Joydeep Mukherjee (director)

Joydeep Mukherjee
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Actor
Years active2008–present
Notable work

Joydeep Mukherjee is an Indian film director, actor and writer primarily associated with Bengali Film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the daily soap Ekhane Aakash Neel. He gained recognition after directing multiple India-Bangladesh joint ventures including Shikari (2016) and Nabab (2017). He gained further recognition after directing all the seasons of Eken Babu series Season 6 onwards. He is best known for directing the Ekenbabu theatrical films - The Eken (2022), The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023) and The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika (2025).[1][2]

Career

In 2008, Joydeep started his career with directed television drama serial. Then he directed two more dramas. In 2016, he debuted as a film director with the project of Indo-Bangla joint production thriller drama film Shikari share with Zakir Hossain Simanto featuring Shakib Khan and Srabanti Chatterjee, which became the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2016.[3][4]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Screenwriter Actor Language Notes Ref.
2015BhengchiNoNoYes BengaliMarked his feature film debut
2016ShikariYesNoNoIndo-Bangladesh joint production; Marked his feature film directorial debut; Co-directed with Zakir Hossain Simanto[5]
Amoler CabinNoNoYes
2017NababYesYesNoIndo-Bangladesh joint production; Co-directed with Abdul Aziz[6]
2018ChalbaazYesNoNo[7]
Bhaijaan Elo ReYesYesNo[8]
2020 DetectiveYesYesNoDirectly released on the OTT platform Hoichoi[9]
2021 F.I.R No. 339/07/06 YesYesNoReleased on ZEE5 12 days after the theatrical release
2021 Golondaaj NoNoYes[10]
2021 Anusandhan NoNoYes[11]
2021 Bikkhov NoNoYes
2022 The EkenYesNoNo[12]
2022 Lokkhi Chele NoNoYes[13]
2023 Ardhangini NoNoYes[14]
2023 The Eken: Ruddhaswas RajasthanYesNoNo[15]
2025 The Eken: Benaras E Bibhishika Yes No No [16]
Oporichito Yes No No [17]
2026 The Eken: Kerala-e Kurukshetra † Yes No No [18]

Web series

Year Web series Director Screenwriter Actor OTT Platform Notes Ref.
2019 Sharate Aaj No No Yes ZEE5 Marked his OTT acting debut [19]
2023 Shikarpur No No Yes ZEE5
Chhotolok No No Yes ZEE5
2024 Kaantaye Kaantaye Yes No No ZEE5 Marked his OTT directorial debut
Advocate Achinta Aich Yes No No Hoichoi
2025 Advocate Achinta Aich 2 Yes No No Hoichoi
Nishir Daak Yes No No Hoichoi [20]
2026 Queens No No Yes Hoichoi
Advocate Achinta Aich 3 Yes No No Hoichoi
Taarkata No No Yes ZEE5

Television

Year Soap opera Director Story writer Actor Notes Ref.
2008Ekhane Aakash NeelYesDebuted in television series
2010Gaaner OpareyYesNo
2014ByomkeshYes

References

  1. ↑ শাকিব খানকে বাংলাদেশের রজনীকান্ত আখ্যা দিলেন নবাবের পরিচালক জয়দীপ মুখার্জী (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ নারায়নগঞ্জে অপার ফটোগ্রাফির অপর সম্ভাবনা রয়েছে: জয়দীপ. newsnarayanganj24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "2016's Most Successful Bengali Films". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "A year on the silver screen". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "New Indo-Bangla joint production starts". The Daily Star. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Jahid Akbar (6 July 2017). "দেড়শো টাকার 'নবাব'!". The Daily Star (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  7. ↑ ডটকম, সোনালীনিউজ (11 January 2018). শাকিবের চালবাজ শুটিং হবে লন্ডনে. Sonali News (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Srabanti Chatterjee to reunite with Shakib Khan in 'Bhaijaan'". The Times of India. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Daw, Nivedita (4 August 2020). "শেষ শ্যুটিং! শীঘ্রই ওটিটি প্ল্যাটফর্মে আসতে চলেছে নতুন ছবি ডিটেকটিভ". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Shamayita Chakraborty (11 October 2021). "Golondaaj Movie Review: Golondaaj is a gritty film with ups and downs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Upam Buzarbaruah (6 December 2021). "Anusandhan Movie Review: A familiar dark tale with a fresh twist". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Sarkar, Roushni (16 April 2022). "The Eken review: Despite great performance by Anirban Chakrabarti, this murder mystery is a one-time watch". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Biswas, Premankur (29 August 2022). "Lokkhi Chele review: A promising concept marred by amateurish writing". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Kaushik Ganguly's 'Ardhangini' to show different shades of a relationship, film to release in June". The Times of India. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Eken Babu is set to return with a new quest titled 'The Eken, Ruddhaswas Rajasthan'". The Statesman. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  16. ↑ মিশ্র, শ্রুতি (17 May 2025). "বারাণসীর ঘাটে আবার মগজাস্ত্রের খেল! কেমন হল 'দ্য একেন: বেনারসে বিভীষিকা'?". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Moulik, Shampali (12 January 2025). "থ্রিলার, রহস্যের বুনোটে কতটা জমল 'অপরিচিত'? পড়ুন রিভিউ". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "'The Eken: Kerala-e Kurukshetra': Eken Babu is ready for a new adventure in Kerala, first look out". The Telegraph. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Sharate Aaj goes beyond the conventions of the slam-bang thriller". Film Companion. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  20. ↑ Dey, Snigdha (4 October 2025). "ফের একফ্রেমে সত্যম-সুরঙ্গনা, কার পরিচালনায় হইচই-এ দেখা যাবে অনস্ক্রিন জুটিকে?". Aajkal (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
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