Anurag Basu is a gifted and in-demand director unquestionably. He belongs to India’s cinema industry. He has credits including Life in a Metro, Gangster, and Barfi!. He secured his first position in the entertainment sector in 1996. It was at the age of twenty-nine. It was as an assistant director for the television series Tara. He directed more than seventy episodes of the show. He started directing Balaji Telefilms’ daily soap serial Koshish…Ek Aashaa shortly after, in 2000. He directed pilot episodes for the television series. It includes Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii among others after that. All are produced by the production business.
Age
8th May, 1970, he was born. He will turn 54 years old in 2024.
Education and learning
Anurag Basu’s family, who were Bengalis, were upper-middle class in the Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh) region. Basu attended Bhilai’s BSP Senior Secondary School. It was Sector-IV (SSS-IV) while he lived there. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors from the University of Mumbai. He had intended to study cinematography at FTII in Pune originally. But he decided against it after having the opportunity to assist on multiple film and television productions. It was while a college student in Mumbai. He made the decision to get into show business as a result. He began as an assistant director.
Family
Everyone knows that Subrato and Deepshikha Bose are well-known actors. His family is upper-class or middle-class Bengali. His father Subrato Bose was the founder and director of a theater group called “Abhiyaan”. When Basu was a young lad, his first exposure to the arts came from seeing his parents perform. At an early age, this was his first introduction to the artistic world.
Basu was a student at Bhilai’s BSP Senior Secondary School (SSS-IV), School Sector-IV. Born and bred in Cokeovens, at the SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant, his parents received their organic chemistry education there.
Anurag Basu Wife
Tani Basu is Anurag Basu’s spouse. She is a seasoned professional in the film industry. She worked in India during her husband’s career in the business. Tani’s skills have allowed her to contribute significantly too many different movies. This was as a writer, producer, and director. She also directed episodes of Rabindranath Tagore’s Stories. She worked on the development of the critically acclaimed movie Barfi. She produced the TV show Detective Jagga as well.
It is exceedingly rare to see Tani eat fish with her hands, as a true Indian would, and to fall in love with her. The couple’s love story is unique as a result. Anurag was curious since, as a conventional Bengali, he didn’t think it was appropriate to eat fish with cutlery. Not only that, but he detested spearing fish. The two of them have two children together. Their name is Ahana and Ishana.
Career
Anurag Basu began his career on television. He moved to feature pictures in 2002. His services to the motion picture business are also well-known. His early television credits include the popular serials Koshish Ek Aasha (2002) and Miit (1997), as well as the 1990s soap opera Tara. Apart from Tara, he has helmed multiple more outstanding television productions.
Basu debuted as a feature film director with Kucch To Hai. It was in 2003. He has critically lauded works. It includes Murder on 2004. It includes Gangster on 2006. It includes Life in a… Metro on 2007. It includes Kites on 2010. He explored themes of adultery and desire. His career took a drastic turn with the huge blockbuster film Murder. It made him a highly sought-after director.
Anurag Basu directed the movie Barfi! It was a critically and commercially acclaimed movie. The movie won several awards. It is in 2012. Barfi was chosen for the 85th Academy Awards. It was nominated as the Best Foreign Language Film category. Basu demonstrated his skill as a creative filmmaker throughout the film. He did it by weaving a plot. It was visually striking and intriguing both.
Basu directed the musical adventure comedy Jagga Jasoos. Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor was in this movie. It was on 2017. Viewers’ opinions of it as a whole were divided. The film’s original plot and aesthetic appeal won praise from critics. Critics and audiences have praised his most recent feature film. It was the dark comedy Ludo.
A Fascinating fact
Anurag Basu is a director. But he has also dabbled in acting. It is as evidenced by his brief appearance in the movie. Basu’s controversial yet highly acclaimed feature film is Life in a Metro. It was inspired by the 2007 British film “Faltu” The Apartment.
Basu was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. It is in 2004. He was given 50% surviving chance. But he recovered the sickness completely.
Anurag Basu directed his debut feature film in Bollywood. It was Kucch To Hai.
Cancer
He received a shocking news about acute leukemia. It was in 2004. He was brought to the hospital without delay. Here the medical staff informed him that his prospects of survival were two months. Because the crew and cast could not wait to start filming, Basu even directed a few sequences from his hospital bed. As shooting drew to a close, he would dictate directions and talk about camera angles and the script for the movie. After some time, Mahesh Bhatt and Mohit Suri wrapped up filming the project. Basu is currently taking medication after undergoing chemotherapy.
