Abhishek Kapoor is an Indian film director, former actor, writer, and producer known for his significant contributions to Hindi cinema. Born on August 6, 1971, he has made a name for himself with works that include the musical drama Rock On!! (2008), the buddy sports drama Kai Po Che! (2013), the musical romantic drama Fitoor (2016), the romantic disaster film Kedarnath (2018), and the social romantic drama Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021). He earned nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director for Rock On!! and Kai Po Che! apart from his ventures into film, he is also an engineer turned entrepreneur known for his thriller novel The Selfish Betrayals and a light-hearted novel The Pride of t20 cricket.