Sanoj Mishra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanoj Mishra

• Sanoj Mishra grew up in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

  

• He earned his early education in Shivgarh, Rae Bareli.

• After completing his formal education, Sanoj Mishra started working in the Hindi film industry in Mumbai.

  

• Before making Hindi films, he directed some regional films.

• Sanoj Mishra then went on to direct several films such as Gandhigiri (2016), Ram Ki Janmabhoomi (2019), Lafange Nawab (2019), Srinagar (2022), Ghaznavi (2023), Shashank (2023), and The Diary of West Bengal (2024).

  

• He has also written scripts for many of his films.

• In 2019, his film Ram Ki Janmabhoomi faced legal trouble before its release as it included the Ram Mandir issue.

• A petition was filed in the Supreme Court to stop the film. It claimed that it could affect the Ayodhya land dispute.

• In March 2019, the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court refused to block the film. The court stated that it had no link to the land dispute.

• After that, the All India Ulama Board issued a fatwa against the film.

  

• In 2014, his film The Diary of West Bengal, which talked about alleged forced conversions, attracted controversy.

• After the release of the film, an FIR was filed against Sanoj Mishra, and the Kolkata Police called him for questioning.

• He then said in a media conference that the film was based on well-researched facts.

  

• In August 2024, Sanoj Mishra’s wife, Shruti Mishra, filed a missing person report at the Lucknow police station. She then travelled to Kolkata to search for him.

• After this, actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut assured Shruti that she would help her in finding her husband.

• According to Shruti, Sanoj was receiving threats related to his film, the Diary of West Bengal. He was last seen in Kolkata on 14 August 2024 for a police meeting. A few days later, he was found on Kashi’s Assi Ghat.

• In February 2025, Sanoj Mishra came into the limelight when he offered a film role to Monalisa Bhosle, a girl who went viral on social media during the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2025.

• He announced that he would train her for his film, The Diary of Manipur.

  

• In March 2025, a 28-year-old aspiring actress accused Sanoj Mishra of sexually assaulting her for more than four years.

• She claimed that she first connected with him on TikTok and Instagram in 2020 when she was living in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Mishra then threatened to commit suicide and forced her to meet him.

• She claimed that on 18 June 2021, he took her to a resort, drugged, and raped her. She also said that he recorded videos and photos to blackmail her into a relationship.

• According to her, Sanoj Mishra lured her that he would take her to Mumbai and promised her a role in a film and marriage. He also forced her into a live-in relationship.

• She alleged that he raped her multiple times, which led to three forced abortions.

• On 6 March 2025, an FIR was filed by the Delhi police under charges including rape, assault, forced miscarriage, and threats.

  

• Sanoj Mishra likes travelling to distant places and swimming in his free time.