Kamaleshwar Mukherjee

Kamaleswar Mukherjee, M.B.B.S. is an Indian film director, actor, and physician known for his work in Bengali-language films.Bengali highest grossing Films directed by him include Chander Pahar (2013), Amazon Obhijaan (2017) Cockpit (2017).

Kamaleswar Mukherjee M.B.B.S.
Mukherjee at the 44th International Film Festival of India
Born	Kamaleswar Mukherjee October 25 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata (M.B.B.S.) St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata
Occupations	Film director screenwriter actor
Known for	Notobor Notout Meghe Dhaka Tara Chander Pahar Amazon Obhijaan Cockpit Password

Early life and education

Kamaleswar Mukherjee is a physician by training. He attended St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata and is an alumnus of the Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, when it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta. He transitioned from the medical profession first to Group Theatre, then to the advertising world, and then to filmmaking. After working as an advertisement filmmaker, Mukherjee wrote dialogues, screenplays, and songs for the film Natobor Not Out (2010).

Career

His directorial debut, the well acclaimed film Uro Chithi was released in 2011. This film interwove 12 text messages with 12 different characters, combining shades of life spanning across 12 months. His next venture was Meghe Dhaka Tara, inspired by the life and works of Bengali filmmaker, Ritwik Ghatak. The film attempts to portray the period of Ghatak's life when he was admitted into a mental asylum for treatment. Meghe Dhaka Tara was a critically acclaimed film in the Bengali film circuit, and it won the International Film Festival of India Centenary award.

His next film was Chander Pahar (2013), based on a novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay by the same name. Chander Pahar is the second costliest film made in Bengali language and is still the second biggest blockbuster in the history of Bengali cinema.The film received huge critical acclaim. The adventure film was shot in Africa. Then he made the film Khawto, that deals with the love story of an eminent urban author in self imposed asylum near the sea. In 2017, Mukherjee wrote and directed Amazon Obhijaan, (the sequel to Chander Pahar) - that was the costliest Bengali film ever made.^{[citation needed]} Upon release, it was released in 5 languages. The film grossed above 50 crore after being released and is the highest grossing Bengali film to date.^[1] Then he made films such as Cockpit - dealing with the life and journey of a pilot, Good Night City based on the conflict between a psychiatrist and a schizophrenic man, Mukhomukhi - a surreal representation of modern-day urban angst and living and Password - a story relating to cybercrime.

As an actor he has performed in a lot of films. Mukherjee is also a playwright, director and the founder member of Kolkata‐based theatre group Shailushik. He is also trained in photography and computer graphics.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Actor	Notes
2010	Notobor Notout	No	Yes	No
2011	Uro Chithi	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Meghe Dhaka Tara	Yes	Yes	No	* Centenary Award at International Film Festival of India, Goa 2013 * Silver Crow Pheasant Award for the Best Director at International Film Festival of Kerala, 2013 * NETPAC Award International Film Festival of Kerala, 2013
	Mishor Rohoshyo	No	No	Yes	As Sadat Manto (Cameo)
	Chander Pahar	Yes	No	No	* Nominated for Filmfare Awards East for Best Director – Bengali * Zee Bangla Gourab Somman Awards for Best Director * Kalakar Awards for Best Director
2014	Obhishopto Nighty	No	No	Yes	As a news reporter (Cameo)
	Khaad	No	No	Yes	As Rajib, a trekker
	Force	No	No	Yes
2015	Arshinagar	No	No	Yes	As Salim Saab, a music teacher
	13 Number Tarachand Lane	Yes	Yes	No	A Zee Bangla Originals Release
	Onno Bosonto	No	No	Yes
2016	Khawto	Yes	Yes	No
2017	Chaamp	No	No	Yes	As Reporter Shantanu
	Meghnad Badh Rahasya	No	No	Yes
	Cockpit	Yes	Yes	No
	Soshibhushan	No	No	Yes	As Soshi Babu
	Amazon Obhijaan	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Kabir	No	No	Yes	As IPS Dulal Roy Chattopadhyay
	Guptodhoner Sandhane	No	No	Yes	As Akhilesh Majumdar, Jhinuk's father
	Goodnight City	Yes	No	No
2019	Mukhomukhi	Yes	Yes	No
	Durgeshgorer Guptodhon	No	No	Yes	As Akhilesh Majumdar, Jhinuk's father
	Kidnap	No	No	Yes	As Newspaper Office Head
	Password	Yes	No	No	[2]
2020	Dwitiyo Purush	No	No	Yes
2021	Anusandhan	Yes	Yes	Yes	[3]
2022	Kishmish	No	No	Yes	As Ashim Sen, Rohini's father
	Karnasubarner Guptodhon	No	No	Yes	As Akhilesh Majumdar, Jhinuk's father
2023	Amader Somporko	No	No	Yes
	Borfi	No	No	Yes
	Mayaa	No	No	Yes
	A Separate Sky	No	No	Yes
	Ektu Sore Bosun	Yes	Yes	No
2025	Ami amar moto	Yes	Yes	No
	Aarii	No	No	Yes	As Barundeb[4]
2026	Jyoti Basu amar rohe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Language: Bengali, Hindi, odia

Web series

• Mohomaya (director, cameo as doctor); Hoichoi Original Series
• Dujone (actor); Hoichoi Original Series
• Roktopolash (director, actor); Klikk Original Series
• Johny Bonny (actor); Klikk Original Series
• Shabash Feluda (actor) as Maganlal Meghraj, ZEE5
• Chhotolok (actor), ZEE5

Bibliography

• Amazon Obhijaan (Graphic novel), 2017, Bee Books^[5][6]

Awards and nominations

• Centenary Award at International Film Festival of India, Goa 2013 (Meghe Dhaka Tara)^[7]
• Silver Crow Pheasant Award for the Best Director at International Film Festival of Kerala, 2013 (Meghe Dhaka Tara)^[8]
• NETPAC Award International Film Festival of Kerala, 2013 (Meghe Dhaka Tara)^[9]
• Nominated for Filmfare Awards East for Best Director – Bengali - (Chander Pahar)^{[citation needed]}
• Zee Bangla Gourab Somman Award for Best Director - (Chander Pahar)^{[citation needed]}
• Kalakar Awards for Best Director - (Chander Pahar)^[10]
• West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Best Screenplay- Anusandhan (film)^[11]