Sudeshna Roy

Sudeshna Roy is an Indian film director, actor and writer based in Tollywood. She started her career as an entertainment journalist before collaborating with the director Abhijit Guha and foraying into the film industry.^[1] She is a popular artist in the Bangla Entertainment Industry.^{[citation needed]} Besides directing films, she acted in several films, daily soaps and web series. The duo debuted with their first film Shudhu Tumi,^[2] and then they made several films in varied genres. However, they are known to make urban middle-class romantic comedy films. They worked with Abir Chatterjee,^[1] who debuted in their film Cross Connection in 2009. They came into prominence after their critically acclaimed^[3] film Teen Yaari Kotha. Teen Yaari Katha was showcased in the competition section of Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2012.^{[citation needed]} It travelled to the Bangkok International Film as well as Kolkata International Film Festival.^[4] Their film Bapi bari jaa is considered a cult classic among the Bangla film lovers.^{[citation needed]} It also marked the debut of Arjun Chakraborty and MP Mimi Chakraborty in the Bangla film industry.

Sudeshna Roy
Sudeshna Roy, IFFI, 2014
Born	India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor and writer
Notable work	Teen Yaari Katha, Sraboner Dhara, Hercules
Spouse	Saumitra Banerjee
Children	Shaket Banerjee
Relatives	Antara Mitra (Daughter-in-law)

Their film Jodi Love Dilena Praane ^[5] was another well-received film and was selected for 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]}

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^[6] film Benche Thakar Gaan 2016. This is the first time in history that a Bengali language film was selected.^{[citation needed]} Their film Sraboner Dhara^[7] is a part of the Asian Select Competition Section KIFF 2019, Kolkata. It was showcased in Toronto at the IFFSA fest in May, 2019.^{[citation needed]} Sraboner Dhara was released on 7 February 2020 in India and was running to full houses on its sixth week when the COVID-19 lockdown cut it short.^{[citation needed]}

Films

Year	Film	Director	Story	Screenplay	Acting	Notes
2004	Shudhu Tumi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2009	Cross Connection	Yes			Yes
2010	Prem By Chance	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	Teen Yaari Katha	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	Bapi Bari Jaa	Yes	Yes
2014	Biye Notout	Yes	Yes	Yes
2014	Jodi Love Dile Na Prane	Yes
2014	Hercules	Yes	Yes
2015	Ekla Cholo	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015	Bitnoon	Yes	Yes
2015	Jodi Bolo Hyan	Yes	Yes			TV movie for Zee
2015	Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jay	Yes	Yes			TV movie for Zee
2015	Mayer Biye	Yes	Yes		Yes
2015	Cross Connection 2	Yes	Yes		Yes
2016	Akash Choan	Yes				TV movie for Zee
2016	Abar Ekla Cholo	Yes	Yes			TV movie for Zee
2016	Bhenche Thakar Gaan	Yes	Yes
2016	Sei Meyta	Yes	Yes			TV movie for Zee
2017	Chalo Let's Live [8]	Yes	Yes			TV movie for Zee
2017	Dekh Kemon Lage	Yes	Yes		Yes
2018	Jobor Dokhol	Yes	Yes			TV movie for Zee
2019	Samsara [1]	Yes
2020	Sudakshinar Saree	Yes			Yes	TV movie for Zee
2020	Sraboner Dhara	Yes			Yes
2020	Biye.com[9]	Yes
2021	Firey Dekha	Yes	Yes		Yes
2022	Hariye Jaowar Agey	Yes	Yes	Yes
2023	Joy Kali Kalkattawali	Yes	Yes
2023	Angshuman MBA	Yes	Yes	Yes

Short Film/Web Series

• Virgin Mohito (2018)
• Amra 2GayTher (2021)

Television Series (As Director)

Fiction

1. Labonyor Sansar
2. Khunje Berai Kachcher Maanush
3. Shashuri Zindabad
4. Taranath Tantrik
5. Kanakanjali

Non Fiction

1. Manabi
2. Parama
3. Naari

Quiz Programmes

1. Sreemoti Budhdhimoti
2. Proshnokhetro
3. Checkmate

Children Programmes

1. Dekhbo Aami Jagat Take

Television Series (As Actress)

• Robi Thakurer Golpo (Rabindranath Tagore's stories)
• Deep Jwele Jaay
• Goyenda Ginni
• Sona Roder Gaan
• Maa Tomay Chara Ghum Asena as Jhilik's aunt (later replaced by Sonali Chowdhury)
• Pratidaan as Mrs.Bhaduri
• Ekhane Akash Neel 2 as Dr. Lily Dashgupta (Hiya's teacher)
• Alo Chhaya as Anushree and Tanushree's mother
• Mithai as Mrs. Chatterjee (English tutor at Excel English Academy)

Personal life

Her son Shaket Banerjee is also a film maker. Her daughter-in-law is Antara Mitra, a well known content producer mainly associated with OTT platform addatimes.

Other Important Works

Since 2017 she has been associated with the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights as a member, then a special consultant and then from 16th of September 2022 she has been the Chairperson of the Commission.

Awards & Recognitions

• 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]}
• Jodi Love Dile Na Prane was selected for Indian Panorama Film Festival in Goa in 2014. Official selection in Pune Film Festival and Hyderabad Film Festival. It won the Certificate of Appreciation at Fiji International Film Festival in 2015.^{[citation needed]}
• Benche Thakar Gaan :^[6] The Song of Life was selected as the inaugural film for the Kolkata International Film Festival 2016.
• Sraboner Dhara ^[7] is a part of the Asian Select Competition Section KIFF 2019, Kolkata. It was showcased in Toronto at the IFFSA fest in May, 2019.