{{Short description|Film sound designer, and mixer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Anish John | image = Anish John.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Kolkata, India | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Film sound design | years_active = 2008 – present | spouse = }} {{Mscn|date=January 2026}}

'''Anish John''' is a filmmaker, sound designer, and sound mixer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sound engineer|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/P2CRrOIP3la9EqAcYkS1iM/Film-Review-Labour-of-Love.html|accessdate=7 July 2015|agency=Live Mint|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He won the National Award for Best Sound Design (Best Audiography)<ref name="Sound Design Award">{{cite news|title=National Award|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/06/25/killa-labour-of-love-dire_n_7659734.html|accessdate=6 July 2015|agency=Huffingtonpost|publisher=Huffingtonpost}}</ref> for the film Labour of Love (Asha Jaoar Majhe, 2014). He bagged the Best Sound Design award at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, for the film Trapped (2017). He is the Sound Designer of the acclaimed Netflix series 'Sacred Games'. He was also the production sound mixer for ''Newton'' (2017) among other accomplishments. Anish has worked in English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, and Marathi films, besides having worked on numerous documentaries and creative advertisement projects.

== Early life ==

Born and raised in Kolkata, Anish did his schooling at Don Bosco School, Park Circus, and continued with college in the city itself, at St. Xaviers College. He then pursued his higher education, focusing on a formal film education, doing a three years course in Film Sound from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII).<ref>{{cite news|title=Life|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/8-alumni-among-winners-ftii-retains-its-national-award-niche/|accessdate=7 July 2015|agency=The Indian Express|work=indianexpress.com/}}</ref>

== Career ==

Anish moved to Mumbai after his graduation. He started his career as a sound recordist and editor for various shorts, narrative features and documentaries before shifting to sound-designing and mixing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Career in Sound|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/labour-of-love-asha-jaoar-majhe-aditya-vikram-sengupta-fedeora-award-best-film-debut-director-258994-2015-06-22|access-date=7 July 2015|agency=Living Media Daily|publisher=Indiatoday IN Beta}}</ref> His projects span a wide range from Indian narrative features, Ship Of Theseus (Toronto 2012), I.D.(2012), to noted International film and TV productions, such as Million Dollar Arm (2014) and 24 (Indian TV series 2013).

== Filmography == * ''Toaster'' - (2025) * ''Maalik'' - (2025) * ''Kesari Chapter 2'' - (2025) * ''Dhoom Dhaam'' - (2025) * ''Badhaai Do'' - (2022) * ''Jug Jugg Jeeyo'' - (2022) * ''Bell Bottom'' - (2021) * ''Sherni'' - (2021) * ''Bulbbul'' - (2020) * ''Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship'' - (2020) * ''Cargo'' - (2019) * ''Laal Kaptaan'' - (2019) * ''The Sky Is Pink'' - (2019) * ''Sacred Games'' (2018–19) * ''Karwan'' - (2018) * ''High Jack'' (2018) * ''Pari'' (2018) * ''Newton'' (2017) * ''Trapped'' (2017) * ''Ezra'' (2017) * ''Kingdom Of Clay Subjects'' (2015) * ''Blue Mountains'' (2015) * Million Dollar Arm (2nd unit – India schedule) (2014 – Disney) * ''Asha Jaoar Majhe'' (2014) * ''Ajoba'' (2014) * Ship of Theseus (2013) * 24 (TV series) * ''London, Paris, New York'' (2012) * ''Venalodungathe'' * ''I.D.'' (2012) * ''Peddlers'' (2012) * ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' (2012) * ''Miss Lovely'' (2012) * ''Travelling with the Pros'' (2012 - Sports documentary) * ''The Greatest Love Story Ever Told'' (Documentary, 2011) * ''Khichdi: The Movie'' (2010)

== Awards ==

{| class="wikitable" |+ Awards<ref>{{cite web|last1=John|first1=Anish|title=6th Jagran Film Festival Awards|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/shashi-kapoor-gets-lifetime-achievement-award-at-jagran-fest-477563-2015-10-05|website=Indiatoday.indiatoday.in|publisher=Indiatoday Magazine (Online)|access-date=19 October 2015|ref=indiatodaygroup.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Name of Award !! scope="col" |Name of Film !! scope="col" | Language !! scope="col" | Awardee(s) |- ! scope="row" | 2014 | National Film Awards Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) for Best Audiography (Sound Designer) || Asha Jaoar Majhe || Bengali || Anish John |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | Jagran Film Festival Award for Best Sound Design (Recordist) || Asha Jaoar Majhe || Bengali || Anish John |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | Film Fare Award for Best Sound Design Award || Trapped || Hindi || Anish John |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | Jagran Film Festival Award for Best Sound Design (Recordist) || Trapped || Hindi || Anish John |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | News 18 Reel Movie Awards for Best Sound Design Award || Trapped || Hindi || Anish John |- |}

== External links == * {{IMDb name|3570226}} * [https://instagram.com/p/2Fph8nHm1b/ Anish John at indianfilmfestival] * [http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/sound-designer-anish-john-attends-the-13th-annual-indian-news-photo/469004328 Anish John at the 13th Annual Film Festival LA.] * [http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/sound-designer-anish-john-attends-the-13th-annual-indian-news-photo/469004284 Anish John] at 13th Annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles - Opening Night Screening Of "Haraamkhor" * Anish John Film Fare Awards Trapped (2016 Hindi film)#Awards.

== References == {{reflist}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:John, Anish}} Category:Indian sound designers Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni Category:Musicians from Kolkata Category:Best Audiography National Film Award winners Category:Film people from Kerala