Jagannath Guha
Biography
Jagannath Guha (1946 – 2020) was a Kolkata-based actor, writer, director and a notable figure in Bengali cinema and theater, known for works such as Bor Bou Khela (2010), The Japanese Wife (2010), and Raahgir – The Wayfarers (2019).
Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Ghosh
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
A crew of criminals execute the perfect heist, stealing a priceless liquor bottle from a notorious gang leader. But what begins as a clean getaway spirals into a storm of betrayal, bloodshed, and long-buried secrets. As the truth unravels, they discover the real battle isn't for the loot - it's for survival.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Oncologist
Snehmoy and Miyage are pen friends who exchange wedding vows through letters. Fifteen years pass but they never meet. Yet the bond of marriage is strong between them. This unusual relationship comes under a cloud when a young widow, Sandhya, comes to stay with Snehmoy along with her eight-year-old son Poltu. Snehmoy and the little boy bond and the arithmetic teacher discovers the joy of palpable bonds and fatherhood. There develops an inexplicable thread of understanding with Sandhya too. But Snehmoy remained loyal to his unseen Japanese wife.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Manash and Niharika fail to secure a job after repeated attempts. When they decide to pose as a couple, they find employment at Manmayee Girls School, run by a couple in a village.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A Telefilm by Kaushik Ganguly
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young director listens to a hilariously scary story narrated by a stranger, where a group of ghosts try to save the only place they can haunt in peace.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Dr.
At the end, the only love which lasts is the love that has accepted everything, every disappointment, every failure and every betrayal, which has accepted even the sad fact that in the end there is no desire as deep as the simple desire for companionship." Inspired by this Graham Greene quote, "Podokkhep" is the story of an unusual bond between a retired man and a 5-year-old girl where he rediscovers life in his twilight years through this friendship.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Months after an accident following his marriage, a husband finds that the veiled woman he brought home is not his wife.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Ghawre Bairey Aaj is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's novel 'Ghawre Bairey' (Home and the World) and is a contemporary retelling of love triangle involving Tagore's characters Nikhilesh, Sandip and Bimala.
Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • as Col. Jaiswal
Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New Delhi, 1959. Their diplomat father has secured them a beautiful Eurasian governess. 15-year-old Una suspects an ulterior motive. But her father’s affairs take second place to her own when she has a secret affair with the Indian gardener.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The story of an honest cop Haribhai Haldar and his family consisting of two brothers Joy and Debu. Hari bhai, a modern demi god, has spent his life to bring up his younger brother and his sister Renu.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Gaurav, who is about to take the test for his board exams, is more interested in playing cricket than studying. Worried about his son's future, Subhomoy, a single parent, tries to change his mind.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Justice Choudhury
A science teacher in a Christian missionary school is suspended and imprisoned as he refuses to teach the Bible’s Genesis before Darwinian Evolution. As two stalwarts, Reverend Basanta Kumar Chatterjee and Anton De Souza, face each other in court for the trial, a Hindu fundamentalist politician uses the issue for his gain
Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Ajit, a driver, decides to take care of Chandu after an accident changes his perspective of life. He gives up everything in order to devote his time to Chandu's upbringing.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A thrilling tale of crime and deception as Mr. Gonzales' criminal empire faces collapse, entwined with the mysterious Number Three's dangerous game of love and betrayal.