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Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 1968) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Bengali cinema. Multiple National Film Awards 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 (2010), which examines transgender identity & Nagarkirtan (2017), an LGBTQ Movie. In 2019, Film Companion ranked Ridhi Sen's performance in Nagarkirtan which was directed by Ganguly, among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.
Life
Ganguly was born in Kolkata on 4 August 1968. His father was guitarist Sunil Ganguly. He attended Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur and later Jadavpur University where he worked on a degree in Bengali literature. While at university, he started a theatre troupe with his future wife actress Churni Ganguly and Suman Mukhopadhyay (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 Waarish (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 Laptop, which won the National Award for Best Background Music in 2011, Shabdo (2012), which won the National Award for Best Bengali Film and Chotoder Chobi (2015). His 2017 directorial venture includes Chaya O Chobi, a Bengali drama starring Abir Chatterjee, Koel Mallick and Ritwick Chakraborty, Nagarkirtan, an LGBTQ+ movie starring Riddhi Sen and Ritwick Chakraborty.
Filmography
= Director
=Notable acting roles
Television
Hariharan
Ulka
Aatithi
Shesh Kritya
Collage
Chhayachhobi
Chhadmabeshi (Starring Rudranil Ghosh, Jisshu Sengupta, Srabanti Chatterjee)
Diagnosis
De-Ray
2003: Ghare O Bairey
2003: Ushnatar Janye
2010: Bandhobi
2010: Bagh Nokh
= Screenwriter
=2005: Shunyo E Buke
2009: Jackpot
2010: Arekti Premer Golpo
2011: Rang Milanti
2012: Laptop
Awards
Kaushik Ganguly received multiple awards for his role in various films.
2012: 60th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Bengali: Shabdo
2013: IFFI Best Director Award for the film "Apur Panchali" at the 44th International Film Festival of India
2014: Nominated for Best Director for Shabdo in Filmfare Awards East
2014: Winner for Best Film Critic's Choice for Shabdoin Filmfare Awards East
2014: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Kangal Malsat in Filmfare Awards East
2015: National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues for Chotoder Chobi
2015: IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal Cinemawala at 46th International Film Festival of India
2017: 64th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Bengali: Bishorjan
2018: National Film Award - Special Jury Award (feature film) for Nagarkirtan
2019: SAARC film festival 2019 in Colombo - Best Feature Film award for Nagarkirtan
2021:67th National Film Awards for Best Original Screenplay for the film Jyeshthoputro
2021: 4th Filmfare Awards Bangla for Best Director for Jyeshthoputro
2024: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali at 70th National Film Awards for Kaberi Antardhan
References
External links
Kaushik Ganguly at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rituparno Ghosh
- Neerja – Ek Nayi Pehchaan
- Prothoma Kadambini
- Kasautii Zindagii Kay (seri televisi 2018)
- Thoda Sa Baadal Thoda Sa Paani
- Penghargaan Filmfare untuk Sutradara Terbaik
- Ajoy Chakrabarty
- Indian Idol
- Daftar tokoh India
- Naagarjun (seri televisi)
- Kaushik Ganguly
- Churni Ganguly
- Kaushik
- Ajogyo
- Ujaan Ganguly
- Shikarpur (web series)
- Ganguly (surname)
- Mirza: Part 1 - Joker
- Ardhangini (2023 film)
- Lantrani
