Abhijit Guha (director)

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Abhijit Guha
Press conference by Pradip Kurbah, Director and Merlvin Mukhim, Actor of the Khasi film 'RI' (Homeland) and Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha, Director of the Bengali film 'THE JODI LOVE DILE NA PRANE'.jpg
Guha at the IFFI, 2014
Born (1965-11-12) 12 November 1965 (age 59)
Kolkata, India
Other namesRana
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Actor
  • Writer
Years active1994–present
Notable work
  • Teen Yaari Katha
  • Sraboner Dhara
  • Hercules
Spouse
Nutan Roychoudhury
(m. 2013)
ChildrenSatvik Guha (b. 2017)

Abhijit Guha is an Indian film director, actor and writer working in the Bengali film industry. [1] Guha has worked together with Sudeshna Roy in the field of audio visuals since 1994. [2] [3] The duo made their directorial debut with Shudhu Tumi . [4] . This duo debuted Abir Chatterjee with Cross Connection in 2009. [2] They gained prominence after their critically acclaimed film Teen Yaari Katha , which is a story of personal struggles and friendship of three lower-middle-class men. [5] Teen Yaari Katha was showcased at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2012 and it travelled to the Bangkok International Film as well as Kolkata International Film Festival .[ citation needed ] Their film Bapi Bari Jaa is considered as classic among the Bangla film lovers for its coming of age storyline and relatable characters.[ citation needed ] It marked the debut of Arjun Chakraborty and Mimi Chakraborty. [6]

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Their film Jodi Love Dilena Praane was another well received film and was selected in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2014. [7] It was showcased at the Pune Film Festival in India, and won a certificate of appreciation at the Fiji International Film Festival in 2015.[ citation needed ]

Benche Thakar Gaan, directed by the duo, ran in theatres for nine weeks and was selected as the inaugural film for the Kolkata International Film Festival. This was the first time in history that a Bengali language film was given this honour. [8] Their film Sraboner Dhara was a part of the Asian Select Competition Section KIFF 2019, Kolkata. [9] It was showcased in Toronto at the IFFSA fest in May 2019.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorStoryScreenplayActingNotesRef.
2004 Shudhu Tumi YesYesYesYesDirectorial debut film [10]
2009 Cross Connection YesNoNoYes [11]
2010Prem By ChanceYesYesYesNo [12]
2012 Teen Yaari Katha YesYesYesNo [13]
Bapi Bari Jaa YesYesNoNo [14]
2014Biye NotoutYesYesYesYes [15]
Jodi Love Dile Na PraneYesNoNoNo [16]
HerculesYesYesNoNo [17]
2015 Ekla Cholo YesYesYesNo [18]
Bitnoon YesYesNoNo [19]
Jodi Bolo HyanYesYesNoNoTele film on Zee Bangla
Ebhabeo Phire Asha JayYesYesNoNoTele film on Zee Bangla
Mayer BiyeYesYesNoYes [20]
Cross Connection 2YesYesNoYes [21]
2016 Akash Choan YesNoNoNoTele film on Zee Bangla [22]
Abar Ekla Cholo YesYesNoYesTele film on Zee Bangla
Benche Thakar GaanYesYesNoNo [23]
Sei MeyetaYesYesNoNoTele film on Zee Bangla
2017Chalo Let's LiveYesYesNoNoTele film on Zee Bangla [24]
2017 Dekh Kemon Lage YesYesNoYes [25]
2018Jobor DokholYesYesNoNoTele film on Zee Bangla
Virgin MohitoYesYesNoNoWeb series on Addatimes [26]
2019SamsaraYesNoNoNo [27]
2020Sudakshinar SareeYesNoNoYesTele film on Zee Bangla [28]
Sraboner Dhara YesNoNoYes [9]
Biye.comYesNoNoYes [29]
2021 Amra 2GayTher YesYesNoNoWeb series on Klikk [30]
Phire DekhaYesNoNoNo
2022Hariye Jaowar AgeyYesNoNoNo
2023Joy Kali KalkattawaliYesYesNoNo
Angshuman MBA YesNoNoNo [31]
2024Shesh RokkhaYesNoNoNoTele film on Zee Bangla

As an actor

YearFilmDirectorNotesRef.
2003 Shubho Mahurat Rituparno Ghosh [32]
2013 Meghe Dhaka Tara Kamaleshwar Mukherjee [33]
2013 Rupkatha Noy Atanu Ghosh [34]
2014 Obhishopto Nighty Birsa Dasgupta [35]
2015Asche Bochor Abar HobeSayan Basu Chowdhury [36]
2016 Abar Ekla Cholo Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy Tele film on Zee Bangla [37]
2017 Dupur Thakurpo Debaloy Bhattacharya, Ayan Chakraborti, Subho PramanikWeb Series on Hoichoi [38]
2018 Manojder Adbhut Bari Anindya Chatterjee [39]
2018Bultir ResultPinaki Sarkar
2018 Ahare Mon Pratim D. Gupta [40]
2019 Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo Pratim D. Gupta [41]
2020 Love Aaj Kal Porshu Pratim D. Gupta [42]
2022 Hatyapuri Sandip Ray [43]
2024 Nayan Rahasya Sandip Ray [44]
2024 Shastri Pathikrit Basu [45]
2025 Aarii Jiit Chakraborty [46]

Television

  1. Labonyor Sansar
  2. Khunje Berai Kachcher Maanush
  3. Shashuri Zindabad
  4. Taranath Tantrik
  5. Kanakanjali
  6. Manabi
  7. Parama
  8. Naari

Quiz Programmes

  1. Sreemoti Budhdhimoti
  2. Proshnokhetro
  3. Checkmate

Children Programmes

  1. Dekhbo Aami Jagat Take

Awards & Recognitions

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