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Sujoy Ghosh
Ghosh in 2012
Born	(1966-05-21) 21 May 1966 (age 58) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)	Director, producer
Years active	2003–present

Sujoy Ghosh is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He has directed Jhankaar Beats (2003), Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Aladin (2009), Kahaani (2012), Kahaani 2 (2016) and Badla (2019). He has also written and directed short films such as Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017). He had directed two projects for Netflix, the horror drama series Typewriter (2019) and the mystery thriller film Jaane Jaan (2023).

Early life

Sujoy Ghosh was born in Kolkata. He studied in St. James' School. He used to stay in Bhowanipore and then moved to London when he was 13. Sujoy attended Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College where he completed his A Levels. He has a degree in engineering and an MBA from Manchester University. He worked as a South Asia head of the media division of Reuters before quitting in 1999. Sujoy is married to Vaishali, a psychologist and business owner. They have two children.

Career

Ghosh made his directorial debut in 2003 with the low-budget Jhankaar Beats which was a tribute to R. D. Burman, and which went on to become a surprise hit. His next ventures Home Delivery and Aladin did not achieve box office success. His 2012 directorial, Kahaani, featuring Vidya Balan in the lead role, gained both widespread critical acclaim and commercial success. In 2016, his film Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh was released which is a standalone sequel to Kahaani. He started his acting career portraying the role of Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi in a film directed by Rituparno Ghosh in December 2012. Not many know that he has written the tagline "Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo Re" for the IPL Team Kolkata Knight Riders. He has also directed, produced and written short films like Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017).

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Television

Awards

References

1. "When Sujoy Ghosh saved Vidya Balan's life..." CNN-IBN. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
2. "Sujoy Ghosh - IMDb". IMDb.
3. Priyanka Srivastav (13 March 2012). "Vidya's spunk and a Khahaafni". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
4. "Finally Sujoy Ghosh's Kahani to go on floor". Mid-day. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
5. "Making a short film is a huge challenge, says Sujoy Ghosh". Zee News. 2 November 2018.
6. "Series by 'Kahaani' director Sujoy Ghosh, eight films including 'Hotel Mumbai' soon on Netflix". Scroll.in. 9 November 2018.
7. ^ "Sujoy Ghosh interview". The Times of India. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
8. "This is a dress rehearsal for me". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
9. "Kahaani collects around Rs 14 crores". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
10. "Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh to play Byomkesh Bakshi in Rituparno Ghosh's next". CNN-IBN. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
11. "Sujoy Ghosh is back with Anukul, an adaptation of Satyajit Ray's story". India TV. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

External links

• Sujoy Ghosh at IMDb

• Living people
• 21st-century Indian people
• Indian male screenwriters
• Film directors from Kolkata
• Bengali film directors
• Hindi-language film directors
• Alumni of the University of Manchester
• Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners
• 1966 births