Mainak Bhaumik

In 2012, he made another Bengali film Bedroom, a dark ensemble film about the new generation of young Indians who struggle with depression, failure and identity crises in a Facebook savvy world that is obsessed with picture perfect lives.

In 2013, Bhaumik released the feature film Maach Mishti and More (Fish, Sweets and More)which he refers to as his 'love-letter' to his city of Kolkata (Bengal) telling the story of the loves and lives of three brothers in a Bengali family.

While celebrating the lighter side of 'girl world', the film also ventures into a darker slice of life, with the main plot of a school teacher who has an extra-marital affair with one of her students, who is a minor.

Since then, his feature films too have earned critical acclaim and achieved box office success with nationwide and international theatrical releases.

Having grown up in both cities, he's enjoyed the 'best of both worlds' with opportunities like taking screenwriting workshops with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, David Mamet; as well as living in close quarters with and filming the lives of Indian ethnic folk artisans such as the Patua Artists of Midnapore, the Baul Singers of Bengal and the Chhau Dancers of Purulia.