover Productions started by Abhigyan jha and Mrinal jha with a mission to usher in the , by encouraging younger writers....
and plan to do six books in the very first year.
Two very popular books from Undercover Utopia have also been nominated for the prestigious ‘Golden Quill’ awards: Dear Popples, nominated in the fiction category along with Amitabh Ghosh, Chetan Bhagat and others, and For The Class of 2010, nominated in the non-fiction category along with Nadan Nilekani's Imagining India.
Abhigyan is also the creative head and director of Jay Hind! - the 1st ever TV show made exclusively for the internet platform. It is also India's 1st late night stand up comedy show on the internet.
The show has been conceptualized by Undercover Productions, a boutique production house founded by Mrinal and Abhigyan. Abhigyan’s is the same team that made one of the most successful shows on Asian television, Movers & Shakers, featuring Shekhar Suman. Abhigyan was the executive producer and creative director of the same.
Now Abhigyan and Mrinal have come up with this yet another scintillating late night stand up comedy show. This show has versatile actor Sumeet Raghavan (of Ghar Ki Baat and Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai fame) as the anchor. The show along with its title track has a take on almost everything that is making news in the world and India in general.
Since the show is based on the current trends, topics and news; it has struck a chord with the common man and has already crossed 1 million viewers within a fortnight of its launch.