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Revision as of 13:20, 29 June 2024
Atanu Ghosh | |
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| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenplay writer |
| Website | atanughosh |
Atanu Ghosh Ghosh is a National-Award-winning Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, author and teacher. His Bengali film Mayurakshi (2017) was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.[1] His film Shesh Pata[2][3], Angshumaner Chhobi, Mayurakshi, Binisutoy, Abby Sen and Rupkatha Noy, bagged multiple Awards.He was born on 12 August 1969 in Kolkata, West Bengal. One of his Bengali movies named Mayurakshi was awarded as the Best Feature Film in Bengali. Atanu started his career as a scriptwriter and director for documentary films in 1996. For his work in Aar Ek Bampi, he received the Doordarshan National Awards for Best Children's Telefilm.
Biography
After completing post-graduation in journalism from the University of Calcutta, Ghosh started his career in 1996 as scriptwriter and director of documentary films. Thereafter, he branched out to fictional serials and telefilms.
He received the Doordarshan National Award for Best Children's telefilm Aar ek Bampi in 2002.[4]Megh Brishti Rodh fetched him the coveted RAPA Award for Best screenplay. He was awarded the prestigious Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman in 2008.[5]
Ghosh wrote a play for National School of Drama, New Delhi entitled "Ruh-ba-Ruh" directed by Kaushik Sen. He has directed some 23 telefilms. Ghosh has also worked as scriptwriter and editor for many eminent directors. Also, he has directed over 30 documentary and corporate films for many reputed organisations. His debut feature film, Angshumaner Chhobi (2009) was selected in the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India (2009) as well as in Competitive Section, was awarded the prestigious Aravindan Puraskaram for the Best debut film of 2009, the Lankesh Chitra Prashasti (Karnataka State Award for India's Best Debut Director ) Bengal Film Journalist Award as well as Audience Award (Rainbow Film Festival, London) besides 13 other national and international awards. Takhan Teish was his second film, which was released in 2011. It was screened at film festivals in Shanghai, Osaka and other places. His third film Rupkatha Noy (2013) was nominated for the FIPRESCI Award[6] for Best Indian Film 2013, was officially selected in many film festivals including Shanghai International Film Festival,[7]
Dhaka International Film Festival and many others. It received four Filmfare Awards[8] including Best Film (Critics Choice), Best Actor (Critics Choice) - Soumitra Chatterjee, Best Debut Actress (Sohini Sarkar), Best Female Playback Singer (Anwesha Dutta Gupta). His fourth film, Ek Phaali Rodh (2014), had its World Premiere at Shanghai International Film Festival[9] in June 2014.
He received a National Film Award[10] in the Best Film category for his 2018 movie Mayurakshi. His sixth film Mayurakshi received four Filmfare Awards[11] including Best Film (Critics Choice), Best Actor (Critics Choice) - (Soumitra Chatterjee), Best Actor (Popular Choice)- (Prosenjit Chatterjee), Best Background Score (Debojyoti Mishra). Mayurakshi was awarded the prestigious Chitra Bharathi for the Best Indian Cinema Award of 2018,[12] the WBFJA (West Bengal Film Journalists' Association)[13] for Best Film, Best Actor (Soumitra Chatterjee), Best Actor (Prosenjit Chatterjee) besides 3 international nominations.[14]
Filmography
Feature films
- Angshumaner Chhobi (2009)
- Takhan Teish (2010)
- Rupkatha Noy (2013)
- Ek Phaali Rodh (2014)
- Abby Sen (2015)
- Mayurakshi (2017)
- Robibaar (2019)
- Binisutoy (2021)
- Aaro Ek Prithibi (2023)
- Shesh Pata (2023)
Web Originals
Awards and recognitions
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | National Film Award[16] | Best Bengali Film | Mayurakshi |
| 2009 | Aravindan Puraskaram | Best Debut Director of India | Angshumaner Chhobi |
| 2009 | Lankesh Chitra Prashasti | Best Debut Director of India | Angshumaner Chhobi |
| 2023 | WBFJA | Best Film, Best Director | Shesh Pata |
| 2021 | WBFJA | Best Film, Best Director | Binisutoy |
| 2017 | WBFJA | Best Film | Mayurakshi |
| 2013 | Filmfare Awards[17] | Best Film (Critics) | Rupkatha Noy |
| 2017 | Filmfare Awards[18] | Best Film (Critics) | Mayurakshi |
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards | Best Film (Critics) | Robibaar |
| 2020 | Filmfare Awards[19] | Best Film (Critics) | Binisutoy |
| 2023 | Filmfare Awards[20] | Best Director, Best Original Story, Best Dialogue | Shesh Pata |
| 2019 | Critics Choice Film Awards | Best Director | Robibaar |
| 2019 | Critics Choice Film Awards | Best Writing | Robibaar |
| 2017 | Chitra Bharati | Best Indian Film | Mayurakshi |
| 2019 | Yellowstone International Film Festival | Best Director | Robibaar |
| 2019 | Aurangabad International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Robibaar |
| 2013 | FIPRESCI Best Indian Film Grand Prix | Nomination | Rupkatha Noy |
| 2019 | FIPRESCI Best Indian Film Grand Prix | Nomination | Robibaar |
| 2021 | FIPRESCI Best Indian Film Grand Prix | Nomination | Binisutoy |
Telefilms
The following is the list of telefilms directed by Atanu Ghosh. For all but one of these telefilms, Atanu Ghosh is also credited for the story and screenplay:
| Year | Film | Language | Cast & Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Disha | Bengali | Locket Chatterjee, Pijush Ganguly, Bhaskar Banerjee & Kamalika Banerjee. |
| 2003 | Weekend | Bengali |
Aparajita Auddy, Krishnakishore Mukherjee, Suchandra Chowdhury & Bhaswar Chatterjee. |
| 2003 | Srishtichhara | Bengali | Bhiswa Guha Thakurata, Sunil Mukherjee & Bhaskar Banerjee |
| 2003 | Amriter Putra | Bengalil | Locket Chatterjee, Kharaj Mukherjee, Suman Banerjee (Selected in 2nd Kolkata Telefilm Festival) |
| 2003 | Akashchhoya | Bengali | Gargi Roychowdhury, Pijush Ganguly, Kamalika Banerjee (Selected in 2nd Kolkata Telefilm Festival. Selected in 10th Kolkata International Film Festival, 2004). |
| 2004 | 700 Square Ft | Bengali | Badsha Moitra, Rudranil Ghosh, Rituparna Sen (Selected in 2nd Kolkata Telefilm Festival. Nominated as Best Telefilm of the year in the Anandolok Puraskar,2004). |
| 2004 | Sumitra Online | Bengali | Mamatashankar, Biswajit Chakrabarty, Goutam De (Winner of Telesamman for Best Telefilm of 2004) |
| 2004 | Gabhir Asukh | Bengali | Krishnakishore Mukherjee, Aparajita Auddy, Bhiswa Guha Thakurata, Debesh Roychowdhury. |
| 2004 | Kanta | Bengali | Swastika Mukherjee, Kaushik Sen, Sudipta Chakrabarty (Nominated for Best Actress (Swastika Mukherjee) in the Indo-Bangladesh Kala Music Awards, 2005) |
| 2005 | Deadline | Bengali | Parambrato Chatterjee, Aparajita Ghosh Das, Suchandra Chowdhury & Biswajit Chakrabarty |
| 2005 | Megh Bristi Rodh | Bengali | Kaushik Sen, Swastika Mukherjee, Badsha Moitra, Rajat Ganguly (winner of RAPA Award for Best screenplay) |
| 2005 | Manthan | Bengali | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Mallika Majumdar, Diganta, Indrani Bose, Bhaskar Banerjee |
| 2005 | Asomapto | Bengali | Soumitra Chatterjee, Indrani Halder, Kaushik Sen, Bishwanath Bose .(Winner of Tellysamman for Best Direction 2006) |
| 2005 | Mishraraag | Bengali | Indrani Halder, Kaushik Sen, Badsha Moitra, Aparajita Auddy, Bhaskar Banerjee and Supriya Devi |
| 2006 | Aaro Ek Prithibi | Bengali | Indrani Halder, Badsha Moitra, Rajatava Dutta, Kanchana Moitra |
| 2006 | Aaloy Phera | Bengali | Indrani Halder, Shiladitya Patranobish (Winner of Tellysamman for Best Actress – Indrani Halder – 2007; Nominated for Tellysamman for Best Telefilm of 2007) |
| 2006 | Ankush | Bengali | Soumitra Chatterjee, Indrani Halder, Badsha Moitra, Parambrato Chatterjee(Nominated for Best Telefilm in Anandalok Puraskar 2007) |
| 2007 | Roopkatha Noy | Bengali | Kaushik Sen, Koninika Banerjee, Suchandra Chowdhury & Sourabh Das |
| 2007 | Parampara | Bengali | Goutam De, Arunodoy, Priyanka |
| 2007 | Premer Galpo | Bengali | Kaushik Sen, Indrani Halder, Biswanath Bose |
| 2008 | Adhara Madhuri | Bengali | Bhaswar Chatterjee, Neel Mukherjee, Aparajita Ghosh Das and Indrani Halder |
| 2009 | Parokiya 2000 | Bengali | Kaushik Sen, Anjana Basu, Kushal Chakrabarty |
Others
Notable films/serials/documentaries:
- Banglar Swadeshi Gaan – a 3-episode series on the patriotic songs of Bengal to commemorate 50 years of Indian independence
- Ebong Computer – a 10 episode fictional series on computers
- Aatanka – a 40 min fictional film on AIDS awareness
- Chalti Hawa – a 10 episode musical series on Bengali Band music
- Goenda Poribar – a 52 episode fiction series
- Icchedana – a 26 episode science fiction series for children
- Ardhek Prithibi – a 26 episode fiction series
- Abaak Prithibi – a 26 episode fiction series
Bibliography
- Bandi Mon Khola Akash 2021
- Nihsango Nagorik 2023[21]
References
- ^ "Atanu Ghosh on his film Mayurakshi winning National Award: I hope more people will see it now". 21 April 2018.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 May 2024). "India's Prosenjit Chatterjee on Overcoming His Hero Image With 'Shesh Pata' Role: 'It Was a Huge Task' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ PTI (16 January 2024). "'Shesh Pata' adjudged best movie, Prosenjit gets best actor award by film journos". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Movie Details of 29th Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "A Day with Atanu Ghosh - SRFSB". 26 August 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Fandry wins FIPRESCI-India Film Critics Award for Best Indian Film 2013 - DearCinema.com". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "The 17Th Shanghai International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Filmfare Awards East
- ^ "The 17Th Shanghai International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ 65th National Film Awards[circular reference]
- ^ "Filmfare Award East 2018 Winners - List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners".
- ^ "Mani Ratnam gifts ₹10 lakh to groom young filmmakers". The Hindu. March 2018.
- ^ "Winners of WBFJA (West Bengal Film Journalists' Association) Awards 2018". Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ https://filmbazaarindia.com/media/2483/indian-panorama_2009_catalogue.pdf
- ^ https://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/315133/chorki-releases-poster-for-soumitra-chatterjee’s
- ^ "65th National Film Awards: 'Mayurakshi' grabs the Best Bengali Film Award". The Times of India. 13 April 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Winners of Vivel Filmfare Awards East | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/filmfare-award-for-bishorjon-mayurakshi-as-best-films-118021800316_1.html
- ^ https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-bangla-2021/winners
- ^ https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-bangla-2024/live-updates
- ^ https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/three-movie-scripts-of-bengali-director-atanu-ghosh-is-going-to-be-published-in-a-book-dgtl/cid/1494187
External links
- Official website
- Atanu Ghosh at IMDb
- "Welcome to India's First Telefilm Club ..." Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.
- "Indian telefilms a platform for young artists". Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.
- "Big screen brings added charm to Bangla telefilms". 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011.
- "My-WestBengal.Com: Comprehensive West Bengal News Coverage!". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.