Zeishan Quadri is an Indian writer, actor, director and producer[2] who wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay for the Bollywood crime genre film Gangs of Wasseypur, directed by Anurag Kashyap.
[7][8] Quadri studied world cinema including film makers such as Majid Majidi, Fateh Akın and Akira Kurosawa.
His film Revolver Rani was directed by Sai Kabir and starred Kangana Ranaut and Vir Das.
[23] Quadri initially planned to produce Sarbjit, and brought in Omung Kumar, who directed the film released in 2016.
[26] "Gangs of Wasseypur" is based on real life events in the coal rich city of Dhanbad.