Abhijit Guha (director)

Abhijit Guha
Guha at the IFFI, 2014
Born	(1965-11-12) 12 November 1965 (age 59) Kolkata, India
Other names	Rana
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor and writer
Years active	1994–present
Notable work	Teen Yaari Katha Sraboner Dhara Hercules
Spouse	Nutan Roychoudhury ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	Satvik 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 cult 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]

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

Year	Film	Director	Story	Screenplay	Acting	Notes	Ref.
2004	Shudhu Tumi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		[10]
2009	Cross Connection	Yes	No	No	Yes		[11]
2010	Prem By Chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2012	Teen Yaari Katha	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		[12]
	Bapi Bari Jaa	Yes	Yes	No	No		[13]
2014	Biye Notout	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Jodi Love Dile Na Prane	Yes	No	No	No
	Hercules	Yes	Yes	No	No
2015	Ekla Cholo	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		[14]
	Bitnoon	Yes	Yes	No	No		[15]
	Jodi Bolo Hyan	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV Movie for Zee
	Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jay	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV Movie for Zee
	Mayer Biye	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Cross Connection 2	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2016	Akash Choan	Yes	No	No	No	TV Movie for Zee	[16]
	Abar Ekla Cholo	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	TV Movie for Zee
	Benche Thakar Gaan	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Sei Meyta	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV Movie for Zee
2017	Chalo Let's Live	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV Movie for Zee	[17]
2017	Dekh Kemon Lage	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		[18]
2018	Jobor Dokhol	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV Movie for Zee
	Virgin Mohito	Yes	Yes	No	No	Web series
2019	Samsara	Yes	No	No	No
2020	Sudakshinar Saree	Yes	No	No	Yes	TV Movie for Zee
	Sraboner Dhara	Yes	No	No	Yes		[9]
	Biye.com	Yes	No	No	Yes		[19]
2021	Amra 2GayTher	Yes	Yes	No	No	Web series
2024	Shesh Rokkha	Yes	No	No	No	TV Movie for Zee

As an actor

Year	Film	Director	Notes	Ref.
2003	Shubho Mahurat	Rituparno Ghosh
2013	Meghe Dhaka Tara	Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
2013	Rupkatha Noy	Atanu Ghosh
2014	Obhishopto Nighty	Birsa Dasgupta
2015	Asche Bochor Abar Hobe
2016	Abar Ekla Cholo	Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy	(TV Movie)
2017	Dupur Thakurpo	Debaloy Bhattacharya, Ayan Chakraborti, Subho Pramanik	(Web Series)
2018	Manojder Adbhut Bari	Anindya Chatterjee
2018	Bultir Result	Pinaki Sarkar
2018	Ahare Mon	Pratim D. Gupta
2019	Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo	Pratim D. Gupta
2020	Love Aaj Kal Porshu	Pratim D. Gupta
2022	Hatyapuri	Sandip Ray
2024	Nayan Rahasya	Sandip Ray
2024	Shastri	Pathikrit Basu
2025	Aarii	Jiit Chakraborty

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

• Teen Yaari Katha was showcased in the competition section of Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2012. It travelled to the Bangkok International Film as well as Kolkata International Film Festival.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jodi Love Dile Na Prane was selected for Indian Panorama Film Festival in Goa in 2014. Official selection in Pune Film Festival and Hyderabad Film Festival. It won the Certificate of Appreciation at Fiji International Film Festival in 2015.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Benche Thakar Gaan : ^[8] The Song of Life was selected as the inaugural film for the Kolkata International Film Festival 2016.
• Sraboner Dhara ^[9] is a part of the Asian Select Competition Section KIFF 2019, Kolkata. It was showcased in Toronto at the IFFSA fest in May, 2019.

References

1. "Sraboner Dhara movie review: Sudeshna Roy, Abhijit Guha's film suffers for a poorly crafted double narrative". Firstpost. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
2. "Tolly filmmakers Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha are back with their upcoming movie, Samsara". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
3. "It's a wrap for Sudeshna-Abhijit's rom-com - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
4. "Shudhu Tumi hooks the big fish - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2004.
5. "Teen Yaari Katha Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Teen Yaari Katha by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 5 March 2020
6. "Kolkata applauds Bapi Bari Jaa's first look". The Times of India . 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
7. 'Jodi Love Dile Na Prane (Bengali)/ The right note, 14 March 2014, retrieved 14 April 2014
8. 'Benche Thakar Gaan' 1st Bengali inaugural film in KIFF, 12 November 2016, retrieved 12 November 2016
9. Times Of India, Interview. "Our next film is Sraboner Dhara: Between Raindrops. It is travelling to all the festivals now and people are appreciating it". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
10. "Sudhu Tumi (2004) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
11. AMRITA ROYCHOUDHURY (11 December 2008). "Cross Connection ho jaye". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
12. Pratim D. Gupta (26 December 2006). "Bangla beats beyond borders". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
13. "Kolkata applauds Bapi Bari Jaa's first look". The Times of India . 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
14. "Abhijit, Sudeshna launch Ekla Cholo's music - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 December 2014.
15. "Bitnoon Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
16. "Arjun-Ridhima pair up for Sudeshna-Abhijit's romcom Aakash Choya". admin.tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
17. www.zeebanglacinemaoriginals.com, Movie Link. "Chalo Let's Live". Zee5.
18. "Soham & Subhashree riff on their Prosenjit connect and more". The Telegraph . 27 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
19. Spotboye.com, Interview. "Koushani Mukherjee will be next seen in Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha's Biye.com". Bangla Film. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

• Abhijit Guha at IMDb