Pratim D. Gupta

Pratim D. Gupta is a well-known screenwriter, film director, and journalist from the Bengal  film industry. He was born on 11 November 1981 in Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied at South Point School Kolkata and completed graduation in Mass Communication and Film Studies from St. Xaviers College, Kolkata. Pratim's career started as a journalist in the newspaper The Telegraph. In 2009, his script, Vanish, was selected at the prestigious Locarno International Film Festival.

After that, he got his first break from the Bengali movie Paanch Adhyay, written and directed by him. The film was selected at  Centrepiece Premiere at New York Click to look into! >> Read More... 's South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) and also chosen as the New Voice in Indian Cinema at the Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI). Pratim directed notable films are X: Past is Present(2013), Sahib, Bibi aur Golaam(2016). Sahib, Bibi aur Golaam film won 6 Filmfare Awards Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and  Best Screenplay.

In 2013, his screenplay was selected by Sundance Lab (India edition), where he had to develop the script with the Oscar winners Asif Kapadia Asif Kapadia is a filmmaker in Britain. He was bor >> Read More... and Joshua Marston. Later, he made the Bengali film Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo with this script. His other Bengali movie, Maacher Jhol, also got selected for the International Film Festival of India Goa, 2018. This film won the Best Dialogue Filmfare Award. He has also written and directed the Hindi telefilm Mirchi Malini. His other Bengali film, Ahare Mon, was picked as one of the best films by film critic Meenakshi Shedde on Sunday Mid-Day.

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Pravin Das Gupta was on 11th November 1981, Kolakata. He completed schooling at South Point School, Kolkata, and a bachelor’s in mass communication and film studies from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He is an Indian journalist, Film critic, Screenwriter, and film director. He is hard-working and dedicated to his work. He has a creative mind and a wide experience in films and cinemas. Pravin’s journey began as a journalist, working for the Telegraph, Kolkata, and many other online platforms.

His film companion gave him more knowledge and experience to improve his work. His first Bengali film was Paanch Adhyay, in which he was the film writer and director, his first work gained a lot of success, the movie was selected for the Centrepiece Premiere at New York's South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) and picked as the New Voice in Indian Cinema at the Mumbai Film Festival. In 2013, he collaborated with ten other filmmakers to be part of the collaborative project X: Past Is Present. The film premiered in New York in 2014 and then released in India. His next film was Shaheb Bibi Golaam, was released in 2016, also it was the first Bengali film to be picked by Netflix, going on to win 6 Filmfare Awards, where he was rewarded for best Screenplay. He is very punctual in his work and consistent. Pratim’s screenplay was selected for the prestigious Sundance Lab, where he developed a script with Oscar winners.

He also got featured in the official selection of the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India 2018 in Goa, also picked by Netflix, and rewarded as the best Dialogue Filmfare award. Early in 2018, Pratim wrote and directed the Hindi telefilm Mirchi Malini for Star Plus and Hotstar, also another film, Ahare Mon, was selected as one of the best films by film critic Meenakshi Shedde on Sunday Mid-Day. He was featured in the Men of the Year list by Man’s World Magazine (2018). He was rewarded for many of his works, he is a brilliant artist full of talent and creativity. His famous movies are Love Aaj Kal Click to look into! >> Read More... Porshu (2020), and Tooth Pari: When Love Bites (2023), which were huge success, and his work was appreciated all over social media. He is passionate about his work and full of great potential. Pratim has worked with renowned celebrities and influencers. He is fun-loving and has a great network with celebrities from different states.