# Anubhav Sinha

Anubhav Sinha (born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer known for his work in Hindi film industry. His films include Tum Bin (2001), Dus (2005) and Ra.One (2011) He also directed a series of socio-political films Mulk (2018), Article 15 (2019), Thappad (2020) followed by Anek, (2022) and Bheed (2023). His latest Netflix Series is IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack (2024).

## Early and education

Anubhav Sinha was born on Tuesday, June 22nd, 1965 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh India to Prem Govind Sinha and Sushila Sinha. He went to school in Kalagarh, Garhwal, Government Inter College, Allahabad and Queen's College, Varanasi. He completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from The Aligarh Muslim University in 1987.

## Career

Anubhav Sinha began his career in the entertainment industry with TV shows like Sea Hawks and then a spate of music videos in the late 90s. Before beginning his career in entertainment industry, Sinha worked for one 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.
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, Arjun Rampal 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.
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 Mediaworks, the production company that 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 |
| 2014 | 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 | |
| 2022 | Middle Class Love | No | No | Yes | Directed by Ratnaa Sinha |
| 2022 | Faraaz | No | No | Yes | Directed by Hansal Mehta |
| 2023 | Bheed | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Afwaah | No | No | Yes | Directed by Sudhir Mishra |
| 2024 | IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack | Yes | Yes | No | TV series on Netflix |
Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

## Awards and nominations

List of Anubhav Sinha awards and nominations :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| AACTA Awards |||||
| 2020 | Best Asian Film | Thappad | Nominated |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards |||||
| 2020 | Best Film | Article 15 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Director | Article 15 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Story | Article 15 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Screenplay | Article 15 | Won |
| 2022 | Best Film | Thappad | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Director | Thappad | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Dialogue | Thappad | Won |
| Filmfare Awards |||||
| 2019 | Best Story | Mulk | Won |
| 2019 | Best Dialogue | Mulk | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Screenplay | Mulk | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Film (Critics) | Article 15 | Won |
| 2020 | Best Story | Article 15 | Won |
| 2020 | Best Dialogue | Article 15 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Screenplay | Article 15 | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Film | Thappad | Won |
| 2021 | Best Film (Critics) | Thappad | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Director | Thappad | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Story | Thappad | Won |
| 2021 | Best Screenplay | Thappad | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Film (Critics) | Bheed | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Story | Bheed | Nominated |
| Screen Awards |||||
| 2002 | Best Story | Tum Bin | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Film | Mulk | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Film (Critics) | Mulk | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Director | Mulk | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Film (Critics) | Article 15 | Won |
| 2020 | Best Film Writing (Story & Screenplay) | Article 15 | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards |||||
| 2019 | Best Film (Critics) | Mulk | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Director | Mulk | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Story & Screenplay | Article 15 | Won |