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Sumit Roy (born 18 August 1981) is an Indian screenwriter and director who primarily works in Hindi films. Based in Mumbai,[1] Sumit has written scripts for Bollywood productions such as Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani[2] (2023) and Gehrraiyaan (2022). Additionally, he has lent his talents to television serials including Sumit Sambhal Lega (2015) and Chandragupta Maurya (2011).[3]
Sumit received two nominations for the 2023 Filmfare Award for Best Story and Best Screenplay for his work on Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani.[4][5]
Early life and background edit
Sumit was born in 18 August 1981 in Delhi.[6]
Career edit
Sumit started his career as a managing partner at Kriya Communication, New Delhi where he wrote and directed documentaries, short films and brand films.
His documentary Capital Water (2006) delved into the politics of water privatisation in Delhi and won First Prize at the DHAN Foundation film festival.[7] [8]
His short film Dancing Queen (2007) garnered love and accolades from all over the world including first prize at the Sardinia Film Festival (2008)[9] [10], Cortofonino Film Festival, Italy (2008) [11] [12] [9] , Redbull Vibrations Contest on filmaka.com (2008)[13]. It was also selected as India’s nominee for the Pangea Day global simulcast - a worldwide television event based out of Los Angles, California (2007) [14][15][16][17]
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.[18] [19] [20]
Subsequently, Sumit embarked on a successful career as a screenwriter, writing more than a thousand episodes for Indian television across genres. These included hit shows like the historical Chandragupta Maurya (2011), the sitcom Sumit Sambhal Lega (2015) (an Indian adaptation of Everybody Loves Raymond), the drama Aasman Se Aage (2012) and the science fiction adventure Time Machine (2015).[3][21]
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. The project is currently in pre-production. [22] [23][24] [25]
Gehrraiyaan[26], a romantic drama written by him for director Shakun Batra (Dharma Productions) starring Deepika Padukone, Sidhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Pandey released in 2022. It went on to become the most streamed Hindi film of the year on Amazon Prime Video.[27]
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023),[28] a romantic comedy family drama written by him for Karan Johar starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan was a critical and commercial success grossing more than ₹355.61 crore (US$45 million)[29] [30] [31]at the global box office and picking up seventeen Filmfare nominations including two for Sumit for Best Story and Best Screenplay. [32] [33]
Sumit has also written Showtime (series),[34][35][36] an original drama about the inside working of Bollywood, created and written by Sumit will release on Disney+ HotStar in March, 2024.[37][38][39]
Besides screenwriting Sumit also writes for publications. His essay ‘Together/Apart: In Food and Film’ (for enthucutlet.com) was adjudged one of the best pieces of food writing in 2023 by Indian Culinary Agenda.[40] [41]
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 |
Web Series edit
| Year | Film | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Showtime | Yes | Yes |
References edit
- ^ "Sumit Roy is an acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter based in Mumbai". enthucutlet. 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani trailer". India Today. 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Serial And Shows With Sumit Roy". nettv4u.
- ^ "Filmfare Award 2024 Nominations". Filmfare. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "69th Filmfare Awards Nominations List". The Quint. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "TOGETHER / APART: IN FOOD AND FILM". 29 January 2024. p. 1.
- ^ "Dhan foundation". 28 September 2006.
- ^ "Development Film Festival on Water & Life". DHAN Foundation. 28 September 2006.
- ^ a b "Sardinia Film Festival starts". 23 June 2008.
- ^ "ALBO D'ORO – Sardinia Film Festival".
- ^ "CortoFonino Film Festival". 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Cell Phone Memories Vince Il 4° Cortofonino® Film Festival". Mauxa. 13 December 2009.
- ^ "BRAND FILMS". Filmaka. 8 April 2008.
- ^ "Mumbai to play host to global event". DNA. 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Story-telling connects the world". Hindustan Times. 12 May 2008.
- ^ "pangea day films". Lori's Short Film Blog.
- ^ ""Dancing Queen": 4000+ Hits In Three Days, And". 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Sankalan scouts for budding scriptwriters via 'Ideas to Screen' initiative". 7 July 2008.
- ^ "Bollywood is a jolly good business". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2008.
- ^ "The plot thickens". Times of India. 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Sumit Roy". Film Affinity.
- ^ "Takht will be the K3G of the Mughal Era". Film Companion. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Takht: Somen Mishra, Head of Development at Dharma Productions, introduces writers of Karan Johar's next". Firstpost. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Why the Takht announcement is a significant but small step in empowering writers". 20 August 2018.
- ^ "12 Hindi Film Writers on their Strange Writing Rituals". Film Companion. 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Gehraiyaan writer's dad shuts down trolls". TheIndianExpress. 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Most watched Hindi streaming films of 2022". Indian Express. 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Karan Johar's 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Shoot Complete". Outlook India. 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Budgeted at Rs. 178 cr, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani recovers 90% of investment from sale of satellite, digital and music rights". Bollywood Hunagama. 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Best Screenplay Nominee". Filmfare.
- ^ "Best Story Nomination". Filmfare.
- ^ "Finding the perfect fit". Mid-Day. 28 February 2024.
- ^ "The inside story".
- ^ "Emraan Hashmi, Mouni Roy and Naseeruddin Shah to star in Disney+ Hotstar series 'Showtime'". Deccan Herald. 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Disney+ Hotstar and Dharmatic Entertainment roll out trailer for 'Showtime'". 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Behind The Bollywood Power Struggles". Deadline. 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Showtime: Emraan Hashmi, Mouni Roy's Bollywood series to premiere on THIS date". Times Now News. 9 February 2024.
- ^ "TOGETHER / APART: IN FOOD AND FILM". Enthucutlet. 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Indian Food Articles We Loved Reading In 2023". Indian culinary agenda. 26 December 2023.