Joy Sengupta is an Indian film and stage actor who has worked extensively in Bollywood cinema, Bengali cinema as well as theatre. He is trained in theatre studies, specializing in acting, under the legendary Ebrahim Alkazi at Living Theatre Academy. He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by the celebrated Govind Nihalani. Joy has acted in over 16 films in Hindi, 18 films in Bengali, and 3 films in English (including an US-UK co-production on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy). Ten of those have received international awards. He has worked as an actor in five web series (including a European series), 25 telefilms, and over 50 ad commercials, along with five radio dramas for BBC Radio 4, including Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy and Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona. He is also known for dubbing for Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America in Marvel Cinematic Universe films in Hindi.
Joy has worked with legendary directors like Habib Tanveer, Safdar Hashmi, M.K. Raina, Barry John, Lillete Dubey, and Feroz Khan. He has also performed globally in West End (London), Off Broadway (New York), Edinburgh Festival Fringe, etc.
Joy was presented the V. Shantaram award for acting in his debut film Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa. He was awarded the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for the year 2006, for portraying M.K. Gandhi in the play Sammy.
Joy has donned many caps throughout his journey in the cultural spheres. He was a teacher of theatre in schools across Delhi. He has taught creative communication at management schools. In his own unique style, he has used theatre as a tool for literacy for Literacy Mission. He conducts regular sessions on theatre and cinema appreciation.
Prasun Roy is a bestselling author known for his accessible narrative style across genres including biography, horror, crime thrillers, mythology, history, and the paranormal. A researcher of India’s unsung freedom fighters, his acclaimed work on Rash Behari Bose highlights significant INA contributions towards India’s freedom struggle. Two of his fiction titles for young adults have been selected as supplementary reads for students at a prominent school in Vadodara. A few of his works with eminent publishers have been taken up for audio-video (AV) adaptations too. He has also translated classics by Rabindranath Tagore and Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay for global readers. A heritage enthusiast, Prasun serves as convenor of Indian History Awareness and Research (IHAR) and is a life member of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). He has been a prominent speaker at many prestigious literary festivals, including Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet, Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival and Pune International Literary Festival, among others. An alumnus of IIM Lucknow, he lives in Kolkata and manages his family’s pharmaceutical business headquartered in Vadodara and Kolkata.
