Sayantan Ghosal Explained

Sayantan Ghosal
Birth Date:	15 September 1988
Birth Place:	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Known For:	Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan Jawker Dhan Satyanweshi Byomkesh Tenida and Co. Lalbazar
Alma Mater:	Acharya Prafulla Chandra College Kolkata Film and Television Institute
Spouse:	Sayanti Ghosal (m. 18 January 2015)
Children:	1
Occupation:	Director & Editor
Years Active:	2017-present

Sayantan Ghosal is an Indian film director and editor in Bengali cinema. He is best known for directing Jawkher Dhan franchise which fictional characters created by Bengali novelist Hemendra Kumar Roy. These are popular figures of Bengali Children's literature.

Career

He made his directorial debut with adventure story of Bimal-Kumar duos of Hemendra Kumar Roy in the same name. In 1939, another Bengali film Jakher Dhan was made by director Haricharan Bhanja starring Ahindra Choudhury, Chhaya Devi and Jahar Ganguly.^[1]

Personal life

Sayantan Ghosal is an alumnus of the Kolkata Film and Television Institute (KFTI). Ghosal graduated from the institute after earning a bachelor's degree from Acharya Prafulla Chandra College in West Bengal.

Filmography

No	Year	Film	Language	Cast	Notes	Production House
1	2017	Jawker Dhan^[2]	Bengali	Parambrata Chatterjee, Rahul, Priyanka Sarkar, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty & Kaushik Sen	Based on the adventure story of Bimal-Kumar duos of Hemendra Kumar Roy	Champion Movies
2	2018	Alinagarer Golokdhadha^[3]	Bengali	Anirban Bhattacharya, Parno Mitra & Kaushik Sen		Eros International
3	2019	Satyanweshi Byomkesh^[4]	Bengali	Parambrata Chatterjee & Rudranil Ghosh	Based on the story of Magna Mainak, by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay	Greentouch Entertainment
4	2019	Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan	Bengali	Parambrata Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty,^[5] Koel Mallick, Kanchan Mullick, Rajatava Dutta & Kaushik Sen	A sequel to Jawker Dhan	Surinder Films & Champion Movies
5	2020	Nirbandhamer Jora Khun	Bengali	Tanusree Chakraborty,^[6] Falaque Rashid Roy & Indrasish Roy	Under the banner of Zee Telefilms	Zee Telefilms
6	2022	Swastik Sanket^[7]	Bengali	Nusrat Jahan, Gaurav Chakrabarty,^[8] Saswata Chatterjee & Rudranil Ghosh	Based on Debaroti Mukhopadhyay's novel	Eskay Movies
7		2022	Hirakgorer Hire	Bengali	Soham Chakraborty, Koushani Mukherjee, Bonny Sengupta & Ayoshi Talukdar^[9]	Zee5 Release	Shadow Films
8		2022	Bengali	Soham Chakraborty, Saayoni Ghosh		Soham's Entertainment
9	2023	Tenida and Co.	Bengali	Kanchan Mullick, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty & Ridhima Ghosh	Post Production; Based on Narayan Gangopadhyay's novel^[10]	Surinder Films
10		2025	Sonar Kellay Jawker Dhan	Bengali	Parambrata Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty,Koel Mallick,	A sequel to Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan & 3rd part
11	Rabindra Kabya Rahasya		Bengali	Ritwick Chakraborty, Srabanti Chatterjee, Priyanshu Chatterjee		Eskay Movies
12	Madam Sengupta		Bengali	Rituparna Sengupta, Shantilal Mukherjee		Nandy Movies
13	Saralakkha Holmes		Bengali	Rishav Basu, Arna Mukhopadhyay, Rajnandini Paul,Kanchan Mullick, Saheb Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty		Eskay Movies
6	2026	Sadhak Bamakhyapa	Bengali			Shree Venkatesh Films

Web series and short films

Year	Title	Language	Platform	Format	Cast	Production House
2011	The Silhouette-Darkness Prevails	Bengali	YouTube	Short Film	Arijit Mitra, Ankur Biswas, Swapan Guha & Santanu Sen
2017-2018	Byomkesh(S1-S3)^[11]	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Anirban Bhattacharya & Ridhima Ghosh	Shree Venkatesh Films
2018	Dark Web	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Saheb Bhattacharya & Sampurna Lahiri	Shree Venkatesh Films
2018	Shesh Theke Shuru^[12]	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Original Film	Ridhima Ghosh & Samadarshi Dutta	Roadshow Films
2020	Lalbazaar	Bengali & Hindi	ZEE5	Web Series	Gaurav Chakrabarty,^[13] Kaushik Sen & Sabyasachi Chakrabarty	Surinder Films
2021	Mouchaak	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Monami Ghosh	Missing Screw Productions
2021	Indu	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Ishaa Saha	Missing Screw Productions
2022	Gora	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Ritwick Chakraborty & Ishaa Saha	Missing Screw Productions
2022	Sampurna	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Sohini Sarkar & Rajnandini Paul	Follow Focus Films Production
2023	Raktakarabi	Bengali	ZEE5	Web Series	Raima Sen, Vikram Chatterjee	Missing Screw Productions
2023	Homestay Murders	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Sohini Sarkar, Parno Mitra, Aparajita Ghosh Das, Sourav Das, Debchandrima Singha Roy	Follow Focus Films Production
2023	Sampurna 2	Bengali	Hoichoi	Web Series	Sohini Sarkar & Rajnandini Paul	Follow Focus Films Production

TVCs

Year	Brand	Cast	Duration
2020	Sparkle Dishwash	Ridhima Ghosh & Gaurav Chakrabarty	0:33 seconds
2021	Jovees Herbal^[14]	Gaurav Chakrabarty & Ritabhari Chakraborty	0:42 seconds

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film/TV Show	Result
2021	Films and Frames Digital Film Awards	Best Director (OTT)	Lalbazar
2024	International Film Festival of India		Rabindra Kabya Rahasya	nomination

Notes and References

Web site: Biccheder Por Jwaker Dhan E (Bengali). 16 June 2017. india.com. 28 July 2017.
Web site: Jawker Dhan Bengali movie review : A film filled with adventure and thrill – Newsfolo . 2022-02-06 . en.
News: First look poster of 'Alinagarer Golokdhandha' released - Times of India . en . The Times of India . 2022-02-06.
News: Ghosh . Sankha . Is Sayantan banking on the political context of 'Satyanweshi Byomkesh'? - Times of India . en . The Times of India . 2022-02-06.
News: Ghosh . Sankha . Sayantan excited about his next 'Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan' - Times of India . en . The Times of India . 2022-02-07.
News: Ganguly . Ruman . Tnusree's excited to play a lady cop in upcoming thriller - Times of India . en . The Times of India . 2022-02-07.
Web site: In pics: Special screening of Swastik Sanket raises the spirit of patriotism Indulgexpress . 2022-02-06 . m.indulgexpress.com . 5 January 2022 .
Web site: 2020-09-02 . সায়ন্তন ঘোষালের 'স্বস্তিক সংকেত'-এ জুটি বাঁধছেন নুসরত-গৌরব . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001125554/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/nusrat-jahan-to-pair-opposite-gaurav-chakrabarty-in-sayantan-ghoshal-s-next-swastik-sanket-31599029652426.html . dead . 1 October 2020 . 2022-02-06 . Hindustantimes Bangla . bn.
Web site: Ayoshi Talukdar on her upcoming film 'Hirakgarer Hire' . 2022-02-07 . www.telegraphindia.com.
News: Kanchan looking forward to his 'Tenida' act - 'Dwitiyo Purush', 'Rawkto Rawhoshyo' to 'Parcel': Most-anticipated Bengali movies of 2020 . The Times of India . 2022-02-06.
Web site: 14 October 2017 . Byomkesh Bakshi Bengali web series starts streaming globally - The Statesman . 2022-02-07 . www.thestatesman.com.
Web site: Twist in the tale . 2022-02-07 . www.telegraphindia.com.
Web site: Gaurav Chakrabarty on playing a police officer in the ZEE5 crime series Lalbazaar . 2022-02-07 . www.telegraphindia.com . en.
Web site: www.ETBrandEquity.com . A glimpse of 'Shonar Bangla' in Jovees ad film - ET BrandEquity . 2022-02-15 . ETBrandEquity.com . en.