Premendu Bikash Chaki

Premendu Bikash Chaki popularly known as P. B. Chaki, is an Indian cinematographer, director and screenwriter associated with Tollywood (Bengali cinema) based in West Bengal, India. He started his career as cinematographer in 1990. Known for his films Chirodini Tumi Je Amar as cinematographer and Alaap as writer and director. He also has held several positions in the film fraternity, including being the former president of Eastern India Cinematographers' Association and vice president in the technical committee of Kolkata International Film Festival besides being a guest lecturer of film studies at the Information and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal.

Early life Premendu Bikash Chaki was born in Kolkata, India. He completed his school from Jodhpur Park Boys School and then went on to graduate with a B.Com. Honours degree from University of Calcutta. His passion for films led him to pursue further film studies at Chitrabani. He started his career as a photojournalist in 1985. He then went on to work as an assistant cinematographer until he started working independently as a cinematographer in the early 1990s. His first big recognition was after winning the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for the film Mahulbonir Sereng (Bengali movie), directed by Sekhar Das in 2004. He directed his first reality TV show, Takkar, in 2009. He went on to release his first feature film, Honeymoon, in 2018 for the big screen.

Filmography As director Year Film Role Notes 2018 Honeymoon Director 2021 Laptop – The Lockdown Film Writer & Director Short Film 2021 Rayscope Writer & Director Documentary Film (Tribute to Satyajit Ray) 2022 Paka Dekha Director 2023 Love Marriage Director 2023 Palasher Biye Director Distributed by ZEE5 2024 Alaap Writer & Director

As cinematographer Year Film 2004 Mahulbanir Sereng 2005 Manik 2005 Shubhodrishti 2007 I Love You 2007 Pitribhumi 2008 Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2010 Handa and Bhonda 2011 Bye Bye Bangkok 2012 Koyekti Meyer Galpo 2012 Balukabela.com 2013 Kidnapper 2013 Mahapurush O Kapurush 2015 Room No. 103 2016 Mahanayika 2016 Banchha Elo Phire 2017 Nimki Fulki 2017 Dekh Kemon Lage 2018 Naqaab

Awards Year Award Category Film Result 2013Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Best Cinematographer Mayabazaar