Sujoy Ghosh

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| name = Sujoy Ghosh

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| caption = Ghosh in 2012

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|05|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India

| years_active = 2003–present

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| occupation = Director, producer

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Sujoy Ghosh (born 21 May 1966){{Cite web |title=Sujoy Ghosh: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sujoy-Ghosh |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter who works in Hindi films.{{cite news |title= When Sujoy Ghosh saved Vidya Balan's life... |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/when-sujoy-ghosh-saved-vidya-balans-life/235371-8-66.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120303203802/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/when-sujoy-ghosh-saved-vidya-balans-life/235371-8-66.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 3 March 2012|publisher= CNN-IBN|date=2 March 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012}}{{cite web |title= Sujoy Ghosh - IMDb |website= IMDb|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1223910/#producer}} He has directed Jhankaar Beats (2003), Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Aladin (2009), Kahaani (2012), Kahaani 2 (2016){{cite news |title= Vidya's spunk and a Khahaafni|author=Priyanka Srivastav |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vidya-balan-kahaani-heroine-centric-films-sujoy-ghosh/1/17748f9.html|newspaper= The Times of India|date=13 March 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/sep/080910-informer-4.htm |title=Finally Sujoy Ghosh's Kahani to go on floor |date=8 September 2010 |publisher=Mid-day|access-date=19 March 2012}} and Badla (2019). He has also written and directed short films such as Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017).{{cite news |title= Making a short film is a huge challenge, says Sujoy Ghosh|url= https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/making-a-short-film-is-a-huge-challenge-says-sujoy-ghosh-2152659.html|publisher= Zee News |date=2 November 2018}} He had directed two projects for Netflix, the horror drama series Typewriter (2019) and the mystery thriller film Jaane Jaan (2023).{{cite news |title= Series by 'Kahaani' director Sujoy Ghosh, eight films including 'Hotel Mumbai' soon on Netflix|url= https://scroll.in/reel/901445/kahaani-director-sujoy-ghosh-to-direct-series-about-ghosts-in-goa-for-netflix|publisher= Scroll.in|date=9 November 2018}}

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 Manchester University.{{cite news|title= Sujoy Ghosh interview|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-is-a-character-driven-actress-Sujoy-Ghosh/etarticleshow/12218292.cms|newspaper= The Times of India|date= 11 March 2012|access-date= 13 March 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131224121229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-11/news-interviews/31145194_1_kahaani-sujoy-ghosh-aladin|archive-date= 24 December 2013|url-status= live|df= dmy-all}} He worked as a South Asia head of the media division of Reuters before quitting in 1999. Sujoy is married to Vaishali, a psychologist and business owner. They have two children.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

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.{{cite news|title=This is a dress rehearsal for me |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/This-is-a-dress-rehearsal-for-me-Vidya-Balan/Article1-819751.aspx |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=13 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619193511/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/This-is-a-dress-rehearsal-for-me-Vidya-Balan/Article1-819751.aspx |archive-date=19 June 2012 }}{{cite news |title= Kahaani collects around Rs 14 crores|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/Kahaani-collects-around-Rs-14-crores/etarticleshow/12245809.cms|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034247/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-13/box-office/31158896_1_sujoy-ghosh-dirty-picture-nawazuddin-siddiqui|url-status= live|archive-date= 28 September 2013|newspaper= The Times of India|access-date=13 March 2012}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kahaani-dirctor-sujoy-ghosh-to-play-byomkesh-bakshi-in-rituparno-ghoshs-next/310327-8-73.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215215029/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kahaani-dirctor-sujoy-ghosh-to-play-byomkesh-bakshi-in-rituparno-ghoshs-next/310327-8-73.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 December 2012 |title= Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh to play Byomkesh Bakshi in Rituparno Ghosh's next| date= 13 December 2012| access-date= 12 April 2013|publisher= CNN-IBN}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/web-series-sujoy-ghosh-is-back-with-anukul-an-adaptation-of-satyajit-ray-s-story-405292 |title= Sujoy Ghosh is back with Anukul, an adaptation of Satyajit Ray's story| date= 7 October 2017| access-date= 7 October 2017|publisher= India TV}}

Filmography

=Feature films=

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
class="wikitable"
2003	Jhankaar Beats	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}
2005	Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}
2009	Aladin	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
2012	Kahaani	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
2014	Bang Bang!	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}
rowspan=2 \| 2016	Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
Te3n	{{no}}	{{No}}	{{yes}}
2019	Badla	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
2021	Bob Biswas	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
rowspan=3 \| 2023	Jaane Jaan	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
Blind	{{no}}	{{yes}}	{{Yes}}
Lust Stories 2	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{no}}	Segment: Sex With Ex

=Short films=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Producer
2015 \| Ahalya \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}}
2017 \| Anukul \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}}
rowspan=3\| 2018 \| Good Luck \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
Copy \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
Mirchi Malini \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! Writer

! Producer

2015

| Ahalya

|{{yes}}

2017

| Anukul

|{{yes}}

rowspan=3| 2018

| Good Luck

| {{yes}}

Copy

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

Mirchi Malini

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Creator ! Director ! Writer ! Producer
2019 \| Typewriter \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}}

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Year

! Title

! Creator

! Director

! Writer

! Producer

2019

| Typewriter

|{{yes}}

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Film
class="wikitable"
2012	Big Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Thriller Film	rowspan="13"\| Kahaani
rowspan="12"\|2013	60th National Film Awards	Best Screenplay (Original)
58th Filmfare Awards	Best Director
Colors Screen Awards	Best Story
rowspan="2"\|Star Guild Awards	Best Director
Best Screenplay
rowspan="2"\|Times of India Film Awards	Best Story
Best Screenplay
Stardust Awards	Hottest Film Producer of the Year
rowspan="3"\|Zee Cine Awards	Best Film – Critics
Best Director – Critics
Best Story
ETC Bollywood Business Awards	Most Surprise Hit of the Year

References

External links

{{IMDb name|1223910|Sujoy Ghosh}}

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Indian people

Category:Indian male screenwriters

Category:Film directors from Kolkata

Category:Bengali film directors

Category:Hindi-language film directors

Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester

Category:Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners

Category:1966 births