This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous.Find sources: "Shiboprosad Mukherjee" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Mukherjee in 2014
Born
Shiboprosad Mukherjee

(1974-05-20) 20 May 1974 (age 49)
Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
EducationJadavpur University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • actor
Years active1997–present
Notable work
Spouse
Zinia Sen
​
(m. 2016)​

Shiboprosad Mukherjee (pronounced [ʃiboprosad̪ mukʰärdʒi], Bengali: pronunciationⓘ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. Collaborating with Nandita Roy, he made his directing debut with the film Icche, which garnered both critical acclaim as well as commercial success. The director duo is known for making socially relevant films which are also entertaining to the viewers. They have also directed some of the popular most new age Bengali films like Praktan, Bela Seshe, Icche, Muktodhara, Accident, Alik Sukh and Ramdhanu, Haami, Konntho, Gotro which were critically acclaimed as well as enjoyed commercial success. He also serves as a partner at Windows Productions. His film Praktan, bagged multiple National Awards and Alik Sukh was premiered at the Marche du Film section in Cannes Film Festival in 2013. His film Konttho was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Early life and education

Shiboprosad Mukherjee was born on 20 May 1974 at Baranagar in the northern fringes Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He was a student of Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School[1] and later completed his high school from Hindu School. He pursued his graduation in Political Science Honors from Jadavpur University.

Personal life

He married journalist Zinia Sen in 2016.[2]

Film and television career

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately.Find sources: "Shiboprosad Mukherjee" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Acting

He 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 Rudraprasad Sengupta. He was also guided by Rituporno Ghosh when he was working as a freelance journalist in Anandalok (a film Magazine of ABP Group), during his acting days. He debuted in 1995 in Zee Bangla, with 'Ekushe Pa', directed by Raja Dasgupta. Later he went on to work in other daily television Serials like Janmabhoomi, Ghoom Nei, etc.

Television

Although as a director and producer he has worked with all the leading channels in West Bengal and Bangladesh 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 is 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, he has also conceptualized the first Bengali women's magazine programmes on television – Sreemoti. He is often considered 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 Productions", along with his partner Nandita Roy, and together they have produced non-fiction and fiction programmes.

Production

Main article: Windows Production

Filmography

List of Shiboprosad Mukherjee film credits
Year Title Functioned as Producer
Director Screenwriter Actor Role
1997 Char Adhyay No No Yes
Dahan No No Yes
1998 Jamai No 1 No No Yes
2000 Bariwali No No Yes Debasish Anupam Kher
2003 Ekti Nadir Naam ( Docu Feature) No No Yes Steve Brookes
2011 Icche Yes Yes No — Vignesh Films
Hello Memsaheb Yes Yes No — Arijit Biswas
2012 Muktodhara Yes No Yes Happy Singh Bachchu Biswas
Accident Yes No Yes Arko Kaustav Ray
2013 Alik Sukh Yes Yes No — Windows
2014 Ramdhanu Yes Yes Yes Laltu Dutta
2015 Bela Seshe Yes Yes No — Windows
2016 Praktan Yes Yes No — Windows
2017 Posto Yes Yes No —
2018 Haami Yes Yes Yes Laltu Biswas
2019 Konttho Yes Yes Yes Arjun Mallik
Gotro Yes Yes No —
2022 Bela Shuru Yes Yes No —
Haami 2 Yes Yes Yes Laltu Mondal
2023 Raktabeej Yes Yes No —

Awards

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Shiboprosad Mukherjee Biography". Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bengali Superhit Film Belaseshe Director Shiboprasad Mukherjee Ties the Knot in a Private Ceremony". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. ^ Kumar, S. "Anandalok Award Winners 2012 – Who wins Anandalok Puraskar of Bengali TV & Films". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ Filmfare Awards East
  5. ^ Team, DNA Web (5 March 2016). "Zee Cine Awards 2016 Complete Winners List: Who won what?". DNA India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ MPost (25 July 2016). "CM presents Mahanayak Samman awards". www.millenniumpost.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. ^ Kumar, S. "WBFJA 2016 Award Winner Names | List of All WBFJA 2016 Award Winners of Bengali Film Industry". www.kolkatabengalinfo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Filmfare Award East 2017 Winners – List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners | Filmfare.com". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  11. ^ Ayush Dixit (21 September 2019). "AndhaDhun, Article 15, Badhaai Ho, Badla, Super Deluxe among 28 films competing for India's Oscar entry". timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  12. ^ Priyanka Dasgupta. "28 films compete for India's Oscar entry". The Times of India. TOI. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shiboprosad Mukherjee.
Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee
More
Categories