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{{short description|Indian screenwriter, writer, Director}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sumit Roy}}
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| birth_place = Delhi, India
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| alma mater = [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]]<br/>[[A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre]]
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'''Sumit Roy''' is an Indian screenwriter and director who primarily works in Hindi films. Sumit has written scripts for Bollywood productions such as [[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani|''Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani'']](2023),<ref name="IT">{{Cite news |date=4 July 2023 |title=Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani trailer |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/twitter-reviews-rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahaani-trailer-alia-bhatt-ranveer-singh-2401728-2023-07-04 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> [[Gehraiyaan|''Gehrraiyaan'']] (2022).,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 February 2022 |title=Gehrraiyaan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gehraiyaan-writer-s-dad-asks-twitter-to-watch-son-s-movie-in-wholesome-post-reacts-to-f-word-overuse-i-ll-ask-him-101644839090737.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> and [[Homebound (2025 film)|''Homebound'']] (2025)<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 September 2025 |title=Homebound co-writer Sumit Roy expresses pride as film gets picked for Oscars 2026 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/homebound-co-writer-sumit-roy-expresses-pride-as-film-gets-picked-for-oscars-2026-2790245-2025-09-19 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

Sumit received two nominations at the [[69th Filmfare Awards]] for Best Story and Best Screenplay for his work on ''Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani''<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2024 |title=Filmfare Award 2024 Nominations |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2024/nominations |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 January 2024 |title=69th Filmfare Awards Nominations List |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/69th-filmfare-awards-nominations-list-ranbir-kapoor-shah-rukh-khan-get-best-actor-nod |work=[[The Quint]]}}</ref> and also won [[International Indian Film Academy|IIFA]] for best story for his film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.<ref>{{cite news |title=IIFA Awards 2024: Here's the Complete List of Winners! |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-the-winners-of-iifa-awards-1727675792-1 |work=Jagranjosh.com |date=1 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==

His short film Dancing Queen (2007) won the first prize at the [[Sardinia International Ethnographic Film Festival]] (2008).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sardiniafilmfestival.it/albo-doro/|title=ALBO D'ORO – Sardinia Film Festival}}</ref> It was also selected as India’s nominee for the [[Pangea Day]] global simulcast in 2008 <ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2013 |title=Mumbai to play host to global event |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-to-play-host-to-global-event-1163631 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2008 |title=Story-telling connects the world |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/story-telling-connects-the-world/story-IBsc3gIx6pbZKOU1qjdWyH.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

Moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Hindi feature films, Sumit was selected as one of the finalists of SANKALAN, India’s first script lab mentored by [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Sriram Raghavan|Sriram Raghvan]] and [[Anjum Rajabali]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 March 2010 |title=The plot thickens |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/the-plot-thickens/articleshow/5707410.cms |work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>

In 2019 he wrote Takht for [[Karan Johar]] ([[Dharma Productions]]), an epic historical set in the Mughal era which is to star [[Ranveer Singh]], [[Vicky Kaushal]], Anila Kapoor, [[Kareena Kapoor]], Bhumi Pedenkar, [[Jhanvi Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2018 |title=Takht: Somen Mishra, Head of Development at Dharma Productions, introduces writers of Karan Johar's next |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/takht-somen-mishra-head-of-development-at-dharma-productions-introduces-writers-of-karan-johars-next-4959651.html |work=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>

In 2023, Sumit created and wrote [[Showtime (Indian TV series)]], an original drama about the inside working of [[Bollywood]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2024 |title=Finding the perfect fit |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/karan-johar-is-a-man-who-can-take-a-joke-on-himself-says-showtime--creator-sumit-roy-23337534 |work=Mid-Day}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 December 2023 |title=Emraan Hashmi, Mouni Roy and Naseeruddin Shah to star in Disney+ Hotstar series 'Showtime' |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/emraan-hashmi-mouni-roy-and-naseeruddin-shah-to-star-in-disney-hotstar-series-showtime-2818745 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>

Sumit co-wrote ''Homebound'', directed by [[Neeraj Ghaywan]], which premiered in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2025 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival, 2025]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Martin Scorsese-Executive Produced 'Homebound' to Screen in Cannes' Un Certain Regard |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/martin-scorsese-cannes-un-certain-regard-homebound-1236379140/ |work=Variety}}</ref> Executive-produced by [[Martin Scorsese]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Homebound: Scorsese-backed Indian film that got a nine-minute ovation at Cannes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czelypr8jdlo |work=BBC}}</ref> the film also featured at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] (TIFF), winning the second runner-up prize in the International People’s Choice Award.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, Vishal Jethwa's 'Homebound' selected for Toronto International Film Festival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ishaan-khatter-janhvi-kapoor-vishal-jethwas-homebound-selected-for-toronto-international-film-festival-neeraj-ghaywan-101752724152638.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> ''Homebound'' was also selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the [[98th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 September 2025 |title=Homebound co-writer Sumit Roy expresses pride as film gets picked for Oscars 2026 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/homebound-co-writer-sumit-roy-expresses-pride-as-film-gets-picked-for-oscars-2026-2790245-2025-09-19 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 2025 |title=Sumit Roy reacts to Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound' going for Oscar-nominations |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/sumit-roy-neeraj-ghaywan-homebound-going-for-oscar-nominations-23594873 |work=Mid-Day}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Story
! Screenplay
! Dialogue
! Note
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| ''[[Zubaan]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2022
| ''[[Gehraiyaan]]''

|
| {{yes}}

|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2023
| ''[[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}

|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2025
| ''[[Homebound (2025 film)|Homebound]]''
| {{yes}}
|
|
|
|}

== Web Series ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Story
! Screenplay
! Dialogue
! Note
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2024
| ''[[Showtime (Indian TV series)]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}

|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|2024
|[[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]
|Best Original Story
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Ananya |title=IIFA 2024 full list of winners: Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji bag best actors, Animal wins big |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/iifa-2024-full-list-of-winners-shah-rukh-khan-and-rani-mukerji-bag-best-actors-animal-wins-big-101727571930710.html}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
|rowspan="2" | 2024
|rowspan="2" | [[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]
|Best Story
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2024 |title=Filmfare Award 2024 Nominations |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2024/nominations |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
|Best Screenplay
|{{Nominated}}
|
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian screenwriters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Sumit Roy - Revision history

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