Sumit Roy
Sumit Roy is an Indian screenwriter and director who primarily works in Hindi films. Sumit has written scripts for Bollywood productions such as Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani (2023) [1] and Gehrraiyaan (2022).[2]
Sumit received two nominations at the 69th Filmfare Awards for Best Story and Best Screenplay for his work on Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani.[3][4]
Career
[edit]His short film Dancing Queen (2007) won the first prize at the Sardinia International Ethnographic Film Festival (2008).[5] It was also selected as India’s nominee for the Pangea Day global simulcast in 2008 [6][7]
Moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Hindi feature films, Sumit was selected as one of the finalists of SANKALAN, India’s first script lab mentored by Anurag Kashyap, Sriram Raghvan and Anjum Rajabali.[8]
In 2019 he wrote Takht for Karan Johar (Dharma Productions), an epic historical set in the Mughal era which is to star Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Anila Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Bhumi Pedenkar, Jhanvi Kapoor.[9]
In 2023, Sumit created and wrote Showtime (Indian TV series), an original drama about the inside working of Bollywood.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Zubaan | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Gehraiyaan | Yes | |||
| 2023 | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Yes | Yes | Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay & Filmfare Award for Best Story[12] |
Web Series
[edit]| Year | Film | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Showtime (Indian TV series) | Yes | Yes |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani trailer". India Today. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Gehrraiyaan". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Filmfare Award 2024 Nominations". Filmfare. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "69th Filmfare Awards Nominations List". The Quint. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "ALBO D'ORO – Sardinia Film Festival".
- ^ "Mumbai to play host to global event". Daily News and Analysis. 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Story-telling connects the world". Hindustan Times. 12 May 2008.
- ^ "The plot thickens". Times of India. 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Takht: Somen Mishra, Head of Development at Dharma Productions, introduces writers of Karan Johar's next". Firstpost. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Finding the perfect fit". Mid-Day. 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Emraan Hashmi, Mouni Roy and Naseeruddin Shah to star in Disney+ Hotstar series 'Showtime'". Deccan Herald. 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Filmfare Award 2024 Nominations". Filmfare. 15 January 2024.