Pijush Bandyopadhyay

Pijush Bandyopadhyay is a Bangladeshi stage, television and film actor. He is a former managing director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC). Bandyopadhyay was also the former CEO of the privately owned television channel Ekushey Television.

Career Bandyopadhyay started his acting career through the theatre troupe "Bahubachan". Later, he worked with "Natyachakra". In 1973, he, along with Nasiruddin Yousuff and Selim Al Deen, founded the troupe "Dhaka Theatre".

Bandyopadhyay also directed stage plays including "Meenkanya", "Ekatturer Khudiram" and "Ekatturer Galpo". He acted in films Agami, "Ekatturer Jishu" and others.

Bandyopadhyay was a freedom-fighter at the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

Personal life and education Bandyopadhyay is married to actress Jayosree Kar Jaya. He admires the ideologies of Rabindranath Tagore. He completed his bachelor's degree from Government Rajendra College, Faridpur and did masters from Mass Communication and Journalism Department, University of Dhaka.

False allegation On October 7, 2015, Anti Corruption Commission filed a case against four people, including former FDC managing director Pijush Bandyopadhyay and three others for allegedly embezzling over Tk 3.46 crore from the FDC project by supplying low-quality audio and recording equipment to the corporation. During the investigation of the national anti-corruption agency, Pijush submitted an application to the commission claiming that he, as an artist, worked sincerely to modernise the FDC while he was its managing director during 2012-2014, and was not involved in any corruption. The commission during its investigation did not find Pijush's involvement in procuring equipments for the FDC and that is why his name was left out of the chargesheet.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1988 Suchona Mohajon 1993 Ekattorer Jishu Priest 1995 Moha Milon Zahid Mollik 1995 Shilpi 2000 Uttarer Khep 2000 Kittonkhola Idu 2001 Meghla Akash Baker Shakib 2003 Adhiar zaminder 2008 Amar Ache Jol Nishad and Dilshad's father 2011 Amar Bondhu Rashed Ibu's father 2011 Guerrilla Anwar Hussain 2013 Mrittika Maya Saidur Rahman 2014 Aami Shudhu Cheyechhi Tomay 2014 Buno Haansh 2018 Bengali Beauty K.M. Iftekhar 2018 Koli 2.0