Sujoy Ghosh

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Sujoy Ghosh
Ghosh in 2012
Born (1966-05-21) 21 May 1966 (age 59)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • actor
Years active2003–present
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Sujoy Ghosh (born 21 May 1966)[1] is an Indian filmmaker and actor who works in Hindi films.[2][3] He has directed Jhankaar Beats (2003), Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Aladin (2009), Kahaani (2012), Kahaani 2 (2016)[4][5] and Badla (2019). He has also written and directed short films such as Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017).[6] He had directed two projects for Netflix, the horror drama series Typewriter (2019) and the mystery thriller film Jaane Jaan (2023).[7]

Early life

Sujoy Ghosh was born in Kolkata. He studied in St. James' School. He used to stay in Bhowanipore and then moved to London when he was 13. Sujoy attended Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College where he completed his A Levels. He has a degree in engineering and an MBA from The University of Manchester.[8] He worked as a South Asia head of the media division of Reuters before resigning in 1999.[8]

Career

Ghosh made his directorial debut in 2003 with the low-budget Jhankaar Beats which was a tribute to R. D. Burman, and which went on to become a surprise hit. His next ventures Home Delivery and Aladin did not achieve box office success. His 2012 directorial, Kahaani, featuring Vidya Balan in the lead role, gained both widespread critical acclaim and commercial success.[9][10] In 2016, his film Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh was released which is a standalone sequel to Kahaani. He started his acting career portraying the role of Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi in a film directed by Rituparno Ghosh in December 2012.[11] Not many know that he has written the tagline "Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo Re" for the IPL Team Kolkata Knight Riders. He has also directed, produced and written short films like Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017).[12]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2003Jhankaar BeatsYesYesNo
2005Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar TakYesYesNo
2009AladinYesYesYes
2012KahaaniYesYesYes
2014Bang Bang!NoYesNo
2016Kahaani 2: Durga Rani SinghYesYesYes
Te3nNoNoYes
2019BadlaYesYesYes
2021Bob BiswasNoYesYes
2023Jaane JaanYesYesYes
BlindNoYesYes
Lust Stories 2YesYesNoSegment: Sex With Ex
2026 King †NoYesNo

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2015 Ahalya Yes Yes Yes
2017 Anukul Yes Yes Yes
2018 Good Luck Yes Yes Yes
Copy No Yes Yes
Mirchi Malini No No Yes

Television

Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer
2019 Typewriter Yes Yes Yes Yes

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryFilm
2012Big Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Thriller FilmKahaani
201360th National Film AwardsBest Screenplay (Original)
58th Filmfare AwardsBest Director
Colors Screen AwardsBest Story
Star Guild AwardsBest Director
Best Screenplay
Times of India Film AwardsBest Story
Best Screenplay
Stardust AwardsHottest Film Producer of the Year
Zee Cine AwardsBest Film – Critics
Best Director – Critics
Best Story
ETC Bollywood Business AwardsMost Surprise Hit of the Year

References

  1. ↑ "Sujoy Ghosh: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "When Sujoy Ghosh saved Vidya Balan's life..." CNN-IBN. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sujoy Ghosh - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ↑ Priyanka Srivastav (13 March 2012). "Vidya's spunk and a Khahaafni". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Finally Sujoy Ghosh's Kahani to go on floor". Mid-day. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Making a short film is a huge challenge, says Sujoy Ghosh". Zee News. 2 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Series by 'Kahaani' director Sujoy Ghosh, eight films including 'Hotel Mumbai' soon on Netflix". Scroll.in. 9 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Sujoy Ghosh interview". The Times of India. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "This is a dress rehearsal for me". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kahaani collects around Rs 14 crores". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh to play Byomkesh Bakshi in Rituparno Ghosh's next". CNN-IBN. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Sujoy Ghosh is back with Anukul, an adaptation of Satyajit Ray's story". India TV. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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