Abhijit Chowdhury Explained

Abhijit Chowdhury
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Shibpur
Occupation:Film Director, Script Writer, Fulbright Scholar

Abhijit Chowdhury is a Kolkata, India-based writer and director, recognized for his contributions to Bengali cinema and web series. His notable works include The Strange Life of Dhrubo, [1] Manbhanjan[2], Astey Ladies[3], Johny Bonny[4], Dwitiyo Ripu, and Eken Babu O Dhaka Rahasya[5] . These productions have been praised for their storytelling and have garnered both critical and popular acclaim, appealing to a diverse audience[6] . Several of his works have been featured at national and international film festivals[7] .

The Strange Life of Dhrubo (Dhrubor Aschorjo Jibon) has also been officially selected for the National Competition on Bengali Panorama at the prestigious Kolkata International Film Festival[8] .

Chowdhury won the Best Director award for his outstanding work at Dhrubor Aschorjo Jibon (The Strange Life of Dhrubo) in the Atlanta Indian Film Festival 2024![9] Dhrubor Aschorjo Jibon also got Best Editing(Feature),Best Film(Feature),Best Actor(Feature) in NABC 2024 Independent Film Festival 2024. The film is also officially selected at DC South Asian Film Festival 2024 .

Aste Ladies is a web series streaming in Hoichoi featuring three ladies in the lead role played by Sandipta Sen, Saayoni Ghosh and Madhurima Ghosh. Abhijit wrote and directed this web series containing 9 episodes which introduced the genre of Crime Comedy for the first time to the Bengali audience.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Manbhanjan is also a web series based on a Short story of Rabindranath Tagore. Manbhanjan was released on Hoichoi on 14 June 2019. Sohini Sarkar, Anirban Bhattacharya and Amrita Chattopadhyay played the leading roles in Manbhanjan. Abhijit earned critical success for his web series Aste Ladies and Manbhanjan.[14] [15] [16] [17]

The Bengali audience got a new pair of detectives, "Johny Bonny", a Suspense-Drama series created by Abhijit, starring Debasish Mondal, Swastika Dutta, Ankit Majumder, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, and others which streaming on Klikk, a Bengali OTT by Angel Digital. The director beautifully portrays the life of a Cop and his infinite struggle of how he gets help from his partner in crime for solving the cases with the help of Chess strategies.

Early life and background

Abhijit graduated from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur. He left his job as a software engineer to pursue his Film-making career.

Filmography

!Year!Title!Director!Writer
2015Dwitiyo Ripu (Feature)YesYes
2018Mithye (Short)YesYes
2019Aste Ladies [Salon de Paris] (Series)YesYes
2019Manbhanjan (Series)Yes
2019Eken Babu O Dhaka Rahasya (Series)Yes
2019Bhalobashar Shohor - Paramount (Series)Yes
2021Turu Love (Series)Yes
2021Shubharambha (Series)Yes
2022Johny Bonny (Series)YesYes
2024The Strange Life of Dhrubo (Dhrubor Aschorjo Jibon)YesYes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Strange Life of Dhrubo. 2024-08-04. 2024-11-29.
  2. Web site: Review of Manbhanjan. 2020-03-15. 2024-11-29.
  3. Web site: Astey Ladies: A Review. 2019-04-03. 2024-11-29.
  4. Web site: Johny Bonny: A Review. 2022-08-05. 2024-11-29.
  5. Web site: Eken Babu: A Review. 2019-12-05. 2024-11-29.
  6. Web site: Abhijit Chowdhury: A Filmmaker's Journey. .
  7. Web site: Festival Features Abhijit Chowdhury's Work. 2023-10-19. 2024-11-29.
  8. Web site: Kiff Official Selection. 2024-11-19. 2024-11-29.
  9. Web site: The Strange Life of Dhrubo. অভিজিৎ চৌধুরীর ছবি 'ধ্রুবর আশ্চর্য জীবন'. bn. 2024-08-04. 2024-11-29.
  10. Web site: ওয়েব আঙিনায় তিন মহিলার মস্তানি, আসছে 'আস্তে লেডিস'. 26 March 2019. 23 June 2019 . sangbadpratidin.in.
  11. Web site: যে রাঁধে সে ডাকাতিও করে, জানান দিচ্ছে 'আস্তে লেডিস'. 27 March 2019. 23 June 2019 . bengali.indianexpress.com.
  12. Web site: Astey Ladies . 15 March 2019. 23 June 2019 . www.imdb.com.
  13. Web site: Astey Ladies on hoichoi: A Web Series about Women on a Mission. 25 March 2019. 23 June 2019. hoyejak.com. 27 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127090922/https://hoyejak.com/entertainment/astey-ladies-on-hoichoi-a-web-series-about-women-on-a-mission/. dead.
  14. Web site: সোহিনীর 'মানভঞ্জন'-এ ব্যস্ত অনির্বাণ . 12 May 2019. 23 June 2019 . The Indian Express.
  15. Web site: Hoichoi announces original series 'Manbhanjan' on Rabindra Jayanti. 9 May 2019. 23 June 2019 . www.dhakatribune.com.
  16. Web site: Hoichoi announces new web series 'Manbhanjan'. 11 May 2019. 23 June 2019 . www.thedailystar.net.
  17. Web site: Manbhanjan review: Abhijit Chowdhury's miniseries does full justice to Rabindranath Tagore's short story. 21 June 2019. 23 June 2019 . www.firstpost.com.