Prabhat Roy

Prabhat Roy
প্রভাত রায়
Born1946 (1946)
Jamshedpore, British India (present-day Jharkhand, India)
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilmmaker[1]
Notable work
  • Shwet Paatharer Thala
  • Sandhyatara
  • Lathi
SpouseJayashree Roy[2]
Awards

Prabhat Roy (Bengali: প্রভাত রায়; born 1946 in Jamshedpore) is a former Indian director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.[3][4] He received several awards including two National Awards and BFJA Awards.

He began his career as an assistant director in the early 1970s. He claimed to fame after his directorial venture Protidan (1983) starring Sharmila Tagore, Ranjit Mallick, Victor Banerjee and Naseeruddin Shah emerged to be a major box office success.[5] Other than feature films, he directed 16 telefilms and 3 TV series.

  1. ^ "'Cosmic Sex' was refused screening at Nandan for aesthetic reasons, says director Prabhat Roy". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Here are a few of our favourite Rituparna Sengupta roles". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Prabhat Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Prabhat Roy - Calcutta - Events - Society - Indiatimes Photogallery". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Prabhat Roy". www.seventymm.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.