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. 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 ''Shudhu Tumi'' is a 2004 Bengali film directed by Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy, produced by Sagar Bhora and Siddhartha Bhora, and starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Koel Mallick in the lead roles. Zubeen Garg composed the music. Cast * P ...

'', 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 Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theater personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut i ...

, who debuted in their film Cross Connection in 2009. They came into prominence after their critically acclaimed film Teen Yaari Kotha. ''

Teen Yaari Katha ''Teen Yaari Katha'' (Bengali: তিন ইয়ারী কথা; English: Tale of Three Friends) is a 2012 Bengali language comedy film by the director team of Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha. The Bengali musical group Bhoomi composed t ...

'' was showcased in the competition section of ''

Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema Osian's-Cinefan is one of Asia's leading film-festival devoted to Asian and Arab cinema, and is part of ''Osian's Film House Division''. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2008. After a two-year break, the 12th staging of the f ...

'' in 2012. It travelled to the ''Bangkok International Film'' as well as ''

Kolkata International Film Festival The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the W ...

''. Their film ''

Bapi bari jaa ''Bapi Bari Jaa'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali language, Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha (director), Abhijit Guha. The movie is jointly produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Idea Creations, and stars Arjun Cha ...

'' is considered a cult classic among the Bangla film lovers. It also marked the debut of Arjun Chakraborty and MP

Mimi Chakraborty Mimi Chakraborty (born 11 February 1989) is an Indian actress, singer and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. Her debut film was Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola. She was listed as ...

in the Bangla film industry. Their film ''Jodi Love Dilena Praane'' was another well-received film and was selected for the Indian Panorama section of the

International Film Festival of India The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common pla ...

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

film Benche Thakar Gaan 2016. This is the first time in history that a Bengali language film was selected. Their film Sraboner Dhara 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

Short Film/Web Series

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Virgin Mohito (2018)
' * '' Amra 2GayTher (2021)''

Television Series (As Director)

Fiction

# ''Labonyor Sansar'' #'' Khunje Berai Kachcher Maanush'' # ''Shashuri Zindabad'' # ''Taranath Tantrik'' # ''Kanakanjali''

Non Fiction

# ''Manabi'' #'' Parama'' #'' Naari''

Quiz Programmes

# ''Sreemoti Budhdhimoti'' # ''Proshnokhetro'' # ''Checkmate''

Children Programmes

# ''Dekhbo Aami Jagat Take''

Television Series (As Actress)

* ''

Robi Thakurer Golpo Colors Bangla, previously known as ETV Bangla, is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Bengali language. It was launched in 2000 as ETV Bangla, owned by the Hyderabad-based ETV Network. It was later sold to TV18 ...

'' (

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

's stories) * '' Deep Jwele Jaay'' * ''

Goyenda Ginni ''Goyenda Ginni'' () was an Indian Bengali crime drama anthology television series that premiered on 7 September 2015 to 25 December 2016 and aired on Zee Bangla. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, it starred Indrani Haldar, Saheb Chat ...

'' * Sona Roder Gaan * Maa Tomay Chara Ghum Asena as Jhilik's aunt (later replaced by

Sonali Chowdhury Sonali Chowdhury Ghosh Dastidar is an Indian film and television actress. She has worked in Bengali cinema and television shows, including ''Saat Bhai Champa'', ''Jol Nupur'' and '' Agniparikkha''. Life Choudhuri was born in Kolkata in 1980. Sh ...

) * '' Pratidaan'' as Mrs.Bhaduri * '' Ekhane Akash Neel'' 2 as Dr. Lily Dashgupta (Hiya's teacher) * ''

Alo Chhaya ''Alo Chhaya'' was an Indian Bengali television soap opera which premiered on 2 September 2019 as a replacement of the popular daily soap ''Joyee'' and aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla and all old episodes are also avai ...

'' as Anushree and Tanushree's mother * '' Mithai'' as Mrs. Chatterjee (English tutor at Excel English Academy)

Personal life

Her son Shaket Banerjee is also a film maker. Her daughter-in-law is Antara Mitra, a well known content producer mainly associated with OTT platform addatimes.

Awards & Recognitions

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'' was showcased in the competition section of ''

'' in 2012. It travelled to the ''Bangkok International Film'' as well as ''

.'' *''Jodi Love Dile Na Prane'' was selected for ''Indian Panorama Film Festival'' in Goa in 2014. Official selection in ''Pune Film Festival'' and ''Hyderabad Film Festival''. It won the Certificate of Appreciation at ''Fiji International Film Festival'' in 2015. *''Benche Thakar Gaan'' : The Song of Life was selected as the inaugural film for the

2016. *'' Sraboner Dhara'' is a part of the Asian Select Competition Section KIFF 2019, Kolkata. It was showcased in Toronto at the IFFSA fest in May, 2019.

References

External links

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Chalo Let's Live
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