LOCAL HERO

Fought for Bangla film industry; gheraoed the Writers’ Buildings and Doordarshan over closure of Technician Studio, against Bangla dubbing of Hindi films, to combat piracy

Led FICCI and CII entertainment wings to brainstorm the challenges facing Bangla cinema, need for corporatisation and the release of Bangla films across metros; compiled first report on entertainment sector in the east

Promoted Bangla films made and released jointly with Bangladesh to tap into new audience

Convinced leading production house, Shree Venkatesh Films, to introduce Bangla films in their repertoire of Tamil and Telugu remakes (Chokher Bali, Iti

Mrinalini and Meghe Dhaka Tara)

Acquiring Bangla stories and novels, which his production team is pitching aggressively in Mumbai. Bollywood producers are buying cinema rights of Bangla films

Working on a Hindi film, that he will direct, with big casting from Bollywood and set in the backdrop of Kolkata. To start from early 2018

Ideas Creations and Productions, his entertainment company that produces telefilms, sitcoms and feature films on contemporary issues and by young directors

Created Bangla Originals, or telefilms by new filmmakers on varied contemporary themes

Created cult-like character of Kakababu from Bengali novels by author Sunil Gangopadhyay

In the Bangla film industry, he was the first one to incorporate cinemascope