Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 2012) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Bengali cinema. Multiple National Award winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore various aspects sexuality, like ''Ushnatar Janye'' (2003), which deals with a lesbian relationship, and ''

Arekti Premer Golpo ''Arekti Premer Golpo'' ( bn, আরেকটি প্রেমের গল্প; en, Just Another Love Story) is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Bengali filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly, written by Kaushik Ganguly. It stars Rituparno Ghosh a ...

'' (2010), which examines transgender identity & '' Nagarkirtan'' (2017), an LGBTQ Movie.

Life

Ganguly was born in

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on 4 August 1968. His father was guitarist Sunil Ganguly. He attended Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur and later

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...

where he worked on a degree in Bengali literature. While at university, he started a theatre troupe with his future wife actress

Churni Ganguly Churni Ganguly (née Banerjee) is a Bengali actress and director. After spending her childhood in Kurseong, she came to Kolkata and got admitted at the Jadavpur University. While studying at Jadavpur University, she joined a theatre group as a ...

and

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(who would later become a film director). In 1987, Ganguly began working as a screenwriter for Tollywood films. In 1995, he moved to ETV Bangla to direct telefilms like ''Ushnatar Janye'', ''Ulka'' and ''Aatithi''. These telefilms incorporated elements like lesbianism and sex determination that had not been depicted in Bengali television productions before.

Career

Kaushik made his directorial debut with

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(2004). After his debut, over the years, he has directed more than 15 films and along the way has won several awards. Few of his most notable films include

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, which won the

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for Best Background Music in 2011,

Shabdo ''Shabdo''Spelling according to official website (''Sound'') is a 2012 Indian Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film revolves around the life of Tarak, a foley artist of Bengali film. Tarak's job is to create ambient sounds for film ...

(2012), which won the National Award for Best Bengali Film and

Chotoder Chobi ''Chotoder Chobi'' ( en, A Story about small people) is a 2014 Indian Bengali language feature film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film stars Dulal Sarkar and Deblina Roy in the lead roles. The film is directed by Ganguly and follows his earlie ...

(2015). His 2017 directorial venture includes

Chaya O Chobi ''Chhaya O Chhobi'' is an Indian Bengali language drama film directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Nispal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films. The film features Abir Chatterjee, Koel Mallick, Ritwick Chakraborty, Churni Ganguly and P ...

, a Bengali drama starring

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and

Ritwick Chakraborty Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor who works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagol Premi in 2007. He plays different roles in different sorts of movies, so he is a versatile actor in Bengali Film Industry. Career Chakraborty wa ...

, Nagarkirtan, a LGBTQ movie starring Riddhi Sen and

Filmography

Director

Notable acting roles

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Kangal Malsat ''Kangal Malsat'' ("War Cry of the Have-Nots") is a Bengali political satire film directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay and based on the novel of the same name written by Nabarun Bhattacharya. , the Central Board of Film Certification denied approval to ...

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Chotushkone ''Chotushkone'' ( bn, চতুষ্কোণ; en, Quadrangle) is an Indian Bengali thriller film directed by Srijit Mukherji, starring Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose, Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Parambrata Chatterjee and Payel Sarkar.The film receiv ...

'' *'' Bastu-Shaap'' *'' Nirbashito'' *'' Bishorjan'' *'' Bijoya'' *''

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Ka Kha Ga Gha ''Ka Kha Ga Gha'' (Bengali: ক খ গ ঘ) is an Indian Bengali-language comedy film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experi ...

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Shankar Mudi ''Shankar Mudi'' is a Bengali Political drama film directed by Aniket Chattopadhyay and produced by Kaustuv Ray. This film was released on 15 March 2019 under the banner of RP Techvision India Private Limited. Bengali Actor-Director Shri Kaush ...

'' *'' Kedara'' *''Saat Number Shanatan Sanyal'' *'' Ei Ami Renu'' *''

Tiktiki ''Tiktiki'' is a Bengali thriller streaming television series directed by Dhrubo Banerjee as his directorial debut in the OTT space. It was released on 18 March 2022 in Hoichoi OTT platform under the banner of SVF Entertainment. It stars Kaushi ...

'' (Web series on Hoichoi) *'' Prankenstein'' (Web series on Klikk) *'' Bismillah'' * ''Kothamrito'' * ''Shubho Bijoya'' * ''Uttwaran'' * ''Shikarpur''(Web series on Zee5) * ''Aro Ek Prithibi'' * ''Kaberi Antardhan''

Television

* ''Hariharan'' * ''Ulka'' * ''Aatithi'' * ''Shesh Kritya'' * ''Collage'' * ''Chhayachhobi'' * ''Chhadmabeshi (Starring

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'') * ''Diagnosis'' * ''De-Ray'' * 2003: ''Ghare O Bairey'' * 2003: ''Ushnatar Janye'' * 2010: ''Bandhobi'' * 2010: ''Bagh Nokh''

Screenwriter

* 2005: ''Shunyo E Bukey'' * 2009: ''Jackpot'' * 2010: ''Arekti Premer Golpo'' * 2011: ''Rang Milanti'' * 2012: ''

Awards

Kaushik Ganguly received multiple awards for his role in various films. *2012:

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for Best Feature Film in Bengali: ''

'' *2013:

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for the film "

Apur Panchali ''Apur Panchali'' is a 2013 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. It is based on the life of Subir Banerjee, the actor who played Apu in '' Pather Panchali'' (1955), the first film of Satyajit Ray's Apu ...

" at the 44th International Film Festival of India *2014: Nominated for Best Director for ''

'' in ''

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'' *2014: Winner for Best Film Critic's Choice for ''

''in ''

'' *2014: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ''

'' in ''

'' *2015:

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for

*2015:

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Cinemawala ''Cinemawala'' is a 2016 Indian Bengali language film directed by Kaushik Ganguly, and starring Paran Bandyopadhyay and Parambrata Chatterjee. The theme of the film is tribute to the single screen cinema halls that are rapidly becoming rare in I ...

'' at

46th International Film Festival of India The 46th International Film Festival of India was held on 20 to 30 November 2015 in Goa. The International Jury was headed by the chairperson, Shekhar Kapur along with UK based director, Micheal Radford, Palestinian based Israel director, Ms. Suha ...

*2017:

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for Best Feature Film in Bengali: '' Bishorjan'' *2018: National Film Award - Special Jury Award (feature film) for Nagarkirtan *2021:

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for

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for the film '' Jyeshthoputro'' *2021: 4th Filmfare Awards Bangla for Best Director for '' Jyeshthoputro''

References

External links

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