Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu
Native name অনুরাগ বসু
Born 8th May 1974
Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Director, writer
Years active 1993 – present

Anurag Basu is an India television-advertiser, reality show-judge, director, actor, screenwriter and producer. 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. He began his directing career in television, moving to feature films in 2002.

Early life

Basu was born into an upper-middle-class Bengali Kayastha family in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. His parents, Subrato Bose and Deepshikha Bose, were award-winning theatrical artists and Basu grew up watching them perform in his father's theatre company (Abhiyaan). He attended BSP Senior Secondary School, Sector -IV, Bhilai Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India Ltd. , spending part of his life in Garia, South Kolkata. Although Basu was admitted to Jabalpur Engineering College, but he quit it after some time.[2][3] He received a BSc 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 was in his mid-twenties when he began his television career as an assistant director on Tara, directing about 70 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 made pilot episodes of Indian television shows including Kyun ki saans bhi kabhi bahu thi, Kahani ghar ghar ki, Kasouti zindagi ki[6] in 2001 and 2002. He directed the TV series Miit (based on the novel Noukadubi by Rabindranath Tagore) and Manzilien Apni Apni.[7] Basu has directed many television episodes. 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. Currently his series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore is airing on the EPIC Channel.

Films

Basu made his directorial film debut in 2003 with the slasher film Kucch To Hai, starring Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol and Anita Hassanandani. It was produced by Ekta Kapoor, with whom he had worked on Koshish ...Ek Aashaa. Basu left the film midway through production, replaced by Anil V. Kumar took charge; it failed commercially[8] and critically.[9]

He joined Mahesh Bhatt's production company, Vishesh Films, where he directed his next three films. The first was mystery-drama Saaya starring John Abraham and Tara Sharma, which failed at the box office and was panned by critics for its loose screenplay.[10]

Two women in dresses and three casually-dressed men, standing
Anurag Basu, Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana Dcruz and Siddharth Roy Kapur at Barfi! promotion

Basu's third 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.[11] 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,[12] 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[13] while the director underwent chemotherapy.

His next film was 2010's Kites, starred Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara 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.[14] Barfi! was selected for the Taipei and Morocco film festivals. It was India's entry for the Academy Awards, which was criticized after Basu was accused of plagiarizing several Hollywood films. and was a box-office hit during its opening week, earning Rs. 586 million,[15] and was the third-highest-grossing film that year.[16]

His thriller film Jagga Jasoos has been shooting in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally planned for a release in 2014, schedule conflicts set back release until May 2015.[17] Produced by Basu and Ranbir Kapoor's new production company (Picture Shuru Entertainment) in association with Disney Studios, actors under consideration were Ranbir Kapoor,[18] Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif[19][20] and Alia Bhatt[21] were under consideration for lead roles.[22] Filming is underway in Cape Town,[23] and after completion, the film was originally scheduled to release in 2014 but, due to conflicting commitments by the lead actors, the film has been re-scheduled to release on 29 May 2015.[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] intends to use the additional schedule time to re-shoot some scenes.[28]

Personal life

Basu is married to Tani Basu and has two daughters, Ishana (b. 2004) and Ahana (b. 2007). Basu though fought with Leukaemia, He never gave up hope of living a positive & energetic life.

Filmography

Films
Television

Awards

Year Awards Category Film
2008 Filmfare Awards Best Screenplay Life in a Metro
2008 IIFA Awards Best Screenplay
2013 Best Director Barfi
Best Story
Best Screenplay
2013 Zee Cine Awards Best Director
Best Screenplay
Power Club Award
2013 Times of India Film Awards Best Director
Colors Screen Awards Best Director
Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards Best Director
Star Guild Awards Best Director
2012 Big Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Director

References

  1. ↑ Mazumdar, Suruchi (14 March 2008). "Anurag Basu to direct Hrithik Roshan". Screen.
  2. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-scared-to-leave-my-daughter-alone-now-Anurag-Basu/articleshow/19802213.cms
  3. ↑ "I blame myself for my father's death: Anurag Basu - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  4. ↑ "I blame myself for my father's death: Anurag Basu - The Times of India". The Times Of India. 22 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Script motivates me". Indiantelevision.com. 13 July 2001.
  6. ↑ "KBC's tail whiplashes Zee prime time". Financial Express. 9 November 2000.
  7. ↑ "A classic re-told". The Tribune (India). 16 March 2001.
  8. ↑ "Kucch To Hai Box Office collections". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2003.
  9. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (24 January 2003). "Kucch To Hai review". Bollywoodhungama.com.
  10. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (4 July 2003). "Saaya review". Bollywoodhungama.com.
  11. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (1 April 2004). "Murder review". Bollywoodhungama.com.
  12. ↑ "What they don't tell you about cancer". Times of India. 10 June 2007.
  13. ↑ "Could Gangster be another Murder?". Rediff.com. 5 April 2006.
  14. ↑ "Ranbir-Priyanka's BARFI! receives standing ovation at Busan Film Festival". Yahoo! News India. 12 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  16. ↑ "The Front Row: Bollywood's Magic Number". The Wall Street Journal (India). 16 November 2012.
  17. ↑ ENS (10 August 2013). "Ranbir Kapoor to romance Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt in Jagga Jasoos". Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ TNN (7 August 2013). "Will Priyanka, Ranbir recreate their 'Barfi!' magic in 'Jagga Jasoos'?". Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  20. ↑ staff (20 August 2013). "Ranbir Kapoor to Romance Katrina Kaif in 'Jagga Jasoos' ?". IBTimes. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  21. ↑ staff (6 August 2013). "Alia Bhatt To Be Paired With Ranbir Kapoor in Jagga Jasoos?". Koimoi. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  22. ↑ staff (7 August 2013). "Ranbir Kapoor's 'Jagga Jaasoos' to Star Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt?". IBTimes. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  23. ↑ "Ranbir-Katrina enjoying privacy while shooting 'Jagga Jasoos' in Cape Town". India TV News. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  24. ↑ Shah, Jigar (7 February 2014). "Ranbir, Katrina's 'Jagga Jasoos' to release in 2015". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ staff (29 January 2014). "Katrina and Ranbir deferring Jagga Jasoos?". India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  27. ↑ Thakker, Namrata (20 March 2014). "Ranbir Kapoor fails to impress Anurag Basu on the sets of Jagga Jasoos!". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  28. ↑ Pathak, Ankur (20 March 2014). "'Jagga Jasoos' on rewind mode". Times of India. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

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