Avinash Das
Born (1976-01-14) 14 January 1976
OccupationIndian Filmmaker
SpouseSwarn Kanta

Avinash Das (born 14 January 1976) is an Indian filmmaker.[1][2] He is mostly known for directing Bollywood film Anaarkali of Aarah, Netflix series She and ZEE5 movie Raat Baki Hai.[3]

Career

Avinash started his career as a journalist at NDTV[4] before joining Dainik Bhaskar, a Hindi language daily newspaper.[5] He directed his first movie Anaarkali of Aarah in 2017, featuring Swara Bhaskar, Sanjay Mishra and Pankaj Tripathi.[6][1] In 2020, Das made his Netflix debut with TV series She, starring Aditi Pohankar and Vijay Varma.[7] In 2021, he directed Raat Baki Hai, featuring Anup Soni, Dipannita Sharma and Rahul Dev.[8][9] In the same year, he also came up with Runaway Lugaai, starring Ruhi Singh.[10]

Biography

He was born in Darbhanga, Bihar.[2] He studied at Lalit Narayan Mithila University in his hometown. Das currently resides in Mumbai with his wife Swarn Kanta and daughter Shravani Das.[3]

Controversy

In July 2022, he was detained for sharing a photo of Union minister Amit Shah with a former IAS officer Pooja Singhal.[1] He was arrested from his residence in Mumbai. The police filed a complaint against him for misleading people and tarnishing the image of Mr Shah. He was also accused of availing freelance services without making the due payments for the completed projects. A separate case was also filed against him for sharing the picture of a woman wearing national flag on Facebook.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Filmmakers should portray the way world is operating: Avinash Das". The Indian Express. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Avinash Das". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. 1 2 "Who is Avinash Das, the filmmaker detained for sharing a photo of Amit Shah with tainted bureaucrat?". The Indian Express. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  4. ↑ "AVINASH DAS - Jaipur Literature Festival". jaipurliteraturefestival.org. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Avinash Das, director: 'This era will show us who the real artists are'". Hindustan Times. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  6. ↑ "Anaarkali of Aarah director Avinash Das feels 'most distributors, production houses want a star's face in films'". The Indian Express. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  7. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (2020-03-20). "'She' review: Profane games and limp erotic thrills". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  8. ↑ "Raat Baaki Hai Review : A dreary one-night adventure". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  9. ↑ "Paoli Dam's Raat Baaki Hai shoot wrapped up in Rajasthan, see pics". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  10. ↑ "Director Avinash Das's web series 'Runaway Lugaai' to premiere on MX Player on May 18". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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