Despite being a businessman and owner of Stalwarts Labs Private Limited, Abhishek Chadha was also intrigued by movies and filmmaking. Making his foray into the film industry, he first directed the 2001 crime action drama Maharaani. Next, he directed the Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Nagma-starrer Bhojpuri action drama Ganga 2006.

Collaborating with Bollywood stalwart Amitabh Bachchan yet again, he went on to cast him in his other Bhojpuri projects such as Gangotri, Ganga Devi, and The Great Leader, all of which he also wrote the story and screenplay of.