Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury

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Anirudhha Roy Chowdhury
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Born (1964-07-31) 31 July 1964 (age 59)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationFilm director
NationalityIndian
Notable works Pink , Antaheen , Anuranan

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury is an Indian film director. He is the director and producer of multiple Bengali and Hindi films. He directed the highly successful Hindi movie Pink which received accolades from film critics and movie lovers alike.

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Career

Aniruddha started his film career in the 2006 Bengali film Anuranan . He has won three national awards, Aravindan Puraskaram, one International Indian Film Academy Awards, two Zee Cine Awards, two ETC Bollywood Business Awards, one Stardust Awards, and best director at Jagran Film Festival, to name a few. Alongside feature films, he has directed and produced over four hundred ad films.

Aniruddha received National Film Awards for both Pink and Anuranan . He received a National Film Award in the Best Film category for his 2008 movie Antaheen. The actor also made a cameo appearance in the 2015 Hindi film Piku. He went on to win multiple awards, and he has made movies on important societal themes, enthralling fans and encouraging them to think about issues.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguagesNotes
2006 Anuranan DirectorBengali
2008 Antaheen DirectorBengali [1]
2010 Ekti Tarar Khonje ProducerBengali [2]
2012 Aparajita Tumi DirectorBengali
2014 Buno Haansh DirectorBengali
2016 Pink DirectorHindi [1]
2023 Lost DirectorHindi ZEE5 Original
2023 Kadak Singh DirectorHindi ZEE5 Original

Web series

YearTitleLanguageNetworkNotes
2019Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin BondHindi ZEE5 Originals [3] [4]
2020Forbidden LoveHindiZEE5 Originals

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