Birsa Dasgupta
| Birsa Dasgupta | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1979 (age 35–36) Kolkata |
| Occupation | film director |
Birsa Dasgupta (Bengali: বিরসা দাশগুপ্ত; born 1979) is an Indian film director based in Tollywood.[1][2]
Early life and background
Born in Kolkata, his grandfather was noted documentary filmmaker Harisadhan Dasgupta, and grandmother was screenwriter Sonali Dasgupta, who later married Italian film director, Roberto Rossellini.[3] His father is film director Raja Dasgupta,[4] while his mother is television presenter and actress Chaitali Dasgupta.[5] He did his class 10 from South End School and class 12 from G D Birla
Career
Intending to learning film making, Dasgupta left his graduation midway and moved to Mumbai. Here he started assisting in serials and films. Thereafter, he started making fillers and promos for the newly established audiovisual division of publishing house, MiD DAY. In 2003, he became a unit director in Anurag Kashyap's film Black Friday (2004), though the film's release was stalled for further three years as it ran into troubles with Indian Censor Board. Nevertheless, the music video Dasgupta directed for the song Arey Ruk Ja Re Bandeh of the film soundtrack album, performed by band Indian Ocean, got him noticed.[4]
Dasgupta returned to Kolkata in 2005, realising he would prefer making films in his native Bengali, thus made he went on make Bengali telefilms, Ekti Romharshak Dakatir Golpo and K, both made in 2006 for Bengali music channel, Tara Muzik. The film instantly got him acclaim, though a telefilm, Ekti Romharshak Dakatir Golpo , even took part in the Thrissur International Film Festival.[4][6]
Eventually, Dasgupta made his feature film debut with, 033 in 2010. 033 is the STD code for Kolkata city, and the film was incidentally based on the theme of increasing youth migration outside Kolkata for career opportunities.[4]
Personal life
In early 2010, he married Bengali actress, Bidipta Chakraborty.[7]
Filmography
| Release date | Title | CBFC rating | Composer | Producer | Cast | Original film | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | March | 5 | 033 | U | Example | Example | Example | |
| 2011 | November | 25 | Jaani Dekha Hobe | Example | Example | Example | Example | |
| 2014 | February | 14 | Obhishopto Nighty[8] | Example | Example | Example | Example | |
| July | 4 | Golpo Holeo Shotti | Example | Example | Example | Example | Pizza | |
| 2015 | October | 16 | Shudhu Tomari Jonyo | Example | Example | Example | Example | Raja Rani |
References
- ↑ "Birsa Dasgupta - Biography - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ↑ "Galpo Holeo Sotti is not plagiarized: Birsa Dasgupta". The Times of India. April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ Joeanna Rebello (May 25, 2008). "The Girl Who Turned Rossellini's Head". The Times of India. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- 1 2 3 4 Swagata Sen (January 16, 2008). "Fresh takes : Simply Kolkata". India Today. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ "The scandal that rocked Calcutta". The Telegraph. June 1, 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ "Sex in the time of TV". The Telegraph. July 1, 2007. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ "Birsa Dasgupta: Scripting a new story". The Times of India. February 1, 2010. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ Madhusree Ghosh (February 15, 2014). "Movie Reviews: Obhishopto Nighty". The Times of India. Retrieved 2014-02-19.