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Avijit Sen | |
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| Born | September 6, 1976 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Avijit Sen (born 6 September, 1976) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Bengali Film Industry. Known for directing family drama films which incorporate deep emotions and social message, he is a recipient of the Best Director Award at Filmfare Awards Bangla, West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Anandalok Puraskar and others.
Sen started his career as a director and writer for popular Bengali reality shows including Dadagiri Unlimited, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla, Dance Bangla Dance and Didi No. 1. In 2021 he directed Tonic, making his debut in the Bengali film industry. It emerged as the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2021.[1] Then he directed Projapoti (2022). It became his most successful film and it emerged as the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2022 and one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of all time.[2] This was followed by Pradhan (2023), which also emerged as the second highest-grossing Bengali film of 2023.[3]
Early life
[edit]Avijit Sen was born on 6 September, 1976. He graduated in film-making from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.[4]
Career
[edit]Sen started his career as a director and writer for popular Bengali reality shows including Dadagiri Unlimited, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla, Dance Bangla Dance, Didi No. 1 and Tumi Je Amar. He has directed all episodes of Dadagiri Unlimited from 2023 and the other three shows from their starting seasons. While he continued to work as a director for the reality shows, he took interest in directing films. Presently as of 2025, he continues directing all the above mentioned reality shows besides working as a film director.[5]
In the initial days of his film-making career, he worked as an associate with Rajkumar Hirani. He assisted him in all the films of the "Munnabhai" series and 3 Idiots, besides working in a few commercial shoots.[6] Ibn 2021, he made his directorial debut in films with Tonic. He mentioned in an interview that he took cues from his own life while writing the script. It emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film of 2021 and earned him Best Debut Director Award at 5th Filmfare Award Bangla, besides garnering critical acclaim. He directed his next film Projapoti in 2022, which also emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film of 2022. He got the idea after he read a article in a newspaper about an elderly retired teacher who married at an old age, just to have a companion.[7] In 2023, he directed Pradhan, which emerged as the second highest grossing film of 2023. A social drama, the film was praised for showcasing the persistent illegal works in various fields in West Bengal.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Language | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Tonic | Yes | Yes | Bengali | Marked his debut as a director in Bengali films | [8][9] |
| 2022 | Projapoti | Yes | Yes | [10][11] | ||
| 2023 | Pradhan | Yes | Yes | [12][13] | ||
| 2025 | Projapoti 2 † | Yes | Yes | [14][15] |
Filmmaking style
[edit]In the initial days of his film-making career, he worked as an associate with Rajkumar Hirani. He assisted him in all the films of the "Munnabhai" series and 3 Idiots, besides working in a few commercial shoots. He attributes his style of film-making as one which is inspired from Rajkumar Hirani. He mentioned in an interview that he got his knack of telling relatable human stories from Hirani, who told him that well scripted life stories always appeal to human emotions.[16]
His films are centered around the persistent issues in everyday life in our society and sufferings faced by a common man owing to those issues. All of his stories display deep emotional attachment and detachments in the various bonds in a family. His films are usually not centered around a lead "hero and heroine" but focuses on the cavernous bonding between the lead hero and one two two senior parallel lead characters. Vivid backgrounds and vibrant cinematographic shots, coupled with closeup shots with specific focus on the emotions displayed by the characters are a signature style of his movies. The story also includes several other actors, who play roles of close relatives or acquaintance of the leads. Actors like Biswajit Sen and Kharaj Mukherjee are present to add to the humour quotient of the film.[17]
Recurring collaborations
[edit]Sen has collaborated with Dev as the lead actor in all of his films. Ambarish Bhattacharya, Biswanath Basu, Koneenica Banerjee and Kharaj Mukherjee have played supporting roles in all the films while Sujay Datta Ray has been the editor. Only people with two or more collaborations are listed.
| Films | Dev | Ambarish Bhattacharya | Biswanath Basu | Koneenica Banerjee | Mamata Shankar | Kharaj Mukherjee | Kanchan Mullick | Paran Bandopadhyay | Anupam Roy | Rathijit Bhattacharjee | Sujay Datta Ray | Gopi Bhagat |
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Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | 5th Filmfare Awards Bangla | Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Director | Tonic | Nominated | |
| Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Debut Director | Won | ||||
| 2023 | 6th Filmfare Awards Bangla | Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Director | Projapoti | Nominated | |
| Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Story | Nominated | ||||
| 6th WBFJA Awards | West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Most Promising Director | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | 7th Filmfare Awards Bangla | Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Director | Pradhan | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bengali film 'Tonic' to stream on Zee5 from February 18". WION. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
Tonic is the highest grossing Bangla film of 2021
- ^ "Dev and Mithun Chakraborty's 2022 blockbuster Projapati to get a sequel". The Telegraph. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
Projapati earned over Rs 13 crore, thereby emerging as the highest grossing Bengali film of the year.
- ^ Sharma, Suksham (1 August 2024). "Pradhan OTT release date Hoichoi: When to watch Paran B's Bengali film". Indiatimes. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Acharya, Anindita (6 December 2023). "Storytelling through cinema". Millennium Post. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Chakraborty, Shamayita (5 May 2025). "Dadagiri 10: Is low TRP the reason behind the early closure of Sourav Ganguly's reality show? Director Avijit Sen clarifies". OTTplay. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Acharya, Anindita (22 December 2023). "'Never thought my film would release alongside Rajkumar Hirani'". Millennium Post. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Chatterjee, Arindam (13 January 2023). "Film-maker Avijit Sen on the success of Projapati". t2 Online. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Irani, Shaheen (21 February 2022). "Tonic review: Dev Adhikari-Paran Bandopadhyay's film is a journey that heals the tired soul". OTTplay. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Majumder, Suparna (24 December 2021). "Tonic Film Review: বড়দিনের আগেই সিনেমা হলে 'টনিক', কেমন হল দেব-পরাণের যুগলবন্দি? পড়ুন রিভিউ". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ বসু, শতরূপা (24 December 2022). "কেমন হল দেব-মিঠুনের 'প্রজাপতি'? জানাচ্ছে আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Chakraborty, Shamayita (3 August 2022). "Dev and Avijit Sen pray at Kasi Viswanath Temple while shooting for Projapoti in Varanasi". OTTplay. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (26 December 2023). "Pradhan: Dev and Avijit Sen's third collaboration is a compelling social drama". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Das, Santanu (23 December 2023). "Pradhan movie review: Dev shines in Avijit Sen's earnest and sincere cop drama". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Kanji, Subhasmita (1 January 2025). "Dev-Projapati 2: 'প্রতীক্ষা' নয়, অভিজিৎ-অতনু-দেব ত্রয়ীর নতুন ছবির নাম 'প্রজাপতি ২'! কবে আসছে ছবি?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Torsha (2 January 2025). "নতুন বছরে দেব-অভিজিৎ-অতনুর নতুন উপহার, আসছে 'প্রজাপতি'-র সিক্যুয়াল". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Ghoshal, Sharmistha (3 January 2022). "Debutant filmmaker Avijit Sen talks about his film Tonic starring Dev and Paran Bandyopadhyay". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Chatterjee, Arindam (25 September 2023). "The blockbuster trio of Dev, Avijit Sen and Atanu Raychaudhuri have come together with the new film Pradhan". t2 Online. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
External links
[edit]Avijit Sen at IMDb