Abhishek Chaubey born 30 March 1977 is an Indian director screenwriter and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema He began his career as an associate director and cowriter to Vishal Bhardwaj for his debut Makdee 2002 He went on to assist him in his subsequent films and most notably cowrote Vishals trendsetting Omkara 2006 and Kaminey 2009 Abhisheks directorial debut the dark comedy Ishqiya 2010 and its sequel Dedh Ishqiya 2014 both starring Naseeruddin Shah received rave reviews His following film Udta Punjab 2016 highlighted the heroin epidemic in Punjab and was released to critical acclaim His next directorial venture Sonchiriya 2019 presented a rooted tale set in Chambal and released to positive reviews from critics