Dhiraj Mishra

Dhiraj Mishra is an Indian screenwriter, Director and playwright on movies such as Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan.

Career

Mishra worked as a freelance journalist for magazines and newspapers. He was the creative writer for various TV serials. He wrote a feature film screenplay based on the life of Indian Prime Minister Lal [Bahadur Shastri] titled Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan. His upcoming movies are Birsa, about a freedom fighter from Jharkhand and Chapekar brothers, a revolutionary story about freedom fighters from Pune. Om Puri was to play Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Mishra wrote a novel Patjhar aur Bahar. He wrote a play on the life of India's first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi titled Indira.