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Arun Roy

Arun Roy

Directing

Biography

Arun Roy (23 June 1968–2 January 2025), whose real name was Arunava Raychaudhuri, is an Indian film director. He studied at the Scottish Church College in north Kolkata. He directed five Bengali films—Egaro, Cholai, Hiralal, 8/12 and Bagha Jatin.

Known For

Egaro: The Eleven
8.0

Egaro celebrates the centenary of the historical football match between Mohun Bagan and East Yorkshire Regiment for the IFA Shield where Bagan snatched the shield on 29 July 1911 during a time when India was under British rule.

Egaro: The Eleven

2011
Cholai
N/A

Cholai is a black comedy based on the 2011 hooch fatalities in Bengal, India. Country liquor, commonly known as 'Cholai' is a flourishing business in rural Bengal It is cheap and highly addictive. A sudden turn of events is triggered when a batch of Cholai gets toxic during the brewing process. Soon people who had consumed the Cholai start falling ill and the death toll rises to 172. Media turns the incident into a political drama. To pacify the outrage, the Government launches compensation for the family members of the victims. A gold-rush ensues following the announcement, everyone wants their share. Deaths due to other causes could be become 'entitled' for compensation if the right palms are greased with their share. The mourning soon transforms into greed and corruption.

Cholai

2016
8/12 (Binay Badal Dinesh)
10.0

Based on the historical attack on Writers' Building by three Bengal Volunteers in 1930. Releasing on Indian Republic Day.

8/12 (Binay Badal Dinesh)

2022
Hiralal
N/A

The Bengali-language biopic looks back on Hiralal Sen, who is credited with making India’s first advertising film and political documentary.

Hiralal

2021
Bagha Jatin
N/A

Jatindranath Mukherjee is an Indian independence activist. He is the principal leader of the Jugantar party that is the central association of revolutionary independence activists in Bengal.

Bagha Jatin

2023