About Manish Harishankar

He is born in Bettiah, Bihar to Late Harishankar Prasad and Vijay Bala Sinha former an engineer and later a house wife. Manish established himself as a original playwright and theatre director at a very early age in Delhi and Mumbai theatre circuit. Later he joined filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi for the films Halla Bol, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Phata Poster Nikhla Hero as his associate. Manish’s Directorial debut Chaarfutiya Chhokare deals with the sensitive topic of Child abuse and trafficking.

With over 22 years of experience in the film and media industry, He is a versatile and talented writer, director, and producer who works on various projects across genres and platforms. He is currently the writer, director, and producer of Showstopper, a popular web series that showcases his creative writing and content creation skills. Previously, he was the writer and director of Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddo Deewana, a feature film that received positive reviews and awards. He is also the chairperson and CEO of MH Films Studio & Academy, a company that produces and distributes films and provides training and education for aspiring filmmakers. He is passionate about storytelling, innovation, and diversity, and his aim to create engaging and meaningful content that reflects the realities and aspirations of their audience. He is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to collaborate with other professionals and organizations in the film and media industry.

He is currently the writer, director, and producer of Showstopper, a popular web series that showcases his creative writing and content creation skills.

He is a writer, director, producer, and editor, began his career as an assistant director on the film ‘Halla Bol,’ starring Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, and Pankaj Kapoor. With extensive stage play experience as a writer and director, he quickly moved up to the position of 1st AD on his second film, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani,’ featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. He continued as 1st AD on his third film, ‘Phata Poster Nikhla Hero,’ starring Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz.

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