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Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Shiboprosad Mukherjee
	Mukherjee in 2014
Born	Shiboprosad Mukherjee; 20 May 1974 (age 50); Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Education	Jadavpur University
Occupations	Film director; writer; actor;
Years active	1997–present
Notable work	Icche; Bela Seshe; Praktan; Posto; Haami; Konttho; Gotro;
Spouse	Zinia Sen (m. 2016)

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Shiboprosad Mukherjee (pronounced [ʃiboprosad̪ mukʰärdʒi], Bengali: pronunciation^ⓘ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. With Nandita Roy as his co-director, he made his directorial debut with the film Icche, which garnered critical acclaim and commercial success. The director duo is known for making socially relevant films. They have also directed new age Bengali films like Praktan, Bela Seshe, Muktodhara, Accident, Alik Sukh and Ramdhanu, Haami, Konntho, Gotro which were critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial success. He also serves as a partner at Windows Production. His film Praktan, bagged multiple National Awards and Alik Sukh was premiered at the Marche du Film section in Cannes Film Festival in 2013. His film Konttho was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards but did not final Submission from India.

Early life and education

Shiboprosad Mukherjee was born on 20 May 1974 at Baranagar in the northern fringes Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He was a student of Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School^[1] and later completed his high school from Hindu School. He pursued his graduation in Political Science Honors from Jadavpur University.

Personal life

He married journalist Zinia Sen in 2016.^[2]

Film and television career

Acting

Mukherjee joined the theatre school as a trainer after completing his schooling. He participated in the T.I. E Project (Theatre in Education), under the guidance of Rudraprasad Sengupta. He was also guided by Rituporno Ghosh when he was working as a freelance journalist in Anandalok (a film magazine of ABP Group) during his acting days. He debuted in 1995 in Zee Bangla, with "Ekushe Pa", directed by Raja Dasgupta. Later he went on to work in other daily television serials like Janmabhoomi and Ghoom Nei.

Television

As a director and producer he has worked with leading channels in West Bengal and Bangladesh and has designed television programmes of duration not less than 10,000 hours; he has been associated with ETV Bangla from its inception. From 1999 to 2002, he was a senior programming associate at ETV Bangla and he was behind conceptualizing, designing and producing 6 hours of original programming daily.

With the credit of more than 50 non-fiction shows for Bengali television completely, designed by him, Mukherjee has also conceptualized the first Bengali women's magazine programmes on television – Sreemoti. He is often considered to be the first to launch reality shows in Bengali television – Ritur Mela Jhoom Tara Ra Ra. In reality, Black Magic Motion Pictures led by Arjun Gourisaria created the first reality show in Bengali television, Rojgere Ginni.

He started his own production company named Windows Production, along with his partner Nandita Roy, and together they have produced non-fiction and fiction programmes.

Influence

He highly inspired of Indian Bengali original Filmmaking pattern and Culture by Prabhat Roy, Tarun Majumdar and Tapan Sinha

Filmography

List of Shiboprosad Mukherjee film credits
Year	Title	Functioned as				Producer
Year	Title	Director	Screenwriter	Actor	Role	Producer
1997	Char Adhyay	No	No	Yes		National Film Development Corporation of India Doordarshan
1997	Dahan	No	No	Yes
1998	Jamai No 1	No	No	Yes
2000	Bariwali	No	No	Yes	Debasish	Anupam Kher
2003	Ekti Nadir Naam ( Docu Feature)	No	No	Yes		Steve Brookes
2011	Icche	Yes	Yes	No	—	Vignesh Films
2011	Hello Memsaheb	Yes	Yes	No	—	Arijit Biswas
2012	Muktodhara	Yes	No	Yes	Happy Singh	Bachchu Biswas
2012	Accident	Yes	No	Yes	Arko	Kaustav Ray
2013	Alik Sukh	Yes	Yes	No	—	Windows
2014	Ramdhanu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Laltu Dutta	Windows
2015	Bela Seshe	Yes	Yes	No	—	Windows
2016	Praktan	Yes	Yes	No	—	Windows
2017	Posto	Yes	Yes	No	—
2018	Haami	Yes	Yes	Yes	Laltu Biswas
2019	Konttho	Yes	Yes	Yes	Arjun Mallik
2019	Gotro	Yes	Yes	No	—
2022	Bela Shuru	Yes	Yes	No	—
2022	Haami 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Laltu Mondal
2023	Raktabeej	Yes	Yes	No	—	Windows
2024	Bohurupi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Vikram Pramanik	Windows
2025	Aamar Boss	Yes	Yes	Yes
2025	Untitled	Yes	Yes	Yes		Windows

Awards

Anandalok Award 2012 – Best Film for film Muktodhara^[3]
Filmfare Award (East) 2014 – Best Direction for the film Alik Sukh^[4]
Zee Cine Award 2016 – Best film Bela Seshe^[5]
Sera Bangali – ABP Ananda 2016 – Direction
Mahanayak Samman Awards-2016 – for contribution to films from the West Bengal Government^[6]
International Bengali film awards 2016 NABC – Best film Bela Seshe
EbelaAjeyoSamman −2016
West Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2017 – Most Popular film Praktan
International Business Film Award 2016 – Highest Grossing Bengali Film Praktan^[7]

Achievements

Icche did a theatrical run for 125 days. The National Film Archive of India accepted Icche as part of their collection for cultural and educational purposes. Icche was screened followed by an interactive session with the participants of the 8th batch of the 21-Day Certificate Course on Legal and Psychological Counseling for Women in Distress, University of Calcutta on 29 January 2013. PVR Cinemas selected the film to be screened at Kolkata, Delhi & Mumbai as part of the Indian Panorama Film Festival.
Accident was selected for the Indian Cinema Now Section of the 18th International Kerala Film Festival 2013. It ran in theatres for 50 days.
Muktodhara was the first Bengali film in a decade to be screened at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. It ran in theatres successfully for 75 days.
Alik Sukh premiered at the Marche du Film section in Cannes Film Festival in 2013. It had a pan India release in 2013. It was not only critically acclaimed, but also did well commercially. It ran in theatres successfully for 50 days. The director duo received the Filmfare Award (East) 2014 for Best Direction for the film Alik Sukh.
Ramdhanu achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim.
Eros International released Bela Seshe in Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Pune and Bangalore. It became the longest running Bengali film of the last decade with 217 days of Multiplex run and 250 days theatrical run. The film was liked by veteran actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh.
Praktan went on to become the highest grossing Bengali film of 2016 and received an award at the Indian Business Film Awards 2016.^[8] Praktan received 8 awards at the West Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2016 including the Most Popular Film, Best Actor (Female), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female), Best Production Design, Best Music Album among others.^[9] The film had 11 nominations at the 2nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (East) and won 5 awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) and Best Music Album among others.^[10]
Konttho was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Shiboprosad Mukherjee Biography". Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^ "Bengali Superhit Film Belaseshe Director Shiboprasad Mukherjee Ties the Knot in a Private Ceremony". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Kumar, S. "Anandalok Award Winners 2012 – Who wins Anandalok Puraskar of Bengali TV & Films". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ Filmfare Awards East
^ Team, DNA Web (5 March 2016). "Zee Cine Awards 2016 Complete Winners List: Who won what?". DNA India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ MPost (25 July 2016). "CM presents Mahanayak Samman awards". www.millenniumpost.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ Kumar, S. "WBFJA 2016 Award Winner Names | List of All WBFJA 2016 Award Winners of Bengali Film Industry". www.kolkatabengalinfo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "Filmfare Award East 2017 Winners – List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners | Filmfare.com". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ Ayush Dixit (21 September 2019). "AndhaDhun, Article 15, Badhaai Ho, Badla, Super Deluxe among 28 films competing for India's Oscar entry". timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
^ Priyanka Dasgupta. "28 films compete for India's Oscar entry". The Times of India. TOI. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

External links

[1] "Shiboprosad Mukherjee Biography". Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[marriage-2] "Bengali Superhit Film Belaseshe Director Shiboprasad Mukherjee Ties the Knot in a Private Ceremony". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[3] Kumar, S. "Anandalok Award Winners 2012 – Who wins Anandalok Puraskar of Bengali TV & Films". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[4] Filmfare Awards East

[5] Team, DNA Web (5 March 2016). "Zee Cine Awards 2016 Complete Winners List: Who won what?". DNA India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[6] MPost (25 July 2016). "CM presents Mahanayak Samman awards". www.millenniumpost.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[7] "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[8] "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[9] Kumar, S. "WBFJA 2016 Award Winner Names | List of All WBFJA 2016 Award Winners of Bengali Film Industry". www.kolkatabengalinfo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[10] "Filmfare Award East 2017 Winners – List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners | Filmfare.com". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[11] Ayush Dixit (21 September 2019). "AndhaDhun, Article 15, Badhaai Ho, Badla, Super Deluxe among 28 films competing for India's Oscar entry". timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

[12] Priyanka Dasgupta. "28 films compete for India's Oscar entry". The Times of India. TOI. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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+'''Shiboprosad Mukherjee''' (<!--Do not add any foreign script per WP:INDICSCRIPT-->{{IPA|bn|ʃiboprosad̪ mukʰärdʒi|pron}}, [[Bengali language|Bengali]]: {{audio|LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-শিবপ্রসাদ মুখোপাধ্যায়.wav|pronunciation}}; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. With [[Nandita Roy]] as his co-director, he made his directorial debut with the film ''[[Icche]]'', which garnered critical acclaim and commercial success. The director duo is known for making socially relevant films. They have also directed new age Bengali films like ''[[Praktan]]'', ''[[Bela Seshe]]'', ''[[Muktodhara]]'', ''[[Accident (2012 film)|Accident]]'', ''[[Alik Sukh]]'' and ''[[Ramdhanu]]'', ''[[Haami]]'', ''[[Konttho|Konntho]]'', ''[[Gotro]]'' which were critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial success. He also serves as a partner at [[Windows Production]]. His film [[Praktan]], bagged multiple National Awards and ''[[Alik Sukh]]'' was premiered at the Marche du Film section in [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2013. His film ''[[Konttho]]'' was selected as the [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Indian entry]] for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] at the [[92nd Academy Awards]] but did not final Submission from India.
 ==Early life and education ==
-Shiboprosad Mukherjee was born on 20 May 1974 at [[Baranagar]] in the northern fringes [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India. He was a student of [[Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/shiboprosad_mukherjee-profile-9237-14.htm |title=Shiboprosad Mukherjee Biography |accessdate=3 April 2016}}</ref> and later completed his high school from [[Hindu School, Kolkata|Hindu School]]. He pursued his graduation in Political Science Honors from [[Jadavpur University]].
+Shiboprosad Mukherjee was born on 20 May 1974 at [[Baranagar]] in the northern fringes [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India. He was a student of [[Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/shiboprosad_mukherjee-profile-9237-14.htm |title=Shiboprosad Mukherjee Biography |accessdate=3 April 2016 |archive-date=11 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811220559/http://www.veethi.com/india-people/shiboprosad_mukherjee-profile-9237-14.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and later completed his high school from [[Hindu School, Kolkata|Hindu School]]. He pursued his graduation in Political Science Honors from [[Jadavpur University]].
 ==Personal life==
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 ===Acting===
-He joined the theatre school as a trainer after completing his schooling. He participated in the T.I. E Project (Theatre in Education), under the guidance of [[Rudraprasad Sengupta]]. He was also guided by [[Rituporno Ghosh]] when he was working as a freelance journalist in ''[[Anandalok]]'' (a film Magazine of [[ABP Group]]), during his acting days. He debuted in 1995 in [[Zee Bangla]], with 'Ekushe Pa', directed by Raja Dasgupta. Later he went on to work in other daily television Serials like ''Janmabhoomi'', ''Ghoom Nei'', etc.
+Mukherjee joined the theatre school as a trainer after completing his schooling. He participated in the T.I. E Project (Theatre in Education), under the guidance of [[Rudraprasad Sengupta]]. He was also guided by [[Rituporno Ghosh]] when he was working as a freelance journalist in ''[[Anandalok]]'' (a film magazine of [[ABP Group]]) during his acting days. He debuted in 1995 in [[Zee Bangla]], with "Ekushe Pa", directed by Raja Dasgupta. Later he went on to work in other daily television serials like ''Janmabhoomi'' and ''Ghoom Nei''.
 ===Television===
-Although as a director and producer he has worked with all the leading channels in [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]] and has designed television programmes of duration not less than 10,000 hours; he has been associated with [[ETV Bangla]] from its inception. From 1999 to 2002, he was a senior programming associate at [[ETV Bangla]] and he is behind conceptualizing, designing and producing 6 hours of original programming daily.
+As a director and producer he has worked with leading channels in [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]] and has designed television programmes of duration not less than 10,000 hours; he has been associated with [[ETV Bangla]] from its inception. From 1999 to 2002, he was a senior programming associate at [[ETV Bangla]] and he was behind conceptualizing, designing and producing 6 hours of original programming daily.
-With the credit of more than 50 non-fiction shows for Bengali television completely, designed by him, he has also conceptualized the first Bengali women's magazine programmes on television – ''Sreemoti''. He is often considered the first to launch reality shows in Bengali television – ''Ritur Mela Jhoom Tara Ra Ra''. In reality Black Magic Motion Pictures led by Arjun Gourisaria created the first reality show in Bengali television, ''Rojgere Ginni''.
+With the credit of more than 50 non-fiction shows for Bengali television completely, designed by him, Mukherjee has also conceptualized the first Bengali women's magazine programmes on television – ''Sreemoti''. He is often considered to be the first to launch reality shows in Bengali television – ''Ritur Mela Jhoom Tara Ra Ra''. In reality, Black Magic Motion Pictures led by Arjun Gourisaria created the first reality show in Bengali television, ''Rojgere Ginni''.
-He started his own production company named "Windows Productions", along with his partner [[Nandita Roy]], and together they have produced non-fiction and fiction programmes.
+He started his own production company named [[Windows Production]], along with his partner [[Nandita Roy]], and together they have produced non-fiction and fiction programmes.
-==Production==
+==Influence==
+He highly inspired of Indian Bengali original Filmmaking pattern and Culture by [[Prabhat Roy]], [[Tarun Majumdar]] and [[Tapan Sinha]]
-{{main|Windows Production}}
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 ==Awards==
-* [[Anandalok Awards|Anandalok Award 2012]] – Best Film for film ''[[Muktodhara]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. |title=Anandalok Award Winners 2012 – Who wins Anandalok Puraskar of Bengali TV & Films |url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2012/11/anandalok-award-winners-2012-who-wins.html|access-date=2020-10-09}}</ref>
+* [[Anandalok Awards|Anandalok Award 2012]] – Best Film for film ''[[Muktodhara]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. |title=Anandalok Award Winners 2012 – Who wins Anandalok Puraskar of Bengali TV & Films |url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2012/11/anandalok-award-winners-2012-who-wins.html |access-date=2020-10-09 |archive-date=9 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109085418/http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2012/11/anandalok-award-winners-2012-who-wins.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 * [[Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Award (East) 2014]] – Best Direction for the film ''[[Alik Sukh]]''<ref>[[Filmfare Awards East]]</ref>
-* [[Zee Cine Award]] 2016 – Best film ''[[Bela Seshe]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=DNA Web |date=2016-03-05 |title=Zee Cine Awards 2016 Complete Winners List: Who won what? |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee-cine-awards-2016-complete-winners-list-who-won-what-2185941|access-date=2020-10-09 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
+* [[Zee Cine Award]] 2016 – Best film ''[[Bela Seshe]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=DNA Web |date=2016-03-05 |title=Zee Cine Awards 2016 Complete Winners List: Who won what? |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee-cine-awards-2016-complete-winners-list-who-won-what-2185941 |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=16 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016092336/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee-cine-awards-2016-complete-winners-list-who-won-what-2185941 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 * [[Sera Bangali]] – ABP Ananda 2016 – Direction
-* Mahanayak Samman Awards-2016 – for contribution to films from the West Bengal Government<ref>{{Cite web |last=MPost |date=2016-07-25 |title=CM presents Mahanayak Samman awards |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/cm-presents-mahanayak-samman-awards-155327|access-date=2020-10-09 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}</ref>
+* Mahanayak Samman Awards-2016 – for contribution to films from the West Bengal Government<ref>{{Cite web |last=MPost |date=2016-07-25 |title=CM presents Mahanayak Samman awards |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/cm-presents-mahanayak-samman-awards-155327 |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en |archive-date=23 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323143406/http://www.millenniumpost.in/cm-presents-mahanayak-samman-awards-155327 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 * International Bengali film awards 2016 NABC – Best film ''[[Bela Seshe]]''
 * EbelaAjeyoSamman −2016
-* West Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2017 – Most Popular film  ''[[Praktan]]''
+* West Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2017 – Most Popular film ''[[Praktan]]''
-* International Business Film Award 2016  – Highest Grossing Bengali Film    ''Praktan''<ref>{{Cite news |title=Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Praktan-gets-Highest-Grossing-Movie-award/articleshow/54602987.cms|access-date=2020-10-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
+* International Business Film Award 2016  – Highest Grossing Bengali Film ''Praktan''<ref>{{Cite news |title=Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Praktan-gets-Highest-Grossing-Movie-award/articleshow/54602987.cms |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125090440/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Praktan-gets-Highest-Grossing-Movie-award/articleshow/54602987.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
-</ref>
 ==Achievements==
-* ''[[Icche]]'' did a theatrical run for 125 days. The National Film Archive of India accepted ''[[Icche]]'' as part of their collection for cultural and educational purposes. ''[[Icche]]'' was screened followed by an interactive session with the participants of the 8th batch of the 21-Day Certificate Course on Legal and Psychological Counseling for Women in Distress, University of Calcutta (29 January 2013). ''[[Icche]]'' has been included in the BEd curriculum of [[Visva-Bharati University]]. [[PVR Cinemas]] selected the film to be screened at Kolkata, Delhi & Mumbai as part of the Indian Panorama Film Festival.
+* ''[[Icche]]'' did a theatrical run for 125 days. The National Film Archive of India accepted ''[[Icche]]'' as part of their collection for cultural and educational purposes. ''[[Icche]]'' was screened followed by an interactive session with the participants of the 8th batch of the 21-Day Certificate Course on Legal and Psychological Counseling for Women in Distress, University of Calcutta on 29 January 2013. [[PVR Cinemas]] selected the film to be screened at Kolkata, Delhi & Mumbai as part of the Indian Panorama Film Festival.
+* ''[[Accident (2012 film)|Accident]]'' was selected for the Indian Cinema Now Section of the 18th [[International Film Festival of Kerala|International Kerala Film Festival 2013]]. It ran in theatres for 50 days.
-* ''[[Hello Memsaheb]]'', a comedy film, achieved commercial success.
-* ''[[Accident (2012 film)|Accident]]'' was a thought-provoking and hard-hitting feature film. It was critically acclaimed. [[Accident (2012 film)|Accident]] was selected for the Indian Cinema Now Section of the 18th [[International Film Festival of Kerala|International Kerala Film Festival 2013]]. It ran in theatres successfully for 50 days.
+* ''[[Muktodhara]]'' was the first Bengali film in a decade to be screened at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] for the [[President of India]], [[Pranab Mukherjee]].  It ran in theatres successfully for 75 days.
+* ''[[Alik Sukh]]'' premiered at the Marche du Film section in [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2013. It had a pan India release in 2013. It was not only critically acclaimed, but also did well commercially. It ran in theatres successfully for 50 days. The director duo received the [[Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Award (East) 2014]] for Best Direction for the film ''[[Alik Sukh]]''.
-* ''[[Muktodhara]]'' was the first Bengali film in a decade to be screened at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] for the [[President of India]], Mr. [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. He was all praise for the film. ''[[Muktodhara]]'' was also watched by the governor of West Bengal Sri. M.K Narayan. [[Muktodhara]] was accepted by Legal Aid Services of West Bengal as part of their curriculum for Post Graduate Studies in Counseling, 2013 (affiliated to University of Calcutta) and also has been included in the Certificate Course on Legal and Psychological Counseling for Women in Distress. It has been included in the BEd curriculum of [[Visva-Bharati University]]. It ran in theatres successfully for 75 days.
+* ''[[Ramdhanu]]'' achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim.
-* ''[[Alik Sukh]]'' was premiered at the Marche du Film section in [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2013. It had a pan India release in 2013. It was not only critically acclaimed but also did well commercially. It ran in theatres successfully for 50 days. The director duo received the [[Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Award (East) 2014]] for Best Direction for the film ''[[Alik Sukh]]''.
+* [[Eros International]] released ''[[Bela Seshe]]'' in [[Mumbai]], Delhi, [[Noida]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Gurgaon]], [[Pune]] and [[Bangalore]]. It became the longest running Bengali film of the last decade with 217 days of Multiplex run and 250 days theatrical run. The film was liked by veteran actors like [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Asha Parekh]].
-* ''[[Ramdhanu]]'' achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim. It has been included in the BEd curriculum of [[Visva-Bharati University]].
+* ''[[Praktan]]'' went on to become the highest grossing Bengali film of 2016 and received an award at the Indian Business Film Awards 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Praktan-gets-Highest-Grossing-Movie-award/articleshow/54602987.cms |title=Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award |work=The Times of India |access-date=4 March 2017 |archive-date=19 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119052355/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Praktan-gets-Highest-Grossing-Movie-award/articleshow/54602987.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Praktan received 8 awards at the West [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2016]] including the Most Popular Film, Best Actor (Female), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female), Best Production Design, Best Music Album among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2017/01/wbfja-2016-award-winner-names-best-bengali-film-actor.html|title=WBFJA 2016 Award Winner Names {{!}} List of All WBFJA 2016 Award Winners of Bengali Film Industry|last=Kumar|first=S|website=www.kolkatabengalinfo.com|access-date=4 March 2017|archive-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304200033/http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2017/01/wbfja-2016-award-winner-names-best-bengali-film-actor.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film had 11 nominations at the 2nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (East) and won 5 awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) and Best Music Album among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-east-2017/winners|title=Filmfare Award East 2017 Winners – List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners {{!}} Filmfare.com|website=filmfare.com|access-date=4 March 2017|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034813/http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-east-2017/winners|url-status=live}}</ref>
-* ''[[Bela Seshe]]'' received a tremendous response and [[Eros International]] released the film in [[Mumbai]], Delhi, [[Noida]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Gurgaon]], [[Pune]] and [[Bangalore]]. It became the longest running Bengali film of the last decade. 217 days of Multiplex run and 250 days theatrical run. The film was liked by veteran actors like [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Asha Parekh]].
+* ''[[Konttho]]'' was selected as the [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Indian entry]] for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] at the [[92nd Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/andhadhun-article-15-badhaai-ho-badla-super-deluxe-among-28-films-competing-for-indias-oscar-entry/492668 |title=AndhaDhun, Article 15, Badhaai Ho, Badla, Super Deluxe among 28 films competing for India's Oscar entry |author=Ayush Dixit |date=21 September 2019 |accessdate=21 September 2019 |publisher=timesnownews.com |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921142207/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/andhadhun-article-15-badhaai-ho-badla-super-deluxe-among-28-films-competing-for-indias-oscar-entry/492668 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/28-films-compete-for-indias-oscar-entry/articleshow/71218286.cms |title=28 films compete for India's Oscar entry |author=Priyanka Dasgupta |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=[[Times of India|TOI]] |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020110036/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/28-films-compete-for-indias-oscar-entry/articleshow/71218286.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* ''[[Praktan]]'' went on become the Highest Grossing Bengali Film of 2016 and received an award at the Indian Business Film Awards 2016 along with films like Kabali, Sultan, Visaranayi etc.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Praktan-gets-Highest-Grossing-Movie-award/articleshow/54602987.cms |title=Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award |work=The Times of India|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref> Praktan received as many as 8 awards at the West [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2016]] including the Most Popular Film, Best Actor (Female), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female), Best Production Design, Best Music Album among others.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2017/01/wbfja-2016-award-winner-names-best-bengali-film-actor.html |title=WBFJA 2016 Award Winner Names {{!}} List of All WBFJA 2016 Award Winners of Bengali Film Industry|last=Kumar|first=S|website=www.kolkatabengalinfo.com|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref> The film had as many as 11 nominations at the 2nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (East) and won 5 awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) and Best Music Album among others.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-east-2017/winners |title=Filmfare Award East 2017 Winners – List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners {{!}} Filmfare.com|website=filmfare.com|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref>
-* ''[[Konttho]]'' was selected as the [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Indian entry]] for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] at the [[92nd Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/andhadhun-article-15-badhaai-ho-badla-super-deluxe-among-28-films-competing-for-indias-oscar-entry/492668 |title=AndhaDhun, Article 15, Badhaai Ho, Badla, Super Deluxe among 28 films competing for India's Oscar entry |author=Ayush Dixit |date=21 September 2019 |accessdate=21 September 2019 |publisher=timesnownews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/28-films-compete-for-indias-oscar-entry/amp_articleshow/71218286.cms |title=28 films compete for India's Oscar entry |author=Priyanka Dasgupta |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=[[Times of India|TOI]] |accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref>
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v t e Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Director-duo	Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Directed films	Icche (2011) Hello Memshaheb (2011) Muktodhara (2012) Accident (2012) Alik Sukh (2013) Ramdhanu (2014) Bela Seshe (2015) Praktan (2016) Posto (2017) Haami (2018) Konttho (2019) Gotro (2019) Bela Shuru (2020)