Kaushik Ganguly

Kaushik Ganguly
Born	(1968-08-04) 4 August 1968 (age 56) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)	Director, actor, screenwriter
Notable work	Arekti Premer Golpo Shabdo Chotoder Chobi Cinemawala Bishorjan Nagarkirtan Jyeshthoputro
Spouse	Churni Ganguly
Children	Ujaan Ganguly (son)
Parent	Sunil Ganguly (father)

Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 1968) ^[1] is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Bengali cinema.^[2] Multiple National Film Awards winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore various aspects sexuality,^[3] like Ushnatar Janye (2003), which deals with a lesbian relationship, and Arekti Premer Golpo (2010), which examines transgender identity & Nagarkirtan (2017), an LGBTQ Movie.^[4] In 2019, Film Companion ranked Ridhi Sen's performance in Nagarkirtan which was directed by Ganguly, among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.^[5]

Life

Ganguly was born in Kolkata on 4 August 1968.^{[citation needed]} His father was guitarist Sunil Ganguly.^[6] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[7]

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.^[8]

Filmography

Director

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Ref
2004	Waarish
2005	Shunyo E Buke
	Ek Mutho Chabi
2009	Brake Fail
	Jackpot
2010	Arekti Premer Golpo
2011	Rang Milanti
2012	Laptop
	Shabdo
2013	C/O Sir
	Apur Panchali
2014	Khaad
	Chotoder Chobi
2016	Bastu Shaap
	Cinemawala
2017	Bishorjan
	Chaya O Chobi
	Nagarkirtan
2018	Drishtikone
	Kishore Kumar Junior
2019	Bijoya
	Jyeshthoputro
2022	Lokkhi Chele	[9]
2023	Kaberi Antardhan
	Ardhangini	[10]
	Palaan
2024	Lantrani
	Ajogyo
2025	Manohar Pandey	[11]
	Asukh Bisukh
	Kabaddi Kabaddi

Notable acting roles

Year	Film/ Web Series	Director
2010	Notobor Notout	Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
2012	Laptop	Kaushik Ganguly
2013	Kangal Malsat	Suman Mukhopadhyay
2014	Khaad	Kaushik Ganguly
	Nirbashito	Churni Ganguly
	Chotushkone	Srijit Mukherji
2016	Bastu Shaap	Kaushik Ganguly
2017	Bishorjan	Kaushik Ganguly
2018	Drishtikone	Kaushik Ganguly
	Ka Kha Ga Gha	Krishnendu Chatterjee
2019	Bijoya	Kaushik Ganguly
	Shankar Mudi	Aniket Chattopadhyay
	Tarikh	Churni Ganguly
	Saat No. Shanatan Sanyal	Annapurna Basu
	Kedara	Indraadip Dasgupta
2021	Ei Ami Renu	Saumen Sur
2022	Tiktiki (web series)	Dhrubo Banerjee
	Prankenstein (web series)	Sagnik Chatterjee
	Bismillah	Indraadip Dasgupta
	Kothamrito	Jiit Chakraborty
	Shubho Bijoya	Rohan Sen
	Uttwaran	Indraadip Dasgupta
2023	Shikarpur (web series)	Nirjhar Mitra
	Kaberi Antardhan	Kaushik Ganguly
	Aaro Ek Prithibi	Atanu Ghosh
	Rajneeti (web series)	Sourav Chakraborty
2024	Mirza	Sumeet - Saahil
	Binodini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan	Ram Kamal Mukherjee
	Rajneeti Season 2 (web series)	Sourav Chakraborty
	Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei	Srijit Mukherji

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^[12]

Screenwriter

• 2005: Shunyo E Buke
• 2009: Jackpot
• 2010: Arekti Premer Golpo
• 2011: Rang Milanti
• 2012: Laptop

Awards

Ganguly (second from right) receiving the 'ICFT –UNESCO Award' for the film Cinemawala at IFFI 2015

Kaushik Ganguly received multiple awards for his role in various films.^[13]

• 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

1. "Kaushik Ganguly: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
2. "Bengali filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly begins filming Bollywood debut 'Manohar Pandey'". DNA India. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
3. "Kaushik Ganguly - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
4. "The Big Interview! Kaushik Ganguly: Will never promote my family through my films - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 October 2020.
5. "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
6. Ghosal, Sharmistha (25 August 2022). "Kaushik Ganguly and Ujaan Ganguly talk about their film Lokkhi Chhele which releases today". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
7. "Did you know director Kaushik Ganguly started his career as a teacher? - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 November 2020.
8. "Kaushik Ganguly - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
9. ""ঈশ্বর যখন মানুষের শরণে", কৌশিকের 'লক্ষ্মী ছেলে'-র বাস্তব গল্প". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
10. "The shoot of Ardhangini has started! - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
11. "Exclusive Interview! Kaushik Ganguly: The Lockdown evolved our relationships and 'Manohar Pandey' is all about that - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
12. Ganguly, Ruman (7 April 2010). "Gaurav makes his dad proud". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
13. "I don't take myself seriously as a filmmaker, says Kaushik Ganguly". Hindustan Times. 5 December 2015.

External links

• Kaushik Ganguly at IMDb