Aditi Roy is an Indian director and screenwriter who primarily works in the Bengali film, television and OTT industries. She is known for directing socially themed dramas, including the web series Bodhon, Noshtoneer, Lojja and the romantic drama series Parineeta, all of which were streamed on Hoichoi.
Early life and education Roy developed an interest in journalism and filmmaking at an early age. Her father was a photojournalist, and she began handling cameras while she was young. She graduated with a BSc in Political Science from the Jadavpur University. For her MSc, she got enrolled in International Relations at the university but left the course midway to pursue a career in cinema.
Roy subsequently completed her master's degree in Film Studies from Jadavpur University in 2002. In the same year, she also completed a diploma in Mass Communication from the university. She later studied film direction at Roopkala Kendro in Kolkata. Her diploma film was screened at the Kolkata Film Festival in 2007.
Career 2010—2021: Film debut and early career Roy began her professional career by making short films, small documentaries, fund-raising films for various non-governmental organisations and some corporate films. She also served as the creative head in few daily television soap operas. She later moved to feature films and streaming productions.
Roy made her feature-film directorial debut with Abosheshey (2011). She developed the film together with writer Neel B. Mitra, with whom she had previously worked in various short films and corporate films. It stars Roopa Ganguly, Raima Sen and Ankur Khanna in the lead roles. The film passed through multiple drafts from 2008 before it began production in 2010. It was screened at the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala and the 2012 New York Indian Film Festival. The film also received the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Award for Best Asian Film at the 16th IFFK in 2011.
In 2015, she directed the television film Onnyo Basanto. It was released on Zee Bangla Cinema as a Zee Originals film. In 2019, she directed the short film Bhalobashar Shohor – Saayori. In 2019, Roy directed the Bengali film Daawat-e-Biryani starring Sauraseni Maitra, Jayant Kripalani and Suhasini Mulay.
2022-present: Web series and commercial success In 2022, Roy made her streaming productions directorial debut with the Bengali web series Bodhon, streamed on Hoichoi. Its second season, Bodhon 2, was released in 2023. It explored issues such as witch-hunting, women trafficking, caste discrimination and honour killing. Later that year, she directed the series Noshtoneer, which was streamed on Hoichoi. The series follows a woman whose family life is disrupted after an unexpected incident involving a MeToo allegation.
In 2024, she directed Parineeta, a Bengali web series based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel of the same name. The series starred Gaurav Chakrabarty and Debchandrima Singha Roy in the lead roles. Unlike the original novel, the adaptation was set against the backdrop of the Partition of Bengal. She also directed Lojja, which was released on Hoichoi later that year. Starring Priyanka Sarkar, the series deals with verbal abuse within a marriage and its impact on the victim.
In 2025, she directed Lojja 2, the second season of Lojja. In the same year, she directed the crime thriller Anusandhan, starring Subhashree Ganguly. It is about an journalist who faces life risk while investigating a crime syndicate. In 2026, she directed the mystery thriller Kuheli, which centres on a police investigation into the death of a senior police officer.
Filmography Year Film Director Screenwriter Language Notes 2011 Abosheshey Bengali Marked her directorial feature film debut 2015 Onnyo Basanto Zee Originals film released directly on Zee Bangla Cinema 2019 Daawat-e-Biryani
Web series Year Web series Director Screenwriter Platform Language Notes 2022 Bodhon Hoichoi Bengali Directorial debut in web series 2023 Noshtoneer Bodhon 2 2024 Parineeta Based on the eponymous novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 2024 Noshtoneer 2 2024 Lojja 2025 Anusandhan Lojja 2 2026 Kuheli
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