Sumit Roy

Career

His short film Dancing Queen (2007) won the first prize at the Sardinia International Ethnographic Film Festival (2008). It was also selected as India’s nominee for the Pangea Day global simulcast in 2008

Moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Hindi feature films, Sumit was selected as one of the finalists of SANKALAN, India’s first script lab mentored by Anurag Kashyap, Sriram Raghvan and Anjum Rajabali.

In 2019 he wrote Takht for Karan Johar (Dharma Productions), an epic historical set in the Mughal era which is to star Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Anila Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Bhumi Pedenkar, Jhanvi Kapoor.

In 2023, Sumit created and wrote Showtime (Indian TV series), an original drama about the inside working of Bollywood.

Sumit co-wrote Homebound, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, 2025. Executive-produced by Martin Scorsese, the film also featured at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), winning the second runner-up prize in the International People’s Choice Award. Homebound was also selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.

Filmography Year Film Story Screenplay Dialogue Note2015 Zubaan 2022 Gehraiyaan 2023 Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani 2025 Homebound

Web Series Year Film Story Screenplay Dialogue Note2024 Showtime (Indian TV series)

Awards and nominations