Samik Roy Choudhury: Difference between revisions

Choudhury was born in the city of [[Calcutta]] into a Bengali middle-class family. Starting his career as a [[visual effects]] artist, he was drawn into [[independent filmmaking]] after making several short films. Among all his short Films Okiagari, ''Sex everywhere'', ''Vanichi Vani''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gulgal.com/telly-buzz/will-women-still-live-on-or-left-overs-by-someones-grace/|title=মহিলারা কি এখনও উচ্ছিষ্ট খেয়ে বা কারুর দয়াতেই বেঁচে থাকবে? প্রশ্ন তুললেন শমিক!|date=2017-11-13|work=Gulgal|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Yesterday''<ref>{{Citation|last=Motion Rock Entertainment|title=Yesterday {{!}} Trina Saha {{!}} Bidyut Roy Choudhury {{!}} Samik {{!}} Short Film|date=2017-11-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voeQO8-Y8AM|accessdate=2018-05-31}}</ref> was mostly celebrated. His debut [[feature film]] ''D Major''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/samik-roy-choudhurys-directorial-debut-d-major-and-yesterday-selected-in-22nd-kolkata-film-festival-115102.html|title=বিদেশ ঘুরে এবার কলকাতা চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবে ‘ডি মেজর’– News18 Bengali|website=bengali.news18.com|access-date=2018-05-31}}</ref> (2016) was written, directed and produced by him.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/film-slected-in-fog-ineternational-film-festival/articleshow/53283966.cms|title=Bengali film to be screened in FOG film festival - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref> ''D Major'' was honored at FOG film festival '16,<ref name=":0" /> Kolkata International Film Festival 2016, Indian world Film Festival 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gulgal.com/filmy/got-the-best-actress-award-in-indian-world-film-festival-for-movie-dmajor/|title=সৎ চেষ্টা বিফলে যায় না, এটাই বোধহয় নায়িকাকে বোঝাচ্ছেন পরিচালক!|date=2018-03-29|work=Gulgal|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref>  He worked on ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'' (2009), ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' (2008) and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked]]'' (2011) and on many others as a visual effects [[technical director]]. Choudhury also directed the [[music video]] like ''Daniken'', ''Mukhosh,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gulgal.com/music/bodhichitto-first-official-music-video-mukhosh/|title=পুজোর আগে বোধন 'বোধিচিত্ত'র!|date=2017-09-27|work=Gulgal|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref> Stobdho Jibon, Janla,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tollytrip.com/music/janla-song-will-watch-wet-eye-smile/|title=Janla : A Song, You Will Watch With a Wet Eye & a Smile :)|date=2018-01-17|work=tollytrip|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref> Sanghoti Jaanai''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gulgal.com/music/rupam-islam-new-single-video-song-songhoti-jaanai/|title=নিঃশ্বাস আর বিশ্বাসে গর্জে উঠল শেষ ফ্রেম! উঠে এল ট্রেন্ডিংএ...|date=2018-05-29|work=Gulgal|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref> and a few more, in which ''Daniken'', ''Janla'' and ''Saghoti Jaanai'' featured the singer [[Rupam Islam]]. His work as a dialogue writer, VFX supervisor, lyricist and associate director on the same 2010 [[Manoj Michigan]] movie [[imdbtitle:3947356|89]] proves his versatile talent. His film Okiagari, which stars [[Mir Afsar Ali]] premieres at 26th [[Kolkata International Film Festival|KIFF]] on January 15th 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Okiagari premieres at 26th KIFF on 15th Jan, 2021.|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/mir-devlinas-short-film-okiagari-set-for-kiff-screening/articleshow/80187325.cms|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>