Prosit Roy
Prosit Roy | |
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| Born | Prosit Roy Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Notable work | Pari (2018) & Pataal Lok (2020) |
Prosit Roy is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in the Supernatural Horror Film Pari (2018), starring Anushka Sharma for the production house Clean Slate Films.[1][2]
Early Life
Prosit Roy was born and brought up in Kolkata, India. Prosit Roy belongs to a culturally rooted Bengali Family. Prosit Roy hails from a family of performers starting with his grandfather, Pronab Roy who was a writer and a lyricist. His father is a music professional and mother is a dance performer who has performed with Uday Shankar in the past. He has completed his schooling from Nava Nalanda High School in South Kolkata and has completed his degree in Bachelor of Commerce (B.com) from the prestigious South City College. Prosit Roy is a graduate of University of Calcutta.
Career
Prosit Roy's interest for story telling in his formative years lead him to explore the ad film industry in Kolkata. Driven by his passion for feature films and the desire to reach a wider audience he moved to Mumbai to work on professional film sets for training.
Prosit Roy has worked with many directors in the past and production houses. He has worked as a director alongside Bollywood big names like Vishal Bhardwaj, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Abbas Tyrewala just to name a few. Prosit Roy made his Bollywood debut with the 2008 film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as an assistant director.
Prosit Roy directed a short film, Bloody Mustache in 2015. Made on a shoestring budget, Bloody Mustache won acclaim and accolades at various domestic and international film festivals including the New York Indian Film Festival.[3][4]
He then moved on to direct Pari - a horror film starring Anushka Sharma, produced by her company Clean Slate Films in 2018. The film won acclaim and was touted to be a trendsetter in the horror film genre of Bollywood.[5]
He also co-directed the Amazon Original crime thriller web series “Paatal Lok”, which released on 15th May 2020 along with Avinash Arun, created by Sudip Sharma and produced by Anushka Sharma's Clean Slate Films.[6] The web series has been touted as "the best Indian web-series"[7] and won rave reviews across the critics and audience
Nominations & Awards
Prosit Roy has been nominated for the Star Screen Awards, Filmfare Awards & by Zee Cine Awards in 2019 as the Most Promising Debut Director & Best Debut Director for his movie Pari (2018).[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Assistant Director | Associate Director | Producer | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | - | YES | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Delhi-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | What’s your Raashee | - | YES | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | - | YES | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Ek Thi Daayan | - | - | YES | - | - |
| 2015 | All Is Well | - | - | YES | - | - |
| 2015 | Bloody Moustache | YES | - | - | YES | YES |
| 2017 | Phillauri | - | YES | YES | - | - |
| 2018 | Pari | YES | - | - | - | YES |
Series
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Online Streaming Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tanlines | YES | - | YES | Sony Liv |
| 2020 | Paatal Lok | YES | - | - | Amazon Prime |
References
- ^ "Prosit Roy". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Prosit Roy - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Turn of Phrase". The Indian Express. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Bloody Moustache, retrieved 2020-08-02
- ^ "Movie Review: Pari". Reuters. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "'Paatal Lok': 5 interesting revelations from Anushka Sharma produced series trailer | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Top 5 Indian web series of 2020 so far". The Indian Express. 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Prosit Roy". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-08-02.