Sujit Mondal

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Sujit Mondal
Born5 October 1962
Kolkata, India
OccupationFilm director
Years active1995-present
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Sujit Mondal is an Indian Popular film director and Screenplay writer in Bengali cinema.He is popular for Family Drama. From 2009, he started directing Bengali feature films with Saat Paake Bandha . His also directed Franchise of Paglu 2 (2012). Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo (2010), which became one of the highest-grossing film of the year. Koel Mallick was seen as a warrior queen for the first time in Bengali movie Arundhati which was one of the most expensive Bengali movies in 2014.He started his career as an assistant director of Vikram Bhatt. [1]

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Career

Sujit was chief assistant director in 1998 for Ghulam, 2002 for Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage, 2005 for Elaan.

Sujit directed his debut feature film Saat Paake Bandha in 2009 with Jeet and Koel. In 2009 he directed another film, Bolo Na Tumi Aamar . His next releases, Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo and Romeo , were commercially successful in West Bengal. In 2012, his directorial venture Paglu 2 was a romantic comedy family drama. In 2014, he directed horror thriller film Arundhati . In 2019, he completed two films: Tumi asbe Bole, starring Bonny Sengupta and Koushani Mukherjee. [2] and Toke Chara Banchbo Na.

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmProduction
2009 Saat Paake Bandha Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films
2010 Bolo Na Tumi Aamar Surinder Films
2010 Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo [3] Shree Venkatesh Films
2011 Romeo Shree Venkatesh Films
2012 Paglu 2 Surinder Films
2012 Bawali Unlimited P. B. Films limited
2013 Rocky Shree Venkatesh Films
2014 Arunndhati Surinder Films
2016 Hero 420 Eskay Movies
2018Bagh Bandi KhelaTelevision film
2021 Tumi Ashbe Bole Surinder Films
2022Toke Chara Bachbo Na Surinder Films

Assistant director

Assistant Director
YearTitle
1998 Ghulam
2001 Kasoor
2002 Raaz
2002 Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage
2002 Awara Paagal Deewana
2003 Footpath

Awards

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