Biography
Chandraprakash Dwivedi is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter, who is best known for directing the 1991 television epic Chanakya in which he also played the title role of the political strategist Chanakya and an inspiration for millions. He has also directed the 1996 television series Mrityunjay which is based on the life of Karna, one of the main characters of the epic Mahabharata, and he won a Screen Videocon Best Director award for the same. His other major work is the 2003 film Pinjar, a tragic love story set amidst the Hindu-Muslim tensions during the Partition of India, based on Amrita Pritam's novel of the same name. He also wrote and directed Akshay Kumar starrer Samrat Prithviraj (2022). he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, in 2022
Filmography
all 8
Movies 6
Director 4
TV Shows 2
Producer 1
Writer 1
Khiladi 1080 (2025)
Secrets of the Buddha Relics (2024)
Ram Setu (2022)
Samrat Prithviraj (2022)
Mohalla Assi (2018)
Zed Plus (2014)
Pinjar (2003)
Chanakya (1991)
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GenderMale
Birthday1960-01-01 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceSirohi, India
CitizenshipsIndia
AwardsPadma Shri in arts
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