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Pinaki Chaudhuri পিনাকী চৌধুরী (19 September 1940 – 24 October 2022) was an Indian academic and film director.[1]

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Pinaki Chaudhuri পিনাকী চৌধুরী
Born	(1940-09-19)19 September 1940 Calcutta, Bengal Province, British Raj
Died	24 October 2022(2022-10-24) (aged 82)
Occupation	Director
Years active	1980–2022

Career

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Chaudhuri started his career as a tabla player, trained by Ustad Kermatullah Khan and accompanied the Legend Pandit Ravi Shankar in London.^{[citation needed]}

Chaudhuri's academic career spanned from studying Physics at Jadavpur University culminating in exposure to Electrical engineering course at London University. ^{[citation needed]}

He entered the film world initially as a producer and subsequently as a director. His journey as a filmmaker included several acclaimed telefilms and feature films. He was awarded with two National Awards for the Best Feature Film in Bengali, first one in 1996 for Shonghaath and again in 2007 for Ballygunge Court. Chowdhury was honoured as Jury Member in various Film Festivals and was the Chairman of the Jury Board for selection of Indian films for National Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life and death

Chaudhuri died from cancer on 24 October 2022, at the age of 82.[2]

Filmography

As director

• Chena Achena (1983)
• Sanghat (1996)
• Kakababu Here Gelen? (1995)
• Ek Tukro Chand (2001)
• Ballygunge Court (2007)
• Arohan (2010)

References

External links

• pinakichaudhuri.com - about
• Pinaki Chaudhuri at IMDb

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