Piyush Mishra, born on January 13, 1963, is a multifaceted artist renowned for his contributions to the realms of music, poetry, acting, and writing in both theatre and films. After graduating from NSD, Mishra with Manoj Bajpai, Gajraj Rao and Ashish Vidyarthi. helped in starting the theatre group Act One with founder-director N. K. Sharma.

Soon after he graduated from NSD he was offered the role of Prem in Rajshri Production’s “Maine Pyar kiya”, He declined the offer, choosing theatre over films, film goes on to be a blockbuster, making a Salman Khan a superstar.

He acted in a television series Shyam Benegal’s Bharat Ek Khoj (1988) and horror TV serial Kile ka Rahasya (1989) but soon returned to do full time theatre. Over the next decade, he established himself as a theatre director, actor, lyricist and singer.

He made his debut as a film actor with Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se.. in 1998. Mishra seamlessly transitioned to Hindi films with Vishal Bharadwaj’s Maqbool and Manish Jha’s Matrubhoomi, Anurag Kashyaps’s “Gulaal” and “Gangs of Wasseypur.”

As a film lyricist and singer, he is noted for his songs Arre Ruk Ja Re Bandeh in Black Friday, (2004), Aarambh Hai Prachand in Gulaal (2009), Ik Bagal in Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1, (2012), and Husna in MTV Coke Studio, (2012).