Neeraj Pandey is an Indian film director producer and screenwriter Pandey made his directoral debut in A Wednesday which was largely praised by audiences as well as critics and which later became a recipient of many accolades His second film was Special 26 2013 which was followed by Baby 2015 the latter of which received critical acclaim and became a huge commercial success He served as a producer in Rustom 2016 Pandey returned to directing in 2017 helming the biopic MS Dhoni The Untold Story based on renowned Indian cricketer MSDhoni which fared well critically and commercially Besides being a filmmaker Pandey is also a writer and has written a novel names Ghalib Danger in 2013 In 2016 his Production House Friday Filmworks and Reliance Entertainment entered into a joint venture and formed Plan C Studios He has also directed a Web Short Ouch with Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra which is nominated for Filmfare Short Film Award 2017 As the coproducer his recent blockbuster Toilet Ek Prem Katha is getting critical appreciation from the film industry and the audience