Soukarya Ghosal

Soukarya Ghosal (Bengali: সৌকর্য ঘোষাল; born 7 June 1986)[2] is an Indian film director, lyricist, animator and screenplay writer. He works in Bengali cinema. His first feature film was Pendulum (2014).[3] His second film Loadshedding (2015),[4] which he wrote and directed for Zee Bangla Cinema Originals, was a teenage love story set in the 90's. His film Rainbow Jelly (2018),[5] was a food fantasy in Bengali received Hiralal Sen Award for the best Bengali feature film of 2018 from Federation of Film Societies of India[6] and Rituparno Ghosh[7] Memorial Award for Most Promising Director from West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. His upcoming films are Rawkto Rawhoshyo [8] and Bhoot Pori.[9]

Soukarya Ghosal

সৌকর্য ঘোষাল
Soukarya Ghosal
Born (1986-06-07) 7 June 1986
NationalityIndian
Occupationdirector, writer, lyricist, cartoonist, animator
Spouse(s)Pooja Chatterjee[1]

Early life

Ghosal was born and brought up in Kolkata. He attended A. K. Ghosh Memorial School and Jodhpur Park Boys School, and graduated in History from Asutosh College. He did a postgraduate course in Media Studies from University of Calcutta. His admiration for Satyajit Ray's illustrations in Sandesh magazine was a guiding force in his desire to become a professional illustrator.

Career

In 2011, he joined Robbar the Sunday magazine of Sangbad Pratidin as a staff cartoonist. While working on comic series such as Tenida in Sandesh[10] and Tenali Rama in Kishore Bharati, he felt a strong urge for sound and motion in his art. This led him to quit his job and pursue films. Coming directly from the field of art, Ghosal made Pendulum based on surrealist painter who could physically take people into the space he drew. It took him a year to find a producer for the film.

2014–2015

On 7 March 2014, his debut film Pendulum, based on magic realism & time travel[11] was released in West Bengal. This hyperlink film[12] featured Radhika Apte, Rajesh Sharma, Sreelekha Mitra, Rajatabha Dutta, Subhasish Mukherjee, Shantilal Mukherjee, Samadarshi Dutta and Anindiya Banerjee, and was produced by Cozum Analytics Ltd. In 2015, he made his second film, Load shedding, for television. A teenage love story set in the 90s, it starred Riddhi Sen, Meghla Dasgupta,[13] Bidipta Chakraborty, Saili Bhattacharya and Joydeep Kundu, and was produced by Nideas Creations.

2016–2018

In 2016, he adapted the story of Taranath Tantrik by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay to rewrite for a television series on Colors Bangla. This series was produced by Greentouch Entertainment. That year, he worked as the second unit director in Srijit Mukherji's Zulfiqar,[14] produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. Inspired by the literary world of Leela Majumdar[15] in 2017, his film production company Indigenous produced Rainbow Jelly, a food fantasy[16] in Bengali starring Mahabrata Basu, Anumegha Banerjee, Kaushik Sen, Sreelekha Mitra, Shantilal Mukherjee etc.. The film was based on an autistic orphan child who could control the human mind by cooking food with several tastes. The film depicted the gradual changes in the villain's mind and his seven different reactions[17] as he encountered different kinds of tastes: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, pungent, astringent and bitter.[18] Rainbow Jelly film got released in West Bengal on 25 May 2018 & got premiered in London[19] & Bahrain.[20] The film received Hiralal Sen award for best Bengali film of 2018 from FFSI (Federation of Film Societies of India).[21] Ghosal received the Most Promising Director Award from West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards,[22] for Rainbow Jelly. In November 2018 Ghosal made emotional thriller[23] Rawkto Rawhoshyo produced by Surinder Films starred Koel Mallick, Lily Chakravarty, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Rwitobroto Mukherjee, Shantilal Mukherjee, Basabdatta Chatterjee etc.

2019–present

In August 2019 he made his fifth feature film Bhoot Pori a horror fantasy.[24] This is a biography of a ghost who came into existence after the death of a Bengali widow in the eve of the Independence Day of India. The film starred Jaya Ahsan, Ritwick Chakraborty, Sudipta Chakraborty, Shantilal Mukherjee, Bishantak Mukherjee etc. Rawkto Rawhoshyo was released in theatres on 21 October 2020 during Durga Puja.[25] The film was initially scheduled to release on 10 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]

Filmography
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorWriterProduction
2014Pendulum[27]YesYes
Cozum Analytics
2015Loadshedding[28]YesYes
nideas Creations and Productions
2018Rainbow Jelly[29]YesYes
Indigenous Production
2020Rawkto Rawhoshyo[30]YesYes
Surinder Films
Bhoot pori[31]YesYes
Surinder Films

References
  1. "Interview with Soukarya Ghoshal : Behind the Scenes of "Rainbow Jelly"".
  2. "দেওয়াল ঘড়ির পিছল সুরে". Anandabazar Patrika.
  3. "Pendulum". The Times of India.
  4. "Teenage Love Story in Kolkata's Power-Cut Days: Soukarya Ghosal's "Loadshedding" Bangla Movie on Zee Original Cinema". Washington Bangla.
  5. "Rainbow Jelly". The Times of India.
  6. "Soukarya's Rainbow Jelly wins big". The Times of India.
  7. "Here's all you need to know about the winners of the 2019 WBFJA Awards". The Times of India.
  8. "Rawkto Rawhoshyo". The Times of India.
  9. "Bengali director Soukarya Ghosal starts shooting Bhoot Pori with Jaya Ahsan". The New Indian Express.
  10. "We have dedicated the film to Leela Majumdar". The Statesman.
  11. "Bengali Film Review: Pendulum". IMDb.
  12. "The industry is as much about Pendulum as it is about Chander Pahar, says Srijit Mukherji in a chat with debutant Soukarya Ghosal and t2". The Telegraph (Calcutta).
  13. "চতুর্থ প্রজন্ম এবার অভিনয়ে". Ei Samay.
  14. "My wife and I left the city after Pendulum's box-office failure: Soukarya Ghosal". The Times of India.
  15. "Wanted to tell a story that carries essence of eastern culture: Soukarya Ghosal". Cinestaan.
  16. "Adventures of a Little Prince". The Indian Express.
  17. "দর্শকের পাতে সাতরঙা জেলি". Ei Samay.
  18. "Rainbow Jelly: A Modern Day Magical Tale Around Food".
  19. "London Cinemas Showing Rainbow Jelly". londonnet.co.uk.
  20. "Rainbow Jelly in Bahrain Summer Festival". The Times of India.
  21. "2019 Hiralal Sen Award: The 10 Bengali films which competed for the Best Bengali Film award". The Times of India.
  22. "রেনবোজেলি 2 হলে মহাব্রত আবার ঘোতন হবে: সৌকর্য ঘোষাল". NDTV.
  23. "সৌকর্য-কোয়েলের থ্রিলারে আবেগের ছোঁয়া". Anandabazar Patrika.
  24. "Soukarya ropes in Jaya, Ritwick and Sudiptaa for his next 'Bhoot Pori'". The Times of India.
  25. "'Rawkto Rawhoshyo' chronicles the journey of a mother: Soukarya Ghosal". The Times of India.
  26. "Soukarya's thriller Release of 'Rawkto Rawhoshyo' postponed - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  27. "Pendulum". Ebela.
  28. "Load Shedding on Zee Bangla Cinema".
  29. "সূর্যের সাতটা রঙের ঘোড়া ছুটছে". Anandabazar Patrika.
  30. "টানটান উত্তেজনায় ভরপুর 'রক্তরহস্য'র ট্রেলার". Anandabazar Patrika.
  31. "Soukarya ropes in Jaya, Ritwick and Sudiptaa for his next 'Bhoot Pori'". The Times of India.
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