Orko Sinha

Orko Sinha/Arka Sinha/Arko Sinha (born 12 May 1987) is an Indian film maker, actor, writer, lyricist, singer, composer, producer and a former computer science engineer from the movie industry of West Bengal, Kolkata. He marked his debut with Aamar Aami in December 2013. The script-screenplay-lyrics-dialogues and direction of the film were all by Orko.[1]

Orko Sinha
Born (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987
NationalityIndian
Occupationdirector, actor, lyricist, engineer, singer, composer, script writer

Early life

Orko completed his schooling from Sibpur Bengal Engineering College Model School and then, went on to complete his graduation in computer science and engineering from the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. After getting placed in a MNC, he left the job to join the film industry.

Career

During his school and college days, Orko was actively involved in many professional cultural activities. He was the first assistant director in Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Janala (The Window) and was an observer in Goutam Ghose’s Moner Manush. Then he worked as script writer and floor director for a documentary feature – Inspiration, directed by Goutam Ghose about the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics.

He made his acting debut on Bengali television (Sananda TV) as a supporting actor in Sobinoy Nibedon. In Jagannath Guha's Bor Bou Khela, he worked both as an actor and assistant director. He also appeared in a TV commercial for RICE group.

He has worked as a censor script writer for numerous films to enable them to pass the censorship requirements. In 2009, Orko co-directed a short film Loot, which was screened at five national film festival in India, including the Kalaghoda Film Festival Mumbai, and the Kolkata Film Festival, short film section. Thereafter, he wrote scripts for television films and also worked as an associate director on them. Then he started making documentaries, and film commercials of his own. He made a corporate documentary on the Edward Food Research & Analysis Centre (EFRAC), the leading food testing laboratory in India.

In 2013, at the age of 26, Orko directed his debut feature Aamar Aami, a story of a few scattered souls, chasing their dreams in the city. He wrote the story, script, dialogue, screenplay and lyrics, and received the "Best Upcoming Lyricist Award" for the song "Onno Keu Thakbe Kachakachi" at the 4th Mirchi Music Awards Bangla.

In 2015, Orko made his second film for Zee Bangla Originals, titled Amoler Cabin. The film received a positive response after its screening. In Amoler Cabin, for the first time Orko composed a song by himself and also worked as a playback singer. Orko's 3rd film, Neelanjana, is a tale of obsession, the subconscious, and psychology, starring Priyanka Sarkar in the lead role. In this film, Orko shared the screen with Priyanka in a prominent role.[2]

Orko Sinha is also a story writer and poet by heart. He has written for many magazines and newspapers including: Anandamela, Unish Kuri, and Bartamaan. He is preparing his first collection of poetry, titled "033" .[3][4][5][6]

Filmography

As director

Loot (Co-direction) – Short 2009

Aamar Aami – 2014

Amoler Cabin – 2016 (Zee Bangla Originals)

Neelanjana – 2016

As assistant director

Janala – The Window (2009)

Moner Manush (Uncredited) (2010)

Bor Bou Khela (2010)

As Script writer

Sudhamoy Babur Odbhut Galpo (Short) (2010)

Aamar Aami (2014)

Amoler Cabin (2016)

Neelanjana (2016)

As actor

Sobinoy Nibedon (TV) (2011)

Bor Bou Khela (2010

Aamar Sohor (2015)

Loadsheding (2015) (Zee Bangla Original)

Neelanjana (2016)

As lyricist

Aamar Aami (2014)

Ghore Pherar Gaan (2015)

Amoler Cabin (2016)

As singer

Amoler Cabin (2016)

As music composer

Amoler Cabin (2016)

References
  1. Chakraborty, Arijit. "Joy Biswanath". anandabazar.com. Anandabazar patrika. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. "Zee Bangla Cinema Feature Orko Sinhas Amol er Kabin". Tellychakkar.com Retrieved 1 May 2016
  3. Ghosh, Bhaswati. "Aaj o taboo". Ei Samay. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. Ghosh, Debatri. "Moner manush". ebela.in. Ebela. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. "Aamar premiere". Sangbad Pratidin. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. Dhar, Aniruddha. "Chena choritrogulor jonnoi sohojbodh". eisamay.com. Ei Samay. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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