Ashish R. Shukla

Ashish R. Shukla
Shukla during a shoot
Born	India
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Prague and Bahut Hua Sammaan

Ashish R. Shukla is an Indian film director and writer.[1][2][3][4] He is best known for his films like Prague and Bahut Hua Sammaan.[5][6]

Early life

Shukla was born in Mumbai and raised in the neighbourhood of Vakola, Santacruz.[1][7] Ashish worked for various ad agencies for 6 years as creative director.[7]

Career

Shukla started his journey as an assistant director to Prahlad Kakkar.[5] He worked as creative director with Anurag Kashyap in the film Dev D.[5]

He directed short films like The Lock and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer The Journey.[5]

Shukla made his directing and writing debut with Prague.[8] In 2020, he directed  the film Bahut Hua Sammaan starring Raghav Juyal, Sanjay Mishra, Ram Kapoor and Nidhi Singh.[9] In the same year, he directed web series Undekhi produced by Applause Entertainment & Edgestorm Ventures.[10] In 2021, he directed web series Candy.[11]

Filmography

• Bahut Hua Sammaan
• Prague

Web series

• Candy
• Undekhi

References

1. "Maintaining excellence is a huge challenge: Director Ashish R Shukla". The New Indian Express. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
2. "Undekhi director Ashish R Shukla: If you care about nepotism, watch this show". The Indian Express. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
3. "Undekhi director Ashish R Shukla: 'I have seen many star kids who are talented and humble, outsiders who are arrogant'". Hindustan Times. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
4. "Ashish R Shukla: Every film set is getting infected, some are disclosing, some are not". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
5. "Always knew I would pursue films as career, says Ashish R Shukla". Hindustan Times. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
6. "Prague review: A psychological thriller without the thrills". Firstpost. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. "Ashish R. Shukla". IMDb. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
8. "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
9. Bera, Sonia (9 October 2020). "We wanted to make a film that is relevant today, says 'Bahut Hua Sammaan' director Ashish R Shukla". National Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
10. Pioneer, The. "'I'm a storyteller, medium doesn't matter'". The Pioneer. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
11. "Ronit Roy and Richa Chadha's CANDY gets 9.3 rating on IMDB, fans go gaga over their terrific performances!". Zee News. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.