Abhinav Singh Kashyap (born 6 September 1974) is an Indian director, writer and actor who works predominantly in Hindi Cinema. He is the younger brother of noted director Anurag Kashyap. He is best known for directing and co writing Dabangg (2010) and Besharam (2013), the former one earned him a nomination in Filmfare Awards in the category of Best Director in 2011. Before entering into the film industry, Abhinav has worked in some television serials as a director such as Darr (1995), Ssshhhh...Koi Hai (2001), Siddhant (2004) and Shakira – The End Of Evil (2007).