Shashanka Ghosh

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Shashanka Ghosh
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, writer

Shashanka Ghosh is an Indian filmmaker and writer. As a director, his notable works include the commercially successful films like Khoobsurat and Veere Di Wedding . As a writer, he penned the story for Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II , he was also the director of the film. Ghosh was the Creative Director of Channel V [1] in the late 90s.

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Filmography

Director

MovieYearNotes
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II 2003 [2]
Quick Gun Murugun 2009English film [3]
Mumbai Cutting 2010Anthology film; Segment: 10 Minutes [4]
Khoobsurat 2014 [5]
Veere Di Wedding 2018 [6]
House Arrest 2019 Netflix film
Hey Prabhu! 2019-2021Television series on MX Player
Plan A Plan B 2022 Netflix film
Freddy 2022Released on Disney+ Hotstar [7]

Writer

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Aamir Goon [8]

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References

  1. "Shashanka Ghosh to guide Channel V team to create a new brand image for the channel". 22 February 1999.
  2. Ronjita, Kulkarni (14 November 2003). "Goons are normal too!". Rediff.com . Retrieved 23 March 2003.
  3. Pal, Chandrima. "Quick Gun Murugun: As good as Mrs Murugan's dosas". Rediff.
  4. "Fine directors get together in Mumbai Cutting". www.rediff.com.
  5. "Who's seen original Khoobsurat, says the director of the new one". India Today. 26 August 2014.
  6. Nathan, Archana (28 April 2018). "'An estrogen tsunami': Shashanka Ghosh on female buddy comedy 'Veere Di Wedding'". Scroll.in.
  7. ""A film that's been close to my heart, long before it began"-Kartik Aaryan shares his excitement for Freddy". Bollywood Hungama. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/25slid2.htm [ bare URL ]