Ron Raj (Rajat Kumar Dey)

Rajat Kumar Dey (born 19 December 1991), known by his stage name Ron Raj, is an Indian film director, writer, editor and screenwriter, known for his works in Bengali cinema. His first collaboration with veteran actor Ritwick Chakraborty brought him into the limelight. His first feature independent periodical crime drama film Porichoy Gupta Unreleased (Tale of the Identity), was a critical and commercial success, where he wrote the screenwriting with Chakraborty in mind. [1][2][3][4][5]

Rajat Kumar Dey
Born (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 (age 32)
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director
Years active2022 - Present
Known forFilm making
Notable workPorichoy Gupta Unreleased

Early life

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Ron was born on 19 June 1991 and brought up in Madarat village of Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district near Kolkata to Sanjit Kumar Dey and Uma Dey. His father was an executive of Burn Standard Company Limited who worked as a Supervisor. His mother was a housewife; she would later work as a worker for Asha. He has a brother, Arijit, a Bio-tech Engineer and a younger sister, swagata, a Basketball Coach. His nickname is Babusona.[6]

Career

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His debut film as director is porichai gupta Ron conceived the idea for his first feature, Porichoy Gupta (2020), which he screenwrote, directed, partially photographed and edited. None of us can go outside of society and relationships; he thinks if we look at reality, none of us likes to bring our identity forward.[4][7]

Porichoy Gupta’s[8][9] success afforded ron the opportunity to make Se to aj o bojhena (2024), which became his breakthrough film.


Filmography

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As director

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Year Film Director Writer ScreenPlay
2023 Porichoy Gupta Yes No Yes
TBA Se To Ajo Bojhena Yes Yes Yes

References

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  1. ^ "Tollywood News: হঠাৎ বিয়ে, তারপরেই বদলে যায় প্রিয়ঙ্কার জীবন! সত্যিটা খুঁজে পাবেন সোহম?". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Ritwick turns a blind zamindar in upcoming thriller 'Parichoy Gupta'". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Ritwick, Indraneil and Darshana in debutant director's period thriller". The Times of India.
  4. ^ a b "Ritwick, Indraneil and Darshana in debutant director's period thriller". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "সেপ্টেম্বরে বড় পর্দায় 'পরিচয় গুপ্ত'! কোন গুপ্ত ব্যক্তির পরিচয় ফাঁস করবেন রণরাজ?". nandabazar.
  6. ^ "Ritwick Chakraborty and Indraneil Sengupta's suspense thriller Porichoy Gupta teaser out". telegraphindia.
  7. ^ "The upcoming film Porichoy Gupta is a murder mystery with a paranormal twist". t2online.in.
  8. ^ "'PORICHOY GUPTA' Was based on a psychopath killer named Saradindu".
  9. ^ "'Ron Raj is known for Porichoy Gupta (2024)".