Director

Abhigyan Jha

Abhigyan Jha is a versatile filmmaker and entrepreneur who's been a quietly influential force in Hindi cinema and television since the early '90s. He kickstarted his career as a screenwriter with films like Krishna Cottage and gradually expanded his creative empire across multiple mediums—from directing the internet-native comedy series Jay Hind! to helming the irreverent late-night talk show Movers & Shakers on Sony. Beyond storytelling, Jha has proven his business acumen by co-founding Undercover Utopia and ProMytheUs, a machine learning platform for talent discovery, showing he's as much an innovator as he is a storyteller. What sets Jha apart is his fearless approach to genre-bending content and his commitment to pushing technical boundaries in Indian television. His recent work demonstrates this boldly—Janani – AI Ki Kahani (2024) on Dangal TV became a breakthrough moment for Hindi sci-fi, earning acclaim for its impressive action sequences and VFX work that brought AI and robotics to the small screen in ways Bollywood rarely attempts. That same year, he produced Qayaamat Se Qayaamat Tak (2024) in collaboration with BBC for Colors TV, a project that underscored his ability to work on larger, more ambitious canvases. Both ventures earned recognition at ITA 2024, cementing his status as someone willing to take creative risks while maintaining mainstream appeal.