Anjan Choudhury

Anjan Choudhury (25 November 1944 – 21 February 2007) was an Indian film director, writer and screenplay writer who worked in the Bengali cinema of West Bengal. He had two daughters and one son. The daughters Chumki Chowdhury (elder) and Rina Choudhury became actresses. His son Sandip Choudhury was a T.V. serial and film director. He died on 3 January 2023. His elder son-in-law is named Sajal. His daughter-in-law Bidisha Choudhury is also a film actress.^[1][2][3] He made Evergreen movies like Satru, Jibon Niye Khela and Choto Bou.

Anjan Choudhury
Born	(1944-11-25)25 November 1944 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, India
Died	21 February 2007(2007-02-21) (aged 62) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenplay writer
Spouse	Jaysree Choudhury

Film career

He started his journey as a journalist and Writer for his Film magazine.

Filmography

As director

Year	Films	Director	Story	Screenplay	Dialogues
1984	Shatru	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1987	Bidrohi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Guru Dakshina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1988	Chhoto Bou	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Anjali	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1990	Hirak Jayanti	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Mahajan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1991	Bidhilipi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1992	Indrajit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1993	Maya Mamata	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1994	Abbajan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1996	Naach Nagini Naach Re	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Mukhyamantri	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1999	Santan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Gunda	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Jibon Niye Khela	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2002	Bangali Babu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Chandra Mallika	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2003	Sejo Bou	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2007	Deshdrohi (shelved)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As writer

Year	Films	Story	Screenplay	Dialogues
1977	Teer Bhanga Dheu	Yes	Yes	Yes
1981	Bodhan	Yes	Yes	Yes
1982	Shathe Shathyang	Yes	Yes	Yes
1984	Laal Golap	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Prayashchitta	Yes	Yes	Yes
1985	Sandhya Pradip	Yes	Yes	Yes
1986	Swargashukh	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Bouma	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Abhiman	Yes	Yes	Yes
1987	Mahamilan	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Dolon Chanpa	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Amar Sangee	No	Yes	Yes
1988	Debibaran	Yes	Yes	Yes
1989	Mangal Deep	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Shawtorupa	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Aakrosh	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Bandini	Yes	Yes	Yes
1990	Debota	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Chawkranto	Yes	Yes	Yes
1991	Nabab	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Bourani	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Ahankar	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Abhagini	Yes	Yes	Yes
1993	Shraddhanjali	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Ishwar Parameshwar	Yes	Yes	Yes
1994	Geet Sangeet	Yes	Yes	Yes
1995	Sangharsha	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Mejo Bou	Yes	Yes	Yes
1996	Puja	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Mahan	Yes	Yes	Yes
1997	Sriman Bhootnath	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Loafer	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Boro Bou	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Bidroho	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Aajker Santan	Yes	Yes	Yes
1998	Ranakshetra	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Chowdhury Paribaar	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Asal Nakal	Yes	Yes	Yes
2001	Pratibad	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	Ram Laxman	Yes	Yes	Yes
2006	Ekai Aksho	Yes	Yes	Yes
2007	Nabab Nandini	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Tulkalam	Yes	Yes	Yes

As editor

Year	Editor
Sriman Bhootnath	Yes

Awards

• Kalakar Awards^[4]