Sudeshna Roy

Sudeshna Roy is an Indian film director, actor and writer based in Tollywood. She started her career as an entertainment journalist before collaborating with the director Abhijit Guha and foraying into the film industry.[1] She is a popular artist in the Bangla Entertainment Industry. Besides directing films, she acted in several films, daily soaps and web series. The duo debuted with their first film Shudhu Tumi,[2] and then they made several films in varied genres. However, they are known to make urban middle-class romantic comedy films. They worked with Abir Chatterjee,[1] who debuted in their film Cross Connection in 2009. They came into prominence after their critically acclaimed[3] film Teen Yaari Kotha. Teen Yaari Katha was showcased in the competition section of Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2012. It travelled to the Bangkok International Film as well as Kolkata International Film Festival.[4] Their film Bapi bari jaa is considered a cult classic among the Bangla film lovers. It also marked the debut of Arjun Chakraborty and MP Mimi Chakraborty in the Bangla film industry.

Sudeshna Roy
Sudeshna Roy, IFFI, 2014
Born
India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director, actor and writer
Notable work
Teen Yaari Katha, Sraboner Dhara, Hercules
ChildrenShaket Banerjee

Their film Jodi Love Dilena Praane [5] was another well-received film and was selected for the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2014. It was showcased at the Pune Film Festival in India and won a certificate of appreciation at the Fiji International Film Festival in 2015.

Benche Thakar Gaan: The Song of Life ran in theatres for the nine weeks and was selected as the inaugural film for the Kolkata International Film Festival [6] film Benche Thakar Gaan 2016. This is the first time in history that a Bengali language film was selected. Their film Sraboner Dhara [7] is a part of the Asian Select Competition Section KIFF 2019, Kolkata. It was showcased in Toronto at the IFFSA fest in May, 2019. Sraboner Dhara was released on 7 February 2020 in India and was running to full houses on its sixth week when the COVID-19 lockdown cut it short.

Films
Year Film Director Story Screenplay Acting Notes
2004 Shudhu Tumi Yes Yes Yes Yes
2009 Cross Connection Yes Yes
2010 Prem By Chance Yes Yes Yes
2012 Teen Yaari Katha Yes Yes Yes
2012 Bapi Bari Jaa Yes Yes
2014 Biye Notout Yes Yes Yes
2014 Jodi Love Dile Na Prane Yes
2014 Hercules Yes Yes
2015 Ekla Cholo Yes Yes Yes
2015 Bitnoon Yes Yes
2015 Jodi Bolo Hyan Yes Yes TV Movie for Zee
2015 Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jay Yes Yes TV Movie for Zee
2015 Mayer Biye Yes Yes Yes
2015 Cross Connection 2 Yes Yes Yes
2016 Akash Choan Yes TV Movie for Zee
2016 Abar Ekla Cholo Yes Yes TV Movie for Zee
2016 Bhenche Thakar Gaan Yes Yes
2016 Sei Meyta Yes Yes TV Movie for Zee
2017 Chalo Let's Live [8] Yes Yes TV Movie for Zee
2017 Dekh Kemon Lage Yes Yes Yes
2018 Jobor Dokhol Yes Yes TV Movie for Zee
2019 Samsara [1] Yes
2020 Sudakshinar Saree Yes Yes TV Movie for Zee
2020 Sraboner Dhara Yes Yes
2020 Biye.com[9] Yes Upcoming

Short Film/Web Series

Television Series (As Director)

Fiction
  1. Labonyor Sansar
  2. Khunje Berai Kachcher Maanush
  3. Shashuri Zindabad
  4. Taranath Tantrik
  5. Kanakanjali

Non Fiction
  1. Manabi
  2. Parama
  3. Naari

Quiz Programmes
  1. Sreemoti Budhdhimoti
  2. Proshnokhetro
  3. Checkmate

Children Programmes
  1. Dekhbo Aami Jagat Take

Television Series (As Actress)

Awards & Recognitions

References
  1. "Tolly filmmakers Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha are back with their upcoming movie, Samsara". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Shudhu Tumi hooks the big fish - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2004.
  3. Teen Yaari Katha Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Teen Yaari Katha by Times of India, retrieved 5 March 2020
  4. Teen Yaari Katha Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Teen Yaari Katha by Times of India, retrieved 1 June 2020
  5. 'Jodi Love Dile Na Prane (Bengali)/ The right note, retrieved 14 April 2014
  6. 'Benche Thakar Gaan' 1st Bengali inaugural film in KIFF, retrieved 12 November 2016
  7. Times Of India, Interview. "Our next film is Sraboner Dhara: Between Raindrops. It is travelling to all the festivals now and people are appreciating it". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. www.zeebanglacinemaoriginals.com, Movie Link. "Chalo Let's Live". Zee5.
  9. Spotboye.com, Interview. "Koushani Mukherjee will be next seen in Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha's Biye.com". Bangla Film. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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