Anjan Choudhury (25 November 1944 – 21 February 2007) was an Indian film director, writer and screenplay writer who worked in the
Bengali cinema of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
. He had two daughters and one son. The daughters
Chumki Chowdhury
Chumki Choudhury is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. Born to Bengali filmmaker Anjan Choudhury, she made her silver screen debut opposite Joy Banerjee in ''Hirak Jayanti'' (1990), a Bengali film directed by her fat ...
(elder) and
Rina Choudhury
Rina Choudhury is an Indian actress, director and writer associated with Bengali Cinema, best known for her portrayals of a vivacious and forthright girl in the 1990s. Under the mentorship of her father, the esteemed filmmaker Anjan Choudhur ...
became actresses. His son Sandip Choudhury was a T.V. serial and film director. He died on 3 January 2023. His elder son-in-law is named Sajal. His daughter-in-law Bidisha Choudhury is also a film actress.
He made Evergreen movies like ''Satru'', ''
Jibon Niye Khela
''Jibon Niye Khela'' ''(''English: ''Playing with life)'' is a 1999 Indian Bengali language political action film directed by Anjan Choudhury. The film attained mass attention as it deals with the corruption in Healthcare sector of West Bengal. ...
'' and ''
Choto Bou
''Chhoto Bou'' ( English: Younger Wife) is a 1988 Bengali film directed by Anjan Choudhury and produced by Prabir Rakshit under the banner of Shree Krishna Film Production. The film features Ranjit Mallick, Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, De ...
''.
Film career
He started his journey as a journalist and Writer for his Film magazine.
Filmography
Awards
* Kalakar Awards
References
External links
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Film directors from Kolkata
Bengali film directors
1944 births
2007 deaths
Kalakar Awards winners
20th-century Indian screenwriters
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