Pavel | |
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Born | Pavel |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 2015–present |
Notable work |
Pavel is an Indian film director and screenplay writer who primarily works in Bengali-language films. [1] He made his debut with the film Babar Naam Gandhiji , which was followed by Rosogolla. His next film, Asur , was released on 3 January 2020, [2] [3] with Jeet, Abir Chatterjee and Nusrat Jahan. [4]
He has also worked as an illustrator of book covers and has illustrated books by Nabarun Bhattacharya; Bhattacharjee made a documentary about Nabarun after his death titled Poet from Death Valley.
He has attended Kalighat High school & Mukul Bose memorial institution for schooling and went to Calcutta University for Bechalor's and master's degree in history. Besides studying in school, he was a very active participant in recitation, debate, quiz and drama.
Year | Film | Director | Story | Screenplay | Language | Ref |
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2015 | Bawal (film) | No | Yes | Yes | Bengali | [5] |
Babar Naam Gandhiji | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bengali | [6] | |
2018 | Shonar Pahar | No | Yes | Yes | Bengali | |
Rosogolla | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bengali | [7] | |
2019 | Baccha Shoshur | No | Yes | Yes | Bengali | [8] |
Bala | No | Yes | No | Hindi | [9] | |
2020 | Asur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bengali | [10] |
2022 | Kolkata Chalantika | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bengali | |
2024 | Mon Kharap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bengali | |
2025 | Daktar kaku | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bengali |
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