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Date of birth22 January 1959

Age64 Years

BirthplaceNagpur, Maharashtra

ProfessionTheatre Artist, Film Director, Screenwriter

NationalityIndian

Marital statusWidower

FamilyFather: Devendra Nath Mishra; Mother: Durga Devendernath Mishra; Brother: Sudhanshu Mishra; Grandfather: Dwarka Prasad Mishra

Sudhir Mishra Biography

Sudhir Mishra is an Indian theatre artist, screenwriter and filmmaker from Nagpur who has been active since the 1980s. A graduate with an MPhil in psychiat

Early life and background

Sudhir Mishra was born on 22 January 1959 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He spent his childhood in Lucknow and grew up in a family with strong ties to literature and the arts; his father was involved with theatre and helped introduce him to stage work. Mishra later attended Delhi University and completed a graduation followed by an MPhil in psychology.

Career

Mishra began his professional life in theatre, acting in and directing stage productions. Early on he worked with influential dramatists and transitioned into scriptwriting for plays. Moving between Delhi and Pune, and later to Mumbai, he broadened his training in filmmaking with help from family and peers connected to film schools and the industry.

His first credited work in cinema was as a screenwriter on Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983). He made a brief acting appearance in Khamosh (1985) and directed his first feature, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin, in 1987. Over the following decades Mishra wrote and directed a number of acclaimed Hindi films, including Main Zinda Hoon, Dharavi, Chameli, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Yeh Saali Zindagi and Daas Dev. He has also directed for television and digital platforms: his TV credits include Chhapte Chhapte (1985) and Nyay (1999), and he directed the TV project 17 Sherly Road (1996) which aired on Zee TV. On the streaming front he has directed the web series Hostages (2019) for Disney+ Hotstar and the series Tanaav (2022) for SonyLIV.

Mishra’s body of work spans feature films, short films and television. His short film projects include Kirchiyaan (2013) and Life Support (2017). He has occasionally acted on screen in small or cameo parts in films such as Traffic Signal (2007) and Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi? (2010).

Recognition

Over his career Mishra has received multiple awards. Early recognition came with the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director for Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin. He received National Film Awards for Main Zinda Hoon and for Dharavi, and international recognition with an award at the Nantes festival for Dharavi and related work. He won the Filmfare Best Story Award for Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and has been honoured by the French government with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Later awards include the Yash Bharti Award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh and honours for digital storytelling, including a Jury Award for Serious Men and an Indian Telly Streaming Award for Best Director Digital First Series.

Public profile

Mishra is known within the industry as both a novelist-minded storyteller and a director who began in theatre. He has been open about personal struggles following the death of his second wife, editor Renu Saluja. Mishra maintains a public presence on social media, where he shares personal interests such as his fondness for dogs. He is multilingual, fluent in Hindi, English and Urdu, and began a daily yoga practice in midlife that he continues to follow.

Latest updates

In recent years Mishra has worked across platforms: he directed the web series Hostages for Disney+ Hotstar in 2019 and Tanaav for SonyLIV in 2022. He has also remained active in short-form and digital storytelling, receiving awards in 2021 for work in the streaming space.

Personal life

Mishra was married twice. His first marriage ended in divorce; his second wife, the film editor Renu Saluja, died in 2000. He is the son of Devendra Nath Mishra and Durga Devendernath Mishra, and his family includes a younger brother who is also involved in filmmaking. He is a widower and lives a life that continues to balance creative work, public engagement and personal wellbeing.

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Recent Work

Hostages

Web series directed by Sudhir Mishra; streamed on Disney+ Hotstar

2019
Tanaav

Web series directed by Sudhir Mishra; streamed on SonyLIV

2022
Kirchiyaan

Hindi short film directed/written by Sudhir Mishra

2013
Life Support

Hindi short film directed/written by Sudhir Mishra

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Debut as screenwriter on Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983)
  2. Directorial debut Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987); won Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
  3. National Film Awards for Main Zinda Hoon (1988) and Dharavi (1991)
  4. Filmfare Best Story Award for Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2006)
  5. Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government (2010)
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Sudhir Mishra was born on 22 January 1959.

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