Wrote his first script when he was studying in class 9
Started his career as a Bengali language teacher after earning his B
Ed
degree
His father's connections with the Bengali entertainment industry helped him bag his first role an as an extra in a TV show Gurudakshina
Quit his teaching job and shifted to Mumbai when he got an opportunity to work there for the television industry
After the channel he worked for shut down, went back to Kolkata and took up teaching again; also started working for Bengali TV shows side by side
Quit teaching again to become a full-time director in 2000
Has received many awards and accolades for his works; won the Best Director Award at the IFFI for Apur Panchali (2013); Shabdo (2013) bagged him the Best Feature Film in Bengali Award at the 60th National Film Awards