Kaushik Ganguly

Ganguly was born in Kolkata on 4 August 1968. His father was guitarist Sunil Ganguly. He attended Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur and later Jadavpur University where he worked on a degree in Bengali literature. While at university, he started a theatre troupe with his future wife actress Churni Ganguly and Suman Mukhopadhyay (who would later become a film director). In 1987, Ganguly began working as a screenwriter for Tollywood films. He married actress Churni Ganguly in January 1993 They have a son actor Ujaan Ganguly In 1995, he moved to ETV Bangla to direct telefilms like Ushnatar Janye, Ulka and Aatithi. These telefilms incorporated elements like lesbianism and sex determination that had not been depicted in Bengali television productions before. == Career ==

Kaushik made his directorial debut with Waarish (2004). After his debut, over the years, he has directed more than 15 films and along the way has won several awards. Few of his most notable films include Laptop, which won the National Award for Best Background Music in 2011, Shabdo (2012), which won the National Award for Best Bengali Film and Chotoder Chobi (2015). His 2017 directorial venture includes Chaya O Chobi, a Bengali drama starring Abir Chatterjee, Koel Mallick and Ritwick Chakraborty, Nagarkirtan, an LGBTQ+ movie starring Riddhi Sen and Ritwick Chakraborty.his filmmking craft highly influenced by Gulzar and Rituparno Ghosh. == Filmography ==

Director Notable acting roles Television • Hariharan • Ulka • Aatithi • Shesh Kritya • Collage • Chhayachhobi • Chhadmabeshi (Starring Rudranil Ghosh, Jisshu Sengupta, Srabanti Chatterjee) • Diagnosis • De-Ray • 2003: Ghare O Bairey • 2003: Ushnatar Janye • 2010: Bandhobi • 2010: Bagh Nokh Screenwriter • 2005: Shunyo E Buke • 2009: Jackpot • 2010: Arekti Premer Golpo • 2011: Rang Milanti • 2012: Laptop == Awards ==

2015Kaushik Ganguly received multiple awards for his role in various films. • 2013: IFFI Best Director Award for the film "Apur Panchali" at the 44th International Film Festival of India • 2014: Nominated for Best Director for Shabdo in Filmfare Awards East • 2014: Winner for Best Film Critic's Choice for Shabdoin Filmfare Awards Bangla 2014 • 2014: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Kangal Malsat in Filmfare Awards East • 2015: IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal Cinemawala at 46th International Film Festival of India • 2019: SAARC film festival 2019 in Colombo - Best Feature Film award for Nagarkirtan • 2021: 4th Filmfare Awards Bangla for Best Director for Jyeshthoputro • 2024 - 7th Filmfare Awards Bangla Best Supporting Actor for the film Aaro Ek Prithibi • 2025 - 8th Filmfare Awards Bangla Best Diagloues - Ajogyo == References ==