Sudhir Mishra is an Indian theater artist, film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the Hindi films ‘Dharavi’ (1992), ‘Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi’ (2003) and ‘Chameli’ (2004). He is a recipient of National Awards for the Hindi films ‘Main Zinda Hoon’ (1988) and ‘Dharavi’ (1992).
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Wiki/Biography
Sudhir Mishra aka Sudhir Bhai Mishra was born on Thursday, 22 January 1959 (age 64 years; as of 2023) in Nagpur, Maharashtra and was brought up by his parents in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Was. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Sudhir Mishra’s childhood picture with his parents
Later, he pursued undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Psychology at Delhi University, New Delhi.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 3″
Hair Color: Gray
Eye colour: black
Sudhir Mishra with Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh
Family
Sudhir belongs to a Hindu Brahmin family.
parents and siblings
His father, Devendra Nath Mishra, was a mathematician, writer and a founding member of the Lucknow Film Society. His mother’s name is Durga Devendranath Mishra. He is the eldest of his two siblings; One brother and one sister. His younger brother Sudhanshu Mishra was a film producer.
A picture of Sudhir Mishra’s parents
Sudhir Mishra’s younger brother
wife and children
In 1978, he married Indian actress Sushmita Mukherjee. Both of them got divorced after a few years of marriage.
A collage of Sudhir Mishra and Sushmita Mukherjee
In 1988, Sudhir married Indian film editor Renu Saluja, who was previously married to Indian film director Vidhu Vinod Chopra. However, Renu died of cancer in 2000.
Sudhir Mishra’s wife Renu Saluja
other relatives
Sudhir’s grandfather, Dwarka Prasad Mishra, was an Indian politician who served as the fourth Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Sudhir Mishra’s grandfather (right) with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
relationships/affairs
He was once rumored to be in a relationship with Indian actress Chitrangada Singh. It was also said that he was the reason for the divorce of Chitrangada Singh and her ex-husband Jyoti Randhawa (a golfer).
Sudhir Mishra with Chitrangada Singh
livelihood
Theater
He started his career as a theater artist under the guidance of Indian theater playwright Badal Sarkar. After acting in some theater plays, he started writing theater plays. He gained immense popularity as a theater director. He has conducted various acting and directing classes at the Indian Film and Television Directors Association, Mumbai.
Sudhir Mishra performing in street play
film
Screenwriter/Director
In 1983, he debuted in Bollywood as a screenwriter with the film ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’.
let it go, friends
He made his directorial debut with the 1987 Hindi film ‘Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahi’. Some of his other popular Hindi films as a director and screenwriter are ‘Dharavi’ (1991), ‘Chameli’ (2004), ‘Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi’ (2005), ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ (2011), and ‘Das Dev ‘ (2018).
Sudhir Mishra on a film set
actor
He started his acting career with the 1985 film ‘Khamosh’, in which he played a cameo role.
Khamosh (1985)
He starred in ‘Traffic Signal’ (2007) and ‘Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?’ Played small roles in some other Hindi films like. (2010).
short film
Sudhir has worked as a director and screenwriter in some Hindi short films like ‘Kirchiyan’ (2013) and ‘Life Support’ (2017).
Television
In 1996, he made his TV debut as a director with the Hindi TV serial ’17 Sherly Road’ aired on Zee TV.
A scene from the TV serial 17 Shirley Road
He has directed some other Hindi TV serials like ‘Chhapte Chhapte’ (1985) and ‘Nyay’ (1999), which were telecast on Doordarshan.
Sudhir Mishra on the sets of Chhapte Chhapate
web series
In 2019, Sudhir made his web series debut as a director with the Disney+ Hotstar series ‘Hostages’.
A scene from the web series Hostages
He has also directed the 2022 web series ‘Tanaav’, which streamed on SonyLIV.
award
- 1987: Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director for the Hindi film Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin.
- 1988: National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues for the Hindi film Main Zinda Hoon
- 1991: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for Dharavi
- 1992: Award of the City of Nantes at the Nantes Three Continents Festival for the Hindi films Dharavi and Tide with the Need
- 2006: Filmfare Best Story Award for Hindi film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Sudhir Mishra with the award
- 2010: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government
- 2016: Yash Bharti Award by Government of Uttar Pradesh
- 2021: Jury Award for Best Story in the Digital Film Serious Men by WM Digital Awards
- 2021: Indian Tele Streaming Award for Best Director Digital First Series
Sudhir Mishra- Winner of Indian Tele Streaming Awards 2021
Facts/General Knowledge
- In his childhood, he used to go to watch movies and theater plays with his father and from there he developed interest in Hindi films.
- After acting in a few theater plays in his college, he realized that he was interested in film direction rather than acting.
- In an interview he told how he debuted in Bollywood. He said,
My friend Vinod Dua was interviewing Vidhu Vinod Chopra for Doordarshan and he asked me to ask questions to Vinod because I knew about films. Seeing my knowledge about films, Vinod asked me to come to Mumbai. He was making his first film at that time and I asked him, ‘What will I do?’ He said, ‘Learn to control the speed.’ I went to Mumbai and met generous people like Kundan Shah, Ketan Mehta, Javed Akhtar and Shekhar Kapur who became my family. Kundan used to come to my house where he started writing Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and I started writing the script with him.
An old picture of Sudhir Mishra with other actors and directors
- He once shared that after his wife’s demise, he was so depressed that he even thought of committing suicide.
- After working in theater under the guidance of Indian theater artist Badal Sarkar, Sudhir moved from Delhi to Pune. In Pune, his brother was a student at the Indian Film and Television Institute. After this Sudhir started learning about acting and films from his brother.
- In 2014, he was fined by the Chandigarh Police for smoking in public places.
- In 2020, amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India, a video went viral on social media in which some policemen were seen beating a man (who resembled Sudhir Mishra) for breaking quarantine guidelines. On this, netizens trolled Sudhir fiercely. However, Sudhir then clarified that the person seen in the video is not him. He tweeted,
I’m quite amazed that people think I would take a beating without reacting. Every tall white haired boy is not me. What surprises me is the glee of the troll brigade. How sick! That coward who takes such a beating is not me, you fools! get a life !”
- Sudhir Mishra is well-versed in different languages like Hindi, English and Urdu.
- He is an avid dog lover and often posts pictures with dogs.
Sudhir Mishra with dog
- Since the age of 45, he practices yoga daily for about one and a half hours.
Sudhir Mishra doing yoga
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