Abhijit Guha (director)

Abhijit Guha
Press conference by Pradip Kurbah, Director and Merlvin Mukhim, Actor of the Khasi film ‘RI’ (Homeland) and Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha, Director of the Bengali film ‘THE JODI LOVE DILE NA PRANE’.jpg
Guha at the IFFI, 2014
Born (1965-11-12) 12 November 1965 (age 59)
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRana
Occupation(s)Film director, actor and writer
Years active1994–present
Notable work
  • Teen Yaari Katha
  • Sraboner Dhara
  • Hercules
Spouse
Nutan Roychoudhury
(m. 2013)
ChildrenSatvik Guha (b. 2017)

Abhijit Guha is an Indian film director, actor and writer working in the Tollywood film industry. Guha and Sudeshna Roy have worked together in the field of audio visuals since 1994.[1][2][3] The duo debuted with their first film Shudhu Tumi[4] and then they made several films in varied genres. They've given Tollywood one of its biggest stars — Abir Chatterjee,[2] who debuted in their film Cross Connection in 2009. They came into prominence after their critically acclaimed[5] film Teen Yaari Kotha. It's a story of personal struggles and friendship of three lower-middle-class men. Teen Yaari Katha was showcased in the competition section of Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2012. It travelled to the Bangkok International Film as well as Kolkata International Film Festival.[citation needed]Their film Bapi bari jaa is considered as cult classic among the Bangla film lovers for its coming of age storyline and relatable characters.[citation needed] It also marked the debut of Arjun Chakraborty and MP Mimi Chakraborty in Bangla film industry.[citation needed]

Their film Jodi Love Dilena Praane[6] was another well received film and was selected in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2014. It was showcased at the Pune Film Festival in India, and won a certificate of appreciation at the Fiji International Film Festival in 2015.[citation needed]

Their film Benche Thakar Gaan : The Song of Life ran in theatres for the nine weeks and was selected as the inaugural film for the Kolkata International Film Festival[7] film Benche Thakar Gaan 2016. This is the first time in history that a Bengali language film was given this honour.[citation needed] Their film Sraboner Dhara[8] is a part of the Asian Select Competition Section KIFF 2019, Kolkata. It was showcased in Toronto at the IFFSA fest in May, 2019. Sraboner Dhara was released on 7 February 2020 in India and was running to full houses on its 6th week when the COVID-19 lockdown cut it short.[citation needed]

Besides, directing films and TV series, he has also acted in many films. He played the role of Jibon Da in the extremely popular web series Dupur Thakurpo.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Sraboner Dhara movie review: Sudeshna Roy, Abhijit Guha's film suffers for a poorly crafted double narrative". Firstpost. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tolly filmmakers Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha are back with their upcoming movie, Samsara". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "It's a wrap for Sudeshna-Abhijit's rom-com - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Shudhu Tumi hooks the big fish - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2004.
  5. ^ "Teen Yaari Katha Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Teen Yaari Katha by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 5 March 2020
  6. ^ 'Jodi Love Dile Na Prane (Bengali)/ The right note, 14 March 2014, retrieved 14 April 2014
  7. ^ 'Benche Thakar Gaan' 1st Bengali inaugural film in KIFF, 12 November 2016, retrieved 12 November 2016
  8. ^ Times Of India, Interview. "Our next film is Sraboner Dhara: Between Raindrops. It is travelling to all the festivals now and people are appreciating it". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.