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Devashish Makhija

Devashish Makhija

Directing

Biography

Devashish Makhija is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, graphic artist, fiction writer and poet. He is best known for writing and directing the full-length feature films: Ajji, Oonga, and Bhonsle.

Known For

Bunty Aur Babli
6.4

Bunty and Babli are two young people who randomly meet each other after running away from their homes to chase their dream. After facing hurdles in their path they decide to take up conning and soon become the best con artists in the country. However, their success is threatened as a relentless cop is on their trail.

Bunty Aur Babli

2005
Black Friday
7.6

Bombs tear through Bombay in 1993, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive man-hunt to unmask the perpetrators behind these events.

Black Friday

2004
Ajji
6.6

After her 10-year-old granddaughter Manda is brutally raped by a serial sex offender, the young girl's Ajji sets out to seek revenge, after custodians of law refuse to bring the rapist to book, thanks to his influential political background.

Ajji

2017
BODYCOUNT
N/A

During a quiet moment of closeness, a young couple’s playful banter takes a profound and sobering turn when a simple question about the past redefines the meaning of "counting" one's life experiences.

BODYCOUNT

2026
Joram
7.5

A father is on the run with his little baby girl to escape the ghosts of his past and the forces that want him dead.

Joram

2023
Bhonsle
6.3

At a time when politicians use violence to rid Maharashtra of Bihari migrants, a dying Maharashtrian cop, Bhonsle, finds unlikely companionship in 23-year-old Bihari Sita as the raging conflict reaches his doorstep, giving him a last battle worth fighting.

Bhonsle

2018
Oonga
N/A

Little tribal boy runs off on a long journey to the big city to watch the Ramayana that his friends saw but he missed, unaware that his little village is being forced to give up its land for bauxite mining.

Oonga

2013
Taandav
7.7

Head constable Tambe isn't having the best of days. His wife slams doors in his face. His little daughter won't speak to him. His only friends, havaldaars Sawant and Shilwant, feel cheated by him. And to make matters worse, he's been given nightlong Ganpati visarjan bandobast duty. The lights are blinding. The drums are deafening. Explosions. Clanging. Flashing. Thrashing. His senses are being attacked from every which way. Every screaming face seems to be mocking him tonight. His blood slowly rises to boil. Until he snaps, plunges into the crowd, pulls his gun out, and as jaws drop around him... he unleashes a TAANDAV!

Taandav

2016
FLOP
N/A

A high-stakes bet between two top directors forever changes the lives of six aspiring actors living in Versova. This comedy of errors follows their journey from complete unknowns to the most talked-about stars in the industry as they compete for a career-defining contract with Triple A Productions. While the world expects a tale of sex, parties, and drugs, the reality is a raw and humorous look at the daily struggles, failures, and relentless perseverance required to survive the acting community.

FLOP

2026
Cheepatakadumpa
N/A

Three small town friends, their reunion, a gorilla, a bull, the full moon, the kundalini, a tomato, and patriarchy-smashing mischief.

Cheepatakadumpa

2021
El’ayichi
7.5

A clingy husband haunts his irritated wife with a fossilized dodo for company. An exploration of love, way past its 'expiry' date.

El’ayichi

2015
Gandhari
N/A

After her little daughter is abducted in a crowded railway station and a brutal attack leaves her temporarily blind, a grieving mother must rise from her trauma and confront a shadowy child-trafficking nexus embedded deep within a town of shape-shifters and ancient lore — becoming a mythic force of vengeance to save her daughter and the lost children before they disappear forever.

Gandhari

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N/A

When a group of slum dwellers objects to the illegal demolition of their shanties, a killer is set loose to silence their protest by perpetrating ruthless murders.

Agli baar

2015
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N/A

Loving absentee father Iqbal, having missed every milestone in his now grown up daughter Aziza's life, makes one last desperate attempt to reach out to her... but it just might be too late.

Absent

2016
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N/A

An autobiography of a rooster and his death by halal, recounted by him, from beyond the grave.

Rahim Murge Pe Mat Ro

2008
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N/A

Two brothers share one identity in a desperate town, where a small deceit meant to double their chances at survival spirals into a deadly game of secrets with only one survivor.

But First, the Burning

Cycle
N/A

A wronged young tribal woman, in the absence of systemic justice, turns rebel, but struggles to be able to fulfil all the expectations that the path to retribution demands.

Cycle

2021