Sujoy Ghosh

Sujoy Ghosh (born 21 May 1966) is an Indian filmmaker and actor who works in Hindi films. He has directed Jhankaar Beats, Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Aladin (2009), Kahaani (2012), Kahaani 2 (2016) and Badla (2019). He has also written and directed short films such as Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017). He had directed two projects for Netflix, the horror drama series Typewriter (2019) and the mystery thriller film Jaane Jaan (2023).

Early life Sujoy Ghosh was born in Kolkata. He studied in St. James' School. He used to stay in Bhowanipore and then moved to London when he was 13. Sujoy attended Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College where he completed his A Levels. He has a degree in engineering and an MBA from The University of Manchester. He worked as a South Asia head of the media division of Reuters before resigning in 1999. In 2016, his film Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh was released which is a standalone sequel to Kahaani. He started his acting career portraying the role of Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi in a film directed by Rituparno Ghosh in December 2012. Not many know that he has written the tagline "Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo Re" for the IPL Team Kolkata Knight Riders. He has also directed, produced and written short films like Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017).

Filmography Feature films Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2003 Jhankaar Beats 2005 Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak 2009 Aladin 2012 Kahaani 2014 Bang Bang! 2016 Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh Te3n 2019 Badla 2021 Bob Biswas Released on ZEE5 2023 Jaane Jaan Released on Netflix Blind Released on JioCinema Lust Stories 2 Segment: Sex With Ex2026

Short films Year Title Director Writer Producer 2015 Ahalya2017 Anukul 2018 Good Luck Copy Mirchi Malini Television Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer2019 Typewriter

Awards

Year Awards Category Film 2012 Big Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Thriller Film Kahaani2013 60th National Film Awards Best Screenplay (Original) 58th Filmfare Awards Best Director Colors Screen Awards Best StoryStar Guild Awards Best Director Best ScreenplayTimes of India Film Awards Best Story Best Screenplay Stardust Awards Hottest Film Producer of the YearZee Cine Awards Best Film – Critics Best Director – Critics Best Story ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Surprise Hit of the Year