Shiboprosad Mukherjee (,

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: ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. With

Nandita Roy Nandita Roy (born April 3, 1955) is an Indian filmmaker, Editor and Screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with the film '' Icche'' (2011) along with her co-director Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The two have also directed ''Accident'', '' Muk ...

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' 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 ''

'' was premiered at the Marche du Film section in

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in 2013. His film '' Konttho'' was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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but did not final Submission from India.

Early life and education

Shiboprosad Mukherjee was born on 20 May 1974 at

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in the northern fringes

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, West Bengal, India. He was a student of Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School and later completed his high school from Hindu School. He pursued his graduation and master's in Political Science from

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Personal life

He married journalist Zinia Sen in 2016.

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

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. He was also guided by

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when he was working as a freelance journalist in '' Anandalok'' (a film magazine of

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) during his acting days. He debuted in 1995 in

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, 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

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and

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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

, and together they have produced non-fiction and fiction programmes.

Influence

He is highly inspired by Indian Bengali original Filmmaking pattern and Culture by

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and

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Filmography

Awards

* Anandalok Award 2012 – Best Film for film '' Muktodhara'' * Filmfare Award (East) 2014 – Best Direction for the film ''

'' * Zee Cine Award 2016 – Best film '' Bela Seshe'' * Sera Bangali – ABP Ananda 2016 – Direction * Mahanayak Samman Awards-2016 – for contribution to films from the West Bengal Government * 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'' * Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 – Best Film for '' Bohurupi'' * Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 – Best Director for '' Bohurupi'' * Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 – Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) for '' Bohurupi''

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.

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selected the film to be screened at Kolkata, Delhi & Mumbai as part of the Indian Panorama Film Festival. * ''

'' 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

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for the

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. It ran in theatres successfully for 75 days. * ''

'' premiered at the Marche du Film section in

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 ''

''. * '' Ramdhanu'' achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim. *

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released '' Bela Seshe'' in

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, Delhi,

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and

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. 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

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. * '' Praktan'' went on to become the highest grossing Bengali film of 2016 and received an award at the Indian Business Film Awards 2016. 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. 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. * '' Konttho'' was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

References

External links

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Windows Production House
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