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{{Short description|Indian Movie Director (born in 1946)}}
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| native_name        = প্রভাত রায়
| native_name        = প্রভাত রায়
| native_name_lang  = bn
| native_name_lang  = bn
| image              = PRABHAT ROY.jpg
| birth_place        = [[Jamshedpur|Jamshedpore]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Jharkhand]], [[India]])
| birth_place        = [[Jamshedpur|Jamshedpore]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Jharkhand]], [[India]])
| birth_date        = {{Birth year|1946}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth year and age|1946}}
| nationality       = [[India]]n
| citizenship       = [[India]]n
| occupation        = [[Filmmaking|Filmmaker]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/cosmic-sex-was-refused-screening-at-nandan-for-aesthetic-reasons-says-director-prabhat-roy/articleshow/52894788.cms|title='Cosmic Sex' was refused screening at Nandan for aesthetic reasons, says director Prabhat Roy|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
| occupation        = [[Filmmaking|Filmmaker]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/cosmic-sex-was-refused-screening-at-nandan-for-aesthetic-reasons-says-director-prabhat-roy/articleshow/52894788.cms|title='Cosmic Sex' was refused screening at Nandan for aesthetic reasons, says director Prabhat Roy|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
| notable_works      = {{ubl|''Shwet Paatharer Thala''|''Sandhyatara''|''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]''}}
| notable_works      = {{ubl|''Shwet Paatharer Thala''|''Sandhyatara''|''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]''}}
| awards            = {{ubl|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|National Award]]|BFJA Award}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|Jayashree Roy|1974|2022|reason = death}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=Prabhat Roy: ৬ মাস কেটেছে রোগশয্যায়, প্রয়াত প্রভাত রায়ের স্ত্রী জয়শ্রী |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/eminent-director-prabhat-roys-wife-jayashree-roy-is-no-more-dgtl/cid/1341101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904075050/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/eminent-director-prabhat-roys-wife-jayashree-roy-is-no-more-dgtl/cid/1341101 |archive-date=4 September 2024 |access-date=2026-01-27 |language=bn |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন |title=স্বপ্ন ছিল, ২৫ বছরের মতো ৫০ বছরের বিবাহবার্ষিকীতেও নতুন শাড়িতে সাজাব জয়শ্রীকে: প্রভাত |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/prabhat-roy-shares-memories-of-his-late-wife-jayashree-roy-on-50th-marriage-annivarsery-dgtl/cid/1529994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010075755/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/prabhat-roy-shares-memories-of-his-late-wife-jayashree-roy-on-50th-marriage-annivarsery-dgtl/cid/1529994 |archive-date=10 October 2024 |access-date=2026-01-27 |language=bn |url-status=live }}</ref>
| awards            = {{ubl|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|National Award]]|[[Anandalok Awards]]}}
}}
}}


'''Prabhat Roy''' ({{lang-bn|প্রভাত রায়}}; born 1946 in Jamshedpore) is a former [[India]]n director who is known for his work in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/prabhat-roy-80775|title=Prabhat Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref>
'''Prabhat Roy''' ({{langx|bn|প্রভাত রায়}}; born 1946 in Jamshedpore) is a former [[India]]n director who is known for his work in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/prabhat-roy-80775|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531084846/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/prabhat-roy-80775|url-status=live|archive-date=31 May 2019|title=Prabhat Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref>
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He received several awards including two [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|National Awards]] and [[BFJA Awards]].
Winner of two [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|National Awards]], he is known for handling social issues in his directorial ventures ''Shwet Patharer Thala'' (1992), ''Sandhyatara'' (1994) and ''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here are a few  our favourite Rituparna Sengupta roles |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/rituparna-senguptas-most-challenging-roles-and-how-she-aced-them-with-elan/cid/1896716 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=দে |first=সুস্মিতা |date=2025-06-15 |title=‘ওর হাতটা ‘লাঠি’র মতো শক্ত করে ধরে...’, একতাকে জীবনের ‘লাস্ট বাট বেস্ট এন্ট্রি’ বললেন প্রভাত রায় |url=https://eisamay.com/entertainment/director-prabhat-roy-and-his-daughter-ekta-bhattacharjee-shares-their-beautiful-bonding-on-fathers-day/200384075.cms |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=Eisamay Online |language=bn}}</ref>


He began his career as an assistant director in the early 1970s. His directorial venture ''Pratidan'' (1983) was a box office success.<ref>
He began his career as an assistant director in the early 1970s. He claimed to fame after his directorial venture ''[[Protidan]]'' (1983) starring [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Victor Banerjee]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]] emerged to be a major box office success.<ref>
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</ref> He made commercial blockbusters such as ''Pratikar'' (1987), ''Pratik'' (1988), ''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]'' (1996) and ''[[Shubhodrishti]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite news |title=প্রভাতদার ছবিতে আমার পরে বুম্বা-ভিক্টর, হীনম্মন্যতায় ভুগেছি এমন নয়: চিরঞ্জিৎ |url=https://onedrive.live.com/?redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL2IvYy84MGVkMGI0NmQ4ZDVlYWZkL0VRZHFLQzF2Qm45QnI2dzBBNnBNVktRQlJRWGNNNlFQc0ZOTTduOF9qYlZkb3c%5FZT1adlNZVjU&cid=80ED0B46D8D5EAFD&id=80ED0B46D8D5EAFD%21s2d286a07066f417fafac3403aa4c54a4&parId=80ED0B46D8D5EAFD%21169&o=OneUp |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]}}</ref> Other than feature films, he directed 16 telefilms and 3 TV series. He introduced [[June Malia]] and [[Priyanka Upendra|Priyanka Trivedi]] to showbiz.<ref name=":0" />
 
==Early life==
Prabhat lived in Barrackpore, North 24 parganas, West Bengal but  born in Jamshedpur.
Prabhat studied at [[Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandir, Sarisha]].He holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from [[Maharaja Manindra Chandra College]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated College of University of Calcutta |url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/Affiliated%20college/College_frame.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218141029/http://www.caluniv.ac.in/Affiliated%20college/College_frame.htm |archivedate=2012-02-18 }}</ref>.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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!scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[National Film Awards|National Award]]
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Awards|National Award]]
|1993
|1993
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|Best Feature Film on Family Welfare]]
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|Best Feature Film on Family Welfare]]
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|<ref name="44thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm44thNFAAward.aspx|title=44th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505172151/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm44thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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! rowspan="2" |[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
|Lux ETV Award
| rowspan="2" |1997
|2005
|Best Actor in a Leading Role
|Best Film
|[[Victor Banerjee]]
|''[[Manik (2005 film)|Manik]]''
|{{won}}
|{{Won}}
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|[[Anandalok Puraskar|Anandalok Award]]
|2006
|Best Film
|''[[Shubhodrishti]]''
|{{Won}}
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|[[7th Filmfare Awards Bangla]]
|2024
|Lifetime achievement Award
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|Best Art Direction
|Kalakar Award
|Kartik Bose
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfjaaward.com/award-winners.php?year=1997 |title=1997 award winners |work=bfjaaward.com |accessdate=2015-04-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062508/http://www.bfjaaward.com/award-winners.php?year=1997 |archivedate= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>
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*BFJA AWARD
*ANANDOLOK AWARD
*Lux ETV Award
* Kalakar Awards<ref name="List of Kalakar award winners">{{cite web|title=List of Kalakar award winners|url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/pastawardeeslist.pdf|publisher=Kalakar awards|accessdate=2 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|[[Sharmila Tagore]]
|[[Sharmila Tagore]]
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| Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bandhan-anjana/|title=Bandhan Anjana|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bandhan-anjana/|title=Bandhan Anjana|last=|first=|date=January 1985|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|language=en|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
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|1986
|1986
|''[[Zindagani]]''
|''[[Zindagani]]''
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|[[Mithun Chakraborty]] , [[Rati Agnihotri]] , [[Raakhee]]
|[[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Rati Agnihotri]], [[Raakhee]]
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|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zindagani|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MG6h0NQjE|website=YouTube|url-status=live|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zindagani|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MG6h0NQjE|website=YouTube|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
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|1987
|1987
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|''Pratik''
|''Pratik''
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|[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Raakhee]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Roopa Ganguly]] , [[Papiya Adhikari]]
|[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Raakhee]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Roopa Ganguly]], [[Papiya Adhikari]]
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|[[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]]
|[[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]]
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|Hindi
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|[[Aparna Sen]], [[Dipankar Dey]], [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Indrani Haldar]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Dilip Roy (actor)|Dilip Roy]], [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]], [[Meenakshi Goswami]], [[Lily Chakravarty]], [[Bhaskar Banerjee]], [[Gopa Aich]], [[Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (actress)|Sanghamitra Bandyopadhya]]
|[[Aparna Sen]], [[Dipankar Dey]], [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Indrani Haldar]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Dilip Roy (actor)|Dilip Roy]], [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]], [[Meenakshi Goswami]], [[Lily Chakravarty]], [[Bhaskar Banerjee]], [[Gopa Aich]], [[Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (actress)|Sanghamitra Bandyopadhya]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shwet Paathorer Thala|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN6dN_iYDKQ|website=[[YouTube]]|url-status=live|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shwet Paathorer Thala|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN6dN_iYDKQ|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
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|1993
|1993
|''Duranta Prem''
|''Duranta Prem''
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|[[Dipak Sen|Deepak Sharma]], [[Chandana Sen]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Rachna Banerjee]], [[Tota Roy Choudhury]], [[Dolon Roy]], [[Subhendu Chatterjee]], [[Shakuntala Barua]]
|[[Deepak Sharma (actor)|Deepak Sharma]], Chandana Sen, [[Tapas Paul]], [[Rachna Banerjee]], [[Tota Roy Choudhury]], [[Dolon Roy]], [[Subhendu Chatterjee]], [[Shakuntala Barua]]
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|[[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Manoj Mitra]], [[Uttam Mohanty]], [[Sumanta Mukherjee]]
|[[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Manoj Mitra]], [[Uttam Mohanty]], [[Sumanta Mukherjee]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/sandhyatara-35720|title=Sandhyatara (1994)|last=|first=|date=|website=Cinestaan|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/sandhyatara-35720|title=Sandhyatara (1994)|last=|first=|date=|website=Cinestaan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401214838/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/sandhyatara-35720|url-status=live|archive-date=1 April 2018|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
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|1995
|1995
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|[[Victor Banerjee]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Satabdi Roy]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Pallavi Chatterjee]], [[Dulal Lahiri]], [[Dipankar De]], [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Haradhan Banerjee]], [[Manoj Mitra]], [[Nirmal Kumar]], [[Kaushik Banerjee]], [[Bodhisattva majumdar]], [[Debika Mitra]], [[Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (actress)]], [[Gita Dey]], [[Tota Roy Choudhury]], [[June Malia]], [[Pushpita Mukherjee]], [[Koushik Sen]]
|[[Victor Banerjee]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Satabdi Roy]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Pallavi Chatterjee]], [[Dulal Lahiri]], [[Dipankar De]], [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Haradhan Banerjee]], [[Manoj Mitra]], [[Nirmal Kumar]], [[Kaushik Banerjee]], [[Bodhisattva majumdar]], [[Debika Mitra]], [[Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (actress)]], [[Gita Dey]], [[Tota Roy Choudhury]], [[June Malia]], [[Pushpita Mukherjee]], [[Koushik Sen]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/movieshow/66376447.cms|title=Lathi|last=|first=|date=|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/lathi/movieshow/66376447.cms|title=Lathi|last=|first=|date=|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
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|1997
|1997
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|2011
|2011
|''[[Bhorer Alo]]''
|''Bhorer Alo''
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|[[Priyanshu Chatterjee]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Rohit Roy]], Anusmriti Sarkar
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Zee-Bangla-Originials-thriller-Birat-22-to-air-on-November-8/articleshow/49688341.cms|title=Zee Bangla Originals' thriller Birat 22 to air on November 8|last=|first=|date=|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Zee-Bangla-Originials-thriller-Birat-22-to-air-on-November-8/articleshow/49688341.cms|title=Zee Bangla Originals' thriller Birat 22 to air on November 8|last=|first=|date=|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
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===Actor===
===Actor===
* [[Abhimanyu (1989 film)|Abhimanyu]] (1989)
* [[Abhimanyu (1989 film)|Abhimanyu]] (1989)
* [[Amanush]] (1975)
* [[Amanush (1975 film)|Amanush]] (1975)
*
*
===Legacy===
==Book==
*Clapstick : Autobiography of Prabhat Roy


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1110725}}
* {{IMDb name|1110725}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120929005552/http://www.citwf.com/person55544.htm www.citwf.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120929005552/http://www.citwf.com/person55544.htm Prabhat Roy] at citwf
* [http://www.upperstall.com/people/raj-chakraborty www.upperstall.com]
* [http://www.upperstall.com/people/raj-chakraborty Prabhat Roy] at upperstall
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[[Category:Film directors from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards Bangla winners]]

Latest revision as of 17:18, 10 March 2026


Prabhat Roy
প্রভাত রায়
Born1946 (age 79–80)
Jamshedpore, British India (present-day Jharkhand, India)
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationFilmmaker[1]
Notable work
  • Shwet Paatharer Thala
  • Sandhyatara
  • Lathi
Spouse(s)
Jayashree Roy
​
(
m. 1974;
death 
2022)
[2][3]
Awards

Prabhat Roy (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 1946 in Jamshedpore) is a former Indian director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.[4][5] Winner of two National Awards, he is known for handling social issues in his directorial ventures Shwet Patharer Thala (1992), Sandhyatara (1994) and Lathi (1996).[6][7]

He began his career as an assistant director in the early 1970s. He claimed to fame after his directorial venture Protidan (1983) starring Sharmila Tagore, Ranjit Mallick, Victor Banerjee and Naseeruddin Shah emerged to be a major box office success.[8] He made commercial blockbusters such as Pratikar (1987), Pratik (1988), Lathi (1996) and Shubhodrishti (2005).[9] Other than feature films, he directed 16 telefilms and 3 TV series. He introduced June Malia and Priyanka Trivedi to showbiz.[7]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Prabhat lived in Barrackpore, North 24 parganas, West Bengal but born in Jamshedpur. Prabhat studied at Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandir, Sarisha.He holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from Maharaja Manindra Chandra College[10].

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award Year Category Film Result Ref.
National Award 1993 Best Feature Film on Family Welfare Shwet Pathorer Thala Won [11]
1997 Lathi Won [12]
Lux ETV Award 2005 Best Film Manik Won
Anandalok Award 2006 Best Film Shubhodrishti Won
7th Filmfare Awards Bangla 2024 Lifetime achievement Award Won
Kalakar Award Won [13]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As a director[edit | edit source]

Year Title Cast Language Ref.
Feature film TV series
1983 Protidan Sharmila Tagore, Ranjit Mullick, Victor Banerjee, Nasiruddin Shah, Lily Chakravarty, Anamika Saha
1985 Bandhan Anjana Sharmila Tagore Hindi [14]
1986 Zindagani Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Raakhee Hindi [15]
1987 Pratikar Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Shakuntala Barua, Victor Banerjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Satabdi Roy, Debashree Roy, Biplab Chatterjee
1988 Pratik Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Raakhee, Tapas Paul, Roopa Ganguly, Papiya Adhikari
1989 Aamar Shapath Prasenjit Chatterjee, Shatabdi Roy
1989 Agnitrishna Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Ranjit Mallick, Madhabi Mukherjee, Roopa Ganguly, Satabdi Roy
1989 Hum Intezaar Karenge Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure Hindi
1989 Pronomi Tomay Arjun Chakraborty, Reshma Singh, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Sumitra Mukherjee, Biplab Chatterjee
1990 Papi Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee. Dipankar Dey, Kaushik Banerjee, Indrani Dutta
1992 Anutap Raj Babbar, Debashree Roy, Rabi Ghosh, Anup Kumar. Soumitra Bannerjee, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (actress), Nirmal Kumar
1992 Shwet Paatharer Thala Aparna Sen, Dipankar Dey, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Indrani Haldar, Rituparna Sengupta, Dilip Roy, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Meenakshi Goswami, Lily Chakravarty, Bhaskar Banerjee, Gopa Aich, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhya [16]
1993 Duranta Prem Deepak Sharma, Chandana Sen, Tapas Paul, Rachna Banerjee, Tota Roy Choudhury, Dolon Roy, Subhendu Chatterjee, Shakuntala Barua
1994 Sandhyatara Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Manoj Mitra, Uttam Mohanty, Sumanta Mukherjee [17]
1995 Andolan Rituparna Sengupta
1996 Lathi Victor Banerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Rituparna Sengupta, Pallavi Chatterjee, Dulal Lahiri, Dipankar De, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Haradhan Banerjee, Manoj Mitra, Nirmal Kumar, Kaushik Banerjee, Bodhisattva majumdar, Debika Mitra, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (actress), Gita Dey, Tota Roy Choudhury, June Malia, Pushpita Mukherjee, Koushik Sen [18]
1997 Joddha Chiranjeet, Debashree Roy, Tapas Paul, Abhishek Chatterjee, Priyanka Trivedi, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Lily Chakravarty
1997 Sedin Chaitramas Sanjib Das Gupta, Indrani Dutta, Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (actress), Dipankar De
1999 Khelaghar Supriya Devi, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Sreelekha Mitra, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee
1999 Shudhu Ekbar Bolo Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Mouli Ganguly
1999 Tumi Ele Tai Victor Banerjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Tapas Paul, Anuradha Roy, Santu Mukherjee, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Arpita Chatterjee
2000 Shesh Thikana Supriya Devi, Jaya Seal Ghosh, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Shakuntala Barua
2005 Ek Mutho Chhabi Rajatabha Dutta, Sreelekha Mitra, June Malia, Arunima Ghosh, Roopa Ganguly, Indrani Halder, Pallavi Chatterjee, Samata Das, Monami Ghosh, Biplab Chatterjee, Moumita Gupta, Bikram Ghosh, Kunal Mitra, Koushik Sen, Dilip Roy
2005 Manik Jeet, Koel Mallick, Ranjit Mallick, Debdoot Ghosh, Samata Das, Shyamal Dutta, Biplab Chatterjee, Rajesh Sharma, Monu Mukherjee
2005 Shubhodrishti Jeet, Koel Mallick, Parambrata Chatterjee, Sanjib Dasgupta, Bharat Kaul, Laboni Sarkar, Biswajit Chakraborty, Dilip Ray
2006 Priyotama Jeet, Swastika Mukherjee, Laboni Sarkar
2007 Pitribhumi Jeet, Swastika Mukherjee.Lily Chakravarty, Shakuntala Barua
2010 Hangover Prosenjit Chatterjee, Subhra Kundu, Joy Kumar Mukherjee, Sayantika Banerjee, Subhashish Mukherjee, Biplab Chatterjee, Supriyo Dutta
2011 Bhorer Alo Priyanshu Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Rohit Roy, Anusmriti Sarkar
2015 Birat 22 [19]
  • He also directed 16 telefilms & 3 TV Series.

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Book[edit | edit source]

  • Clapstick : Autobiography of Prabhat Roy

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "'Cosmic Sex' was refused screening at Nandan for aesthetic reasons, says director Prabhat Roy". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ↑ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "Prabhat Roy: ৬ মাস কেটেছে রোগশয্যায়, প্রয়াত প্রভাত রায়ের স্ত্রী জয়শ্রী" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ↑ সংবাদদাতা, আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন. "স্বপ্ন ছিল, ২৫ বছরের মতো ৫০ বছরের বিবাহবার্ষিকীতেও নতুন শাড়িতে সাজাব জয়শ্রীকে: প্রভাত" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Prabhat Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Prabhat Roy - Calcutta - Events - Society - Indiatimes Photogallery". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Here are a few our favourite Rituparna Sengupta roles". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 দে, সুস্মিতা (15 June 2025). "'ওর হাতটা 'লাঠি'র মতো শক্ত করে ধরে...', একতাকে জীবনের 'লাস্ট বাট বেস্ট এন্ট্রি' বললেন প্রভাত রায়". Eisamay Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Prabhat Roy". www.seventymm.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  9. ↑ "প্রভাতদার ছবিতে আমার পরে বুম্বা-ভিক্টর, হীনম্মন্যতায় ভুগেছি এমন নয়: চিরঞ্জিৎ". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "40th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "44th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "List of Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar awards. Retrieved 2 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ "Bandhan Anjana". Bollywood Hungama. January 1985. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Zindagani". YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Shwet Paathorer Thala". YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sandhyatara (1994)". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Lathi". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Zee Bangla Originals' thriller Birat 22 to air on November 8". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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