Prosit Roy | |
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| Born | Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
| Years active | 2008 |
Prosit Roy is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in the supernatural horror film Pari (2018), starring Anushka Sharma, for her production company Clean Slate Films. [1] [2]
Roy was born and brought up in Kolkata, India. Roy belongs to a culturally rooted Bengali family. He hails from a family of performers starting with his grandfather, Pronab Roy, who was a writer and a lyricist. His father is a music professional, and his mother is a dance performer who has performed with Uday Shankar in the past. He completed his schooling from Nava Nalanda High School in South Kolkata and earned a Bachelor of Commerce (B.com) from the prestigious South City College. He is a graduate of the University of Calcutta.[ citation needed ]
Roy's interest for story telling in his formative years led him to explore the film industry in Kolkata. Driven by his passion for feature films and the desire to reach a wider audience he moved to Mumbai to work on professional film sets for training.[ citation needed ]
Roy has worked with many directors in the past and production houses. He has worked as a director alongside Bollywood big names like Vishal Bhardwaj, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Abbas Tyrewala just to name a few. Prosit Roy made his Bollywood debut with the 2008 film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as an assistant director.[ citation needed ]
Roy directed a short film, Bloody Mustache in 2015. Made on a shoestring budget, Bloody Mustache won acclaim and accolades at various domestic and international film festivals including the New York Indian Film Festival. [3] [4] He then moved on to direct Pari - a horror film starring Anushka Sharma, produced by her company Clean Slate Filmz in 2018. The film won acclaim and was touted to be a trendsetter in the horror film genre of Bollywood. [5] He also co-directed the Amazon Original crime thriller web series "Paatal Lok", which released on 15 May 2020 along with Avinash Arun, created by Sudip Sharma and produced by Anushka Sharma's Clean Slate Filmz. [6] The web series has been touted as "the best Indian web-series" [7] and won rave reviews across the critics and audience. It won the Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Series among other accolades. [8]
Prosit Roy has been nominated for the Star Screen Awards, Filmfare Awards & by Zee Cine Awards in 2019 as the Most Promising Debut Director & Best Debut Director for his movie Pari (2018). [9] He won the Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Director for the series "Paatal Lok" in 2021. [10]
| Year | Title | Director | Assistant Director | Associate Director | Producer | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2009 | What's your Raashee | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2010 | Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2013 | Ek Thi Daayan | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2015 | All Is Well | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2015 | Bloody Moustache | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2017 | Phillauri | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 2018 | Pari | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| TBA | Chakda 'Xpress | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Online Streaming Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tanlines | Yes | No | Yes | Sony Liv |
| 2020 | Paatal Lok | Yes | No | No | Amazon Prime |
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