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), Anek (2022), and Bheed (2023). His latest Netflix series is IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack (2024).
Early life and education Anubhav Sinha was born on Tuesday, June 22, 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 Sinha worked for one year in New Delhi as a theatre artist before moving to Mumbai on 4 December 1990. He began his career in the entertainment industry with TV shows like Sea Hawks and then a spate of music videos in the late 90s. 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 stars 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).
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. He then directed and produced Tum Bin II and Mulk.
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.
In 2020, Sinha helmed Thappad starring Taapsee Pannu, which released on 28 February 2020, and received highly positive reviews from critics, but was a flop 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 Films Year Title Director Writer Producer2001 Tum Bin 2003 Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai 2005 Dus 2006 Tathastu 2007 Cash 2011 Ra.One 2013 Warning 2014 Zid 2016 Tum Bin 2 2018 Mulk 2019 Article 15 2020 Thappad 2022 Anek Middle Class Love Faraaz 2023Bheed Afwaah 2026 Assi
Television Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer 1993 Shikast 1997 Sea Hawks 2024IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
Awards and nominations + List of Anubhav Sinha awards and nominations Year Category Nominated work Result AACTA Awards2020Best Asian Film Thappad International Indian Film Academy Awards2020Best Film Article 15 Best DirectorBest StoryBest Screenplay2022Best Film Thappad Best DirectorBest Dialogue Filmfare Awards2019Best Story Mulk Best DialogueBest Screenplay2020Best Film (Critics) Article 15 Best StoryBest DialogueBest Screenplay 2021Best Film Thappad Best Film (Critics) Best DirectorBest Story Best Screenplay2024Best Film (Critics) BheedBest Story Screen Awards2002Best Story Tum Bin 2019Best FilmMulk Best Film (Critics) Best Director 2020Best Film (Critics) Article 15 Best Film Writing () Zee Cine Awards2019Best Film (Critics) Mulk Best Director2020Best Story & ScreenplayArticle 15
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