Prabhat Roy
Prabhat Roy is a former Indian director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.
Winner of two National [Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|National Awards], he is known for handling social issues in his directorial ventures Shwet Patharer Thala, Sandhyatara and Lathi.
He began his career as an assistant director in the early 1970s. He claimed to fame after his directorial venture Protidan starring Sharmila Tagore, Ranjit Mallick, Victor Banerjee and Naseeruddin Shah emerged to be a major box office success. He made commercial blockbusters such as Pratikar, Pratik, Lathi and Shubhodrishti. Other than feature films, he directed 16 telefilms and 3 TV series. He introduced June Malia and Priyanka Trivedi to showbiz.
Early life
Prabhat lived in Barrackpore, North 24 parganas, West Bengal but born in Jamshedpur.Prabhat studied at Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandir, Sarisha.He holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from Maharaja [Manindra Chandra College].
Awards
Filmography
As a director
- He also directed 16 telefilms & 3 TV Series.
Assistant Director
Actor
Book
- Clapstick : Autobiography of Prabhat Roy