Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1970) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor and producer. He began his directing career in television, moving to feature films in 2002. Basu achieved initial success with his films tackling the themes of passion and adultery[1] such as Life in a... Metro, Kites, Gangster and Murder. Later, he directed comedy-drama films such as the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Barfi! along with the commercially unsuccessful Jagga Jasoos. His latest work is a black comedy Netflix film Ludo.
Basu was born into an upper-middle-class Bengali family in Bhilai, Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh). His parents, Subrato Bose and Deepshikha Bose [ex-executives in SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant in Cokeovens and Education department (Organic Chemistry) respectively], were award-winning theatrical artists and Basu grew up watching them performing in his father's theatre company (Abhiyaan). He attended BSP Senior Secondary School, Sector-IV (SSS-IV) in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (then Madhya Pradesh).[2][3] He received a B.Sc. degree in Physics honours from the University of Mumbai, intending to study cinematography at FTII, Pune; however, during his college years in Mumbai he had an opportunity to assist on a number of levels in TV and film projects. After trying to remain involved with filmmaking, Basu became an assistant director to Raman Kumar on Tara.[4]
Career
Television
Basu began his television career as an assistant director on Tara in mid 1994. After six months, he was given full responsibility for directing about 712 episodes.[5] He directed television serials, trying genres ranging from daily soaps to thrillers such as Saturday Suspense and Ajeeb Dastaan, and horror (X-Zone). Basu's most successful work during this period was the Balaji Telefilms soap Koshish ...Ek Aashaa in 2000 and he made pilot episodes of Indian television shows including Kyun ki saans bhi kabhi bahu thi, Kahani ghar ghar ki and Kasouti zindagi ki[6] in 2001 and 2002. He began his own company and initially he produced TV serials for Zee TV and Sony channel. The popular shows of his company were Manzilien Apni Apni, Miit, Thriller at Ten, and Horror Shows on Zee. He himself directed the TV series Miit (based on the novel Noukadubi by Rabindranath Tagore), Manzilien Apni Apni and all his other series.[7] Basu has directed many television shows. In 2000 he received a RAPA Award for Best Director Award from the Radio and TV Advertisers Practitioners Association, followed by an Aashirwad Award for Best Director two years later. Basu returned to television in 2007 to produce and direct the college drama Love Story and hosted the Bengali reality show Ke Hobe Biggest Fan (Who Will Be the Biggest Fan) for Zee Bangla in 2010. Basu started his own film production house, Ishana Movies, in 2007 and the first film of his production company was the 2007 musical drama film Life in a... Metro with co-producer UTV. Currently his series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore is airing on Netflix[8] and EPIC Channel. Basu will be judging the upcoming TV show 'Super Dancer Chapter 4', along with Shilpa Shetty and Geeta Kapoor.[9]
Films
From his first job in films as an extra actor (Dalaal 1993) to his first film as director, it was a journey of nearly eleven years.[10] His first film was the mystery-drama Saaya for Mahesh Bhatt's production company, Vishesh Films, starring John Abraham and Tara Sharma, which failed at the box office and was panned by critics for its loose screenplay.[11]
Anurag Basu, Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana Dcruz and Siddharth Roy Kapur at Barfi! promotion
In 2012 Basu's film Barfi!, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz, opened to largely-positive reviews and was well received at the Busan International Film Festival.[15]Barfi! was selected for the Taipei and Morocco film festivals. Barfi won the prestigious Grand Jury Award at Okinawa International Film Festival in Japan.[16] It was India's entry for the Academy Awards, but was criticized after Basu was accused of plagiarizing several Hollywood films. It was a box-office hit during its opening week, earning Rs. 586 million,[17] and was the third-highest-grossing film that year.[18]
His thriller film Jagga Jasoos was shot in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally planned for a release in 2014, schedule conflicts set back release.[19] The film was produced by Basu and Ranbir Kapoor's new production company (Picture Shuru Entertainment) in association with Disney Studios. Ranbir Kapoor,[20]Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif[21][22] and Alia Bhatt[23] were under consideration for lead roles.[24] Reports from Cape Town were that the real-world romance of leads Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif and occasional arguments between the two caused some delays and resulted in scenes not having the import intended by director Anurag Basu.[25][26] By 20 March 2014, the director had completed 20 days of filming with his leads and, being unhappy with initial efforts by actor Ranbir Kapoor,[27] used the additional schedule time to re-shoot some scenes.[28] Due to the reshoots, the film was not released until 2017. His latest film as a director is Ludo (2020).
Personal life
Basu is married to Tani Basu and has two daughters, Ishana (b. 2004) and Ahana (b. 2007).
^Mazumdar, Suruchi (14 March 2008). "Anurag Basu to direct Rithik Roshan". Screen.[dead link]
^"I am scared to leave my daughter alone now: Anurag Basu - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^"I blame myself for my father's death: Anurag Basu - The Times of India". The Times of India.
^. The Times of India. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
^"The Script motivates me". Indiantelevision.com. 13 July 2001.
^. Financial Express. 9 November 2000. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
^"A classic re-told". The Tribune (India). 16 March 2001.
^"Stories by Rabindranath Tagore | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^Cyril, Grace (3 February 2021). "Shilpa Shetty, Geeta Kapur and Anurag Basu to return as judges on Super Dancer 4". India Today. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^"Directors' Diaries - The Road To Their First Film". Directors' Diaries - The Road To Their First Film. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
^"The Front Row: Bollywood's Magic Number". The Wall Street Journal (India). 16 November 2012.
^ENS (10 August 2013). "Ranbir Kapoor to romance Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt in Jagga Jasoos". Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^staff (6 August 2013). "Ranbir Kapoor smiles all the way to the bank, charges Rs. 15 crore for Besharam". India Today. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^TNN (7 August 2013). . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^staff (20 August 2013). "Ranbir Kapoor to Romance Katrina Kaif in 'Jagga Jasoos' ?". IBTimes. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^staff (6 August 2013). "Alia Bhatt To Be Paired With Ranbir Kapoor in Jagga Jasoos?". Koimoi. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^staff (7 August 2013). "Ranbir Kapoor's 'Jagga Jaasoos' to Star Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt?". IBTimes. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^staff (28 January 2014). "Katrina Kaif-Ranbir Kapoor delay film: They have pushed dates of 'Jagga Jasoos' together ahead". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^staff (29 January 2014). "Katrina and Ranbir deferring Jagga Jasoos?". India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^Thakker, Namrata (20 March 2014). "Ranbir Kapoor fails to impress Anurag Basu on the sets of Jagga Jasoos!". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^Pathak, Ankur (20 March 2014). "'Jagga Jasoos' on rewind mode". Times of India. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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anurag, basu, born, 1970, indian, director, screenwriter, actor, producer, began, directing, career, television, moving, feature, films, 2002, basu, achieved, initial, success, with, films, tackling, themes, passion, adultery, such, life, metro, kites, gangste. Anurag Basu born 8 May 1970 is an Indian director screenwriter actor and producer He began his directing career in television moving to feature films in 2002 Basu achieved initial success with his films tackling the themes of passion and adultery 1 such as Life in a Metro Kites Gangster and Murder Later he directed comedy drama films such as the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Barfi along with the commercially unsuccessful Jagga Jasoos His latest work is a black comedy Netflix film Ludo Anurag BasuBorn 1970 05 08 8 May 1970 age 52 Bhilai Chhattisgarh IndiaOccupationsDirectorproducerscreenwriteractortelevision presenterYears active1995 presentSpouseTani BasuChildren2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Television 2 2 Films 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Frequent collaborations 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditBasu was born into an upper middle class Bengali family in Bhilai Madhya Pradesh now in Chhattisgarh His parents Subrato Bose and Deepshikha Bose ex executives in SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant in Cokeovens and Education department Organic Chemistry respectively were award winning theatrical artists and Basu grew up watching them performing in his father s theatre company Abhiyaan He attended BSP Senior Secondary School Sector IV SSS IV in Bhilai Chhattisgarh then Madhya Pradesh 2 3 He received a B Sc degree in Physics honours from the University of Mumbai intending to study cinematography at FTII Pune however during his college years in Mumbai he had an opportunity to assist on a number of levels in TV and film projects After trying to remain involved with filmmaking Basu became an assistant director to Raman Kumar on Tara 4 Career EditTelevision Edit Basu began his television career as an assistant director on Tara in mid 1994 After six months he was given full responsibility for directing about 712 episodes 5 He directed television serials trying genres ranging from daily soaps to thrillers such as Saturday Suspense and Ajeeb Dastaan and horror X Zone Basu s most successful work during this period was the Balaji Telefilms soap Koshish Ek Aashaa in 2000 and he made pilot episodes of Indian television shows including Kyun ki saans bhi kabhi bahu thi Kahani ghar ghar ki and Kasouti zindagi ki 6 in 2001 and 2002 He began his own company and initially he produced TV serials for Zee TV and Sony channel The popular shows of his company were Manzilien Apni Apni Miit Thriller at Ten and Horror Shows on Zee He himself directed the TV series Miit based on the novel Noukadubi by Rabindranath Tagore Manzilien Apni Apni and all his other series 7 Basu has directed many television shows In 2000 he received a RAPA Award for Best Director Award from the Radio and TV Advertisers Practitioners Association followed by an Aashirwad Award for Best Director two years later Basu returned to television in 2007 to produce and direct the college drama Love Story and hosted the Bengali reality show Ke Hobe Biggest Fan Who Will Be the Biggest Fan for Zee Bangla in 2010 Basu started his own film production house Ishana Movies in 2007 and the first film of his production company was the 2007 musical drama film Life in a Metro with co producer UTV Currently his series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore is airing on Netflix 8 and EPIC Channel Basu will be judging the upcoming TV show Super Dancer Chapter 4 along with Shilpa Shetty and Geeta Kapoor 9 Films Edit From his first job in films as an extra actor Dalaal 1993 to his first film as director it was a journey of nearly eleven years 10 His first film was the mystery drama Saaya for Mahesh Bhatt s production company Vishesh Films starring John Abraham and Tara Sharma which failed at the box office and was panned by critics for its loose screenplay 11 Anurag Basu Ranbir Kapoor Priyanka Chopra Ileana Dcruz and Siddharth Roy Kapur at Barfi promotion Basu s second film was 2004 s Murder The film dealt with adultery and contained sex scenes unusual for Indian cinema Despite its A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification it was well received by critics who appreciated performances by Mallika Sherawat Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel 12 Basu s next movie was Gangster in which he first collaborated with Pritam who later scored Life in a Metro He was diagnosed with acute leukemia in 2004 13 halfway through Tumsa Nahin Dekha Basu was immediately hospitalised directing parts of the film from his hospital bed He gave instructions by dictaphone for camera angles and script changes with Mahesh Bhatt and Mohit Suri completing the film 14 while the director underwent chemotherapy His next film was 2010 s Kites starring Hrithik Roshan Barbara Mori and Kangana Ranaut In 2012 Basu s film Barfi starring Ranbir Kapoor Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D Cruz opened to largely positive reviews and was well received at the Busan International Film Festival 15 Barfi was selected for the Taipei and Morocco film festivals Barfi won the prestigious Grand Jury Award at Okinawa International Film Festival in Japan 16 It was India s entry for the Academy Awards but was criticized after Basu was accused of plagiarizing several Hollywood films It was a box office hit during its opening week earning Rs 586 million 17 and was the third highest grossing film that year 18 His thriller film Jagga Jasoos was shot in Cape Town South Africa Originally planned for a release in 2014 schedule conflicts set back release 19 The film was produced by Basu and Ranbir Kapoor s new production company Picture Shuru Entertainment in association with Disney Studios Ranbir Kapoor 20 Priyanka Chopra Katrina Kaif 21 22 and Alia Bhatt 23 were under consideration for lead roles 24 Reports from Cape Town were that the real world romance of leads Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif and occasional arguments between the two caused some delays and resulted in scenes not having the import intended by director Anurag Basu 25 26 By 20 March 2014 the director had completed 20 days of filming with his leads and being unhappy with initial efforts by actor Ranbir Kapoor 27 used the additional schedule time to re shoot some scenes 28 Due to the reshoots the film was not released until 2017 His latest film as a director is Ludo 2020 Personal life EditBasu is married to Tani Basu and has two daughters Ishana b 2004 and Ahana b 2007 Filmography EditFilmsYear Title Director Writer Screenplay Producer2003 Saaya Yes No No2004 Murder Yes Yes Yes2004 Tumsa Nahin Dekha A Love Story Yes No No2006 Gangster Yes Yes Yes2007 Life in a Metro Yes Yes Yes2010 Kites Yes No Yes2012 Barfi Yes Yes Yes2017 Jagga Jasoos Yes Yes Yes2020 Ludo Yes Yes Yes2023 Metro In Dino Yes YesTBA Suriya45 YesTBA Aashiqui 3 YesFrequent collaborations Edit Actors Saaya 2003 Murder 2004 Tumsa Nahi Dekha 2004 Gangster 2006 Life In A Metro 2007 Kites 2011 Barfi 2012 Jagga Jasoos 2017 Ludo 2020 Emraan Hashmi Kangana Ranaut Shiney Ahuja Ranbir Kapoor Pritam KK Sayeed Quadri TelevisionTara 1996 Saturday Suspense 1998 Star Best Sellers 1999 X Zone 1999 Ajeeb Dastaan 1998 Koshish Ek Aashaa 2000 Kyun Ki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki 2000 Manzilien Apni Apni TV series 2001 Home production Miit 2002 Home production Thriller at 10 2005 2006 Home Production Ke Hobe Biggest Fan 2010 Rooh Home Production Love Story 2007 Home Production Stories by Rabindranath Tagore 2015 Home Production Super Dancer As a Judge Season 1 4 2016 2021 Awards and nominations EditYear Award Film Category Result2008 Filmfare Awards Life in a Metro Best Director NominatedBest Screenplay Won2013 Barfi Best Director Nominated2021 Ludo Best Film NominatedBest Director NominatedBest Screenplay NominatedBest Production Design Nominated2005 IIFA Awards Murder Best Story Nominated2007 Gangster Best Screenplay Nominated2008 Life in a Metro Best Story NominatedBest Screenplay WonBest Director Nominated2013 Barfi Best Story WonBest Director Won2018 Jagga Jasoos Best Director Nominated2008 Producers Guild Film Awards Life in a Metro Best Director Nominated2013 Barfi Best Story NominatedBest Screenplay Nominated2008 Screen Awards Life in a Metro Best Director Nominated2013 Barfi Won2013 Zee Cine Awards Best Director WonBest Screenplay WonPower Club Box Office Award Won2013 Times of India Film Awards Best Director WonBollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards Best Director WonOkinawa International Movie Festival Grand Jury Award WonReferences Edit Mazumdar Suruchi 14 March 2008 Anurag Basu to direct Rithik Roshan Screen dead link I am scared to leave my daughter alone now Anurag Basu Times of India The Times of India Retrieved 13 January 2020 I blame myself for my father s death Anurag Basu The Times of India The Times of India I blame myself for my father s death Anurag Basu The Times of India 22 September 2012 Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 The Script motivates me Indiantelevision com 13 July 2001 KBC s tail whiplashes Zee prime time Financial Express 9 November 2000 Archived from the original on 27 September 2013 A classic re told The Tribune India 16 March 2001 Stories by Rabindranath Tagore Netflix www netflix com Retrieved 22 September 2020 Cyril Grace 3 February 2021 Shilpa Shetty Geeta Kapur and Anurag Basu to return as judges on Super Dancer 4 India Today Retrieved 3 February 2021 Directors Diaries The Road To Their First Film Directors Diaries The Road To Their First Film Retrieved 22 September 2020 Adarsh Taran 4 July 2003 Saaya review Bollywood Hungama Adarsh Taran 1 April 2004 Murder review Bollywood Hungama What they don t tell you about cancer Times of India 10 June 2007 Could Gangster be another Murder Rediff com 5 April 2006 Ranbir Priyanka s BARFI receives standing ovation at Busan Film Festival Yahoo News India 12 October 2012 Barfi and Anurag Basu The Times of India Barfi Nominated as India s entry at the Oscars in Foreign Language Film category Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 2012 09 23 The Front Row Bollywood s Magic Number The Wall Street Journal India 16 November 2012 ENS 10 August 2013 Ranbir Kapoor to romance Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt in Jagga Jasoos Indian Express Retrieved 23 August 2013 staff 6 August 2013 Ranbir Kapoor smiles all the way to the bank charges Rs 15 crore for Besharam India Today Retrieved 23 August 2013 TNN 7 August 2013 Will Priyanka Ranbir recreate their Barfi magic in Jagga Jasoos The Times of India Archived from the original on 17 August 2013 Retrieved 23 August 2013 staff 20 August 2013 Ranbir Kapoor to Romance Katrina Kaif in Jagga Jasoos IBTimes Retrieved 23 August 2013 staff 6 August 2013 Alia Bhatt To Be Paired With Ranbir Kapoor in Jagga Jasoos Koimoi Retrieved 23 August 2013 staff 7 August 2013 Ranbir Kapoor s Jagga Jaasoos to Star Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt IBTimes Retrieved 23 August 2013 staff 28 January 2014 Katrina Kaif Ranbir Kapoor delay film They have pushed dates of Jagga Jasoos together ahead Daily News amp Analysis Retrieved 6 July 2014 staff 29 January 2014 Katrina and Ranbir deferring Jagga Jasoos India Today Retrieved 6 July 2014 Thakker Namrata 20 March 2014 Ranbir Kapoor fails to impress Anurag Basu on the sets of Jagga Jasoos Bollywood Life Retrieved 6 July 2014 Pathak Ankur 20 March 2014 Jagga Jasoos on rewind mode Times of India Mumbai Mirror Retrieved 6 July 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anurag Basu Anurag Basu at IMDb Anurag Basu on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anurag Basu amp oldid 1152046770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
