Prem Prakash Modi


Prem Prakash Modi, is an Indian film director, writer and actor based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Modi made his debut as a director in 2013 with a Bengali feature film Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan starring Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Om, Manoj Mitra, Churni Ganguly and Biswajit Chakrabarty, based on Samaresh Majumdar's novel Khunkharapi and Kalimpong e Sitaharan. He has also worked as an Assistant Director for noted directors such as Ranjit Kapoor, Gul Bahar Singh, Aparna Sen, Anjan Dutt, Anjan Das, Suman Mukhopadhyay and others since 1997.

Early life

Prem Modi or Prem Prakash Modi was born on 17 July in the village Nunihat, Jharkhand, India. His father, Parmeswar Lal Modi, was a small businessman in the village. There was no television set in the village and the nearest theater was 32 km away in Dumka. He was educated at the Church School Beldih, Jamshedpur and Bhagalpur University.

Career

After graduation, Modi moved to Kolkata. His is first job was at Howrah Gases Ltd as an accounts assistant. Due to his keen interest in acting from childhood, he joined a theater group, and after 10 years, he quit his job and started working as a full-time professional actor in films, television serials and theaters. In 1999 he moved behind the camera and began assisting directors such as Gul Bahar Singh, Anjan Das, Suman Mukhopadhyay, Anjan Dutt, Aparna Sen etc.
during the shoot of Iti Mrinalini
Modi's first film as an assistant director was The Goal, a Children's Film Society production which starred Irrfan Khan and was directed by Gul Bahar Singh; the film won the Best Children's Film Award at 47th National Film Awards – India, the Special International Jury Prize at 11th Cairo International Film Festival – Egypt and Special Mention at Zlin International Federation of Film Societies. Modi was the Chief AD for the film Chaturanga directed by Suman Mukhopadhya, which was entered in the Montreal World Film Festival. He was again the Chief AD for the film Iti Mrinalini, directed by Aparna Sen, which was national;y and internationally acclaimed. He has assisted noted director Samir Mehanovic, a BAFTA award winner for the film Mouth of Hell. He was creative adviser and coordinator for the Brazilian television show The Embarcados.
Modi wrote the story and lyrics for the film Sixer a CFSI production starring Amrish Puri and directed by Gul Bahar Singh. He wrote dialogue for Abhishek Bachchan in Hindi for the Bengali film Antarmahal, directed by Rituparno Ghosh.
Modi has directed more than 300 episodes of non-fictional musical series for DD1 and DD7 television channels, and directed a fictional series titled Mukti for Doordarshan. He has also directed documentaries, corporate and promotional films for the Government of India.

Awards and honors

YearTitleLanguageDirectorWriterProducerActorOtherNotes
2017PanchlaitHindiReleased on 17 November
2015The EmbarcadosEnglishCreative Adviser, Research &
Coordinator
2015The Amazing Race EnglishCoordinator American Reality Show
2015Saari RaatHindi1st Assistant Director
2014Anant Hindi, EnglishChief Assistant Director
UK Productions
2013Arjun – Kalimpong E SitaharanBengali
2011Fande Poriya Boga Kande ReBengaliChief Assistant Director
2010Iti MrinaliniBengaliChief Assistant Director
2010BBDHindiChief Assistant Director
2010Saade ChaarBengali
2010RikBengali
2010HelplineBengali
2009AagunpakhiBengaliChief Assistant Director
2009GumshudaHindiChief Assistant Director
2009Chowrasta Crossroads of LoveBengaliChief Assistant Director
2008Chalo Let's GoBengaliChief Assistant Director
2008Chaturanga BengaliChief Assistant Director
2007Jara Brishtite BhijechhiloBengali1st Assistant Director
2005FaltuBengali1st Assistant Director
2005AntarmahalHindiDialogue Contributor
2005Eashwar Mime Co.Hindi
2004Sudhu TumiBengali
2002AbaidhaBengaliChief Assistant Director
2001DattakHindiChief Assistant Director
2001Daughters of This CenturyHindi
2001SixerHindiChief Assistant Director
1999The GoalHindiChief Assistant Director

Television