Arijit Biswas

Arijit Biswas a director, a story writer, screenwriter, and producer, is nationally renowned for his works, namely, Andhadhun, Badlapur Click to look into! >> Read More... , Agent Vinod Click to look into! >> Read More... , Surjo Prithibir Charidike Ghore, and more. Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Arijit hasn't always aspired to work for the entertainment industry of the nation. Before his debut as an independent filmmaker five years ago, Arijit was the Head of HR Digitization in Tata Consultancy Services. Arijit's passion for arts took root in the mid '90s when he was studied engineering in Kolkata. During his undergrad, he was an active member of an amateur drama group. Though the theatre club ended after college, Arijit, fuelled by his relentless determination, continued to pursue writing. He was introduced to a Bengali TV production house by one of his theatre friends, for which he went on to write numerous scripts.

During one of his writing stints with Zee TV in 1997, he became acquainted with Sriram Raghavan, renowned Indian filmmaker, director, and screenwriter. Ten years later, Sriram and Arijit collaborated to bring 'Andhadhun' to life. Arijit's debut in Hindi film writing was with the movie Agent Vinod, a spy thriller. He has also worked with Sriram in the movie 'Badlapur,' for which he acquired national recognition and Filmfare recognition. He has also been awarded the Best Director Award at the Kolkata Film Festival, 2018, for his debut film Surjo Prithibir Charidike Ghore. Presently he is working on the script of a war film inspired by the life of a 21-year-old courageous hero ArunKhetarpal. The war hero was posthumously awarded the Paramvir Chakra for his contribution to the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971.