Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Other names Tony Chowdhury
Occupation director, producer
Years active 2006–present

Aniruddha Roy "Tony" Chowdhury (Bengali: অনিরুদ্ধ রায় চৌধুরী) is a Bengali film director. He is the director and producer of two films: Antaheen and Anuranan.

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Early life

As a child Chowdhury watched films like The Sound of Music, Roman Holiday and Haathi Mere Saathi. These films would later inspire him to become a filmmaker.[1]

Career

Chowdhury first worked in film as an ad filmmaker. He has produced ads for Philips, Britannia, and other brands.[2] Chowdhury began shooting in August 2006 for his first film, Anuranan, the first Bengali film to be shot in London. The film premiered at the 2006 International Film Festival of India.[3] It was also screened at the Cannes International Film Festival, the 2007 Mumbai Academy of Moving Images Film Festival, the Bollywood And Beyond Film Festival and the Independent South Asian Film Festival. Anuranan received positive reviews from the critics. Chowdhury received the Aravindan Puraskaram award for best debut director for Anuranan.[4] In 2008, he won the Emerging Film-Maker Award at the Santa Cruz Film Festival for Anuranan.[5] His second film, Antaheen was released in January 2009 and was screened at the 2009 Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival.[6] It went on to win four National Film Awards in 2009, including one for Best Film.[7] He is currently working on Aparajita, his adaptation of Sunil Gangopadhyay's Dui Nari Hate Torobari. The film will star Prasenjit Chatterjee, Padmapriya, Kamalinee, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Kalyan Roy and Soumitra Chatterjee.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "You don't have to be a Bengali to resonate" - Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
  2. ^ "Bollywood Director Interview". entertainment.oneindia.in. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/interviews/aniruddha-roy-interview-210607.html. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  3. ^ Raju Nayak (23 November 2006). "Flavour this IFFI: The global Indian film". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/story_print.php?storyId=17129. Retrieved 2 December 2009. 
  4. ^ "Aravindan's contributions lauded". The Hindu. 16 March 2007. http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/16/stories/2007031620850500.htm. Retrieved 2 December 2009. 
  5. ^ "Anuranan director bags award". IndiaFM. 5 June 2008. http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14688383&cid=2359. Retrieved 2 December 2009. 
  6. ^ "Naseeruddin Shah-starrer to open New York film fest". Indian Express. 8 November 2009. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Naseeruddin-Shah-starrer-to-open-New-York-film-fest/538792/. Retrieved 2 December 2009. 
  7. ^ "Bollywood wins big at National Film Awards". Reuters India. 23 January 2010. http://in.reuters.com/article/bollywoodNews/idINIndia-45633220100123. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  8. ^ "Award-Winning Director Aniruddha Roychowdhury Talks About Bengali Film APARAJITA (2011): Interview". WBRI. March 12, 2011. http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/32124611-award-winning-director-aniruddha-roychowdhury-talks-about-bengali-film-aparajita-20. Retrieved March 7, 2011. 
  9. ^ "'I want to make films that reach out to a wider audience'". Times of India. 20 January 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/interviews/I-want-to-make-films-that-reach-out-to-a-wider-audience/articleshow/5510214.cms. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 

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