Priyankar Patra
Production
Biography
Priyankar is a Calcutta based screenwriter, filmmaker and a playwright. He has been interested in different forms of art from an early age but films have stayed with him since he was thirteen. Majority of Priyankar's independent works explore coming-of-age stories of characters separated, by circumstances, from their family, often explored through a satirical lens, During his time at Northwestern University in Chicago, where he earned his MFA in Screenwriting, he worked closely with Warner Bros., executives Mark Wolper and Kevin Nicklaus of L.A. Confidential, Bates Motel, Roots and Penn & Teller: Bullshit fame, and developed multiple projects for them, as a part of the Television Academy Foundation's education initiatives. After graduation, he moved back to Calcutta to collaborate with Aditya as an Assistant Director on his upcoming film Memories and my Mother, and other TV commercials. Independently, he has worked as a script consultant and just finished post-production for his short film Malini. Currently he is working as a Producer for For Films and developing Aditya's next feature length project, Birthmark.
Known For
The film follows the beginnings of a relationship between Preeti and Samrat, an aspirational couple in their mid-twenties who have just moved to the megalopolis of Mumbai. As they share their love story via reels on social media, where the immediate validation and promises of quick money initially seduces, and then propels them into the world of influencers.
Early Days
Just when the people of an expanding Calcutta feel their dreams might be fulfilled, they hear the sound of things falling.
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta
Based on the real life story of Abhinav Bindra, an Indian businessman and retired professional shooter who is a former World and Olympic champion in the 10 metre Air Rifle event.
Untitled Abhinav Bindra Biopic
Amidst a curfew in an Indian town, Indu struggles with her father's last wish, creating a poignant and challenging predicament. Will Indu's journey through curfewed streets fulfill her father's wish?
The Daughter
At the start of the pandemic, a family in Kolkata discovers their pet dog Moti has turned into a boy - leading to a journey of ridiculous science and absurd evolution, all in search of a new normal.
Moti
Vidya, a single mother and staunch idealist, moves into Mahalaxmi Apartment as a tenant, a housing society with hidden cracks. One night, she encounters a terrifying elevator malfunction and reports it to Sharma, the egoistical building president, who refuses to believe anything could be wrong—especially based on the word of an “outsider." Alarmed by his ignorance, Vidya warns the residents of impending danger, but their blind faith in Sharma silences her. Determined to expose the truth, she uncovers the shocking corruption within the system, and when she tries to speak, she gets branded an enemy of society.
Republic of Mahalaxmi Apartment
Mrinalini Mitra, a popular actor now past her prime, gets caught in a political duel after the accidental death of a teen in a village she is visiting to the campaign for a party she has recently joined.
Representatives
Next feature from Aditya Vikram Sengupta which explores the present-day Hindu-Muslim tension in India.
Birthmark
A widowed chauffeur falls under suspicion when diamond earrings vanish at his employer’s event.