Ananya Bhanja Chaudhuri is an Indian film director, producer, writer, and actor. She started her career as an Ad Filmmaker in the year 2005, after completing her studies in Advertising. She got the flavor of filmmaking while working as Post Production Coordinator for Raj Ad Mass Media for the Bengali feature Mayer Raja (2006). She emerged as an independent director and producer from her directorial debut Alingan (40 minutes film) in 2013. Thereafter no looking back and she made a series of long-length short films while continuing her parallel world of Advertising. Ananya is best known for her recent film Onyo Valentine which earned wide accolades and awards in Indian and International Film Festivals. She has her ancestral connections with Veteran Director, Late Debaki Kumar Basu which give her immense interest in making cinema, not just for the audience but in making a historic contribution too. She also authored a few books besides writing scripts and screenplays. The most popular is her motivational book: The Winning Captain- How Sourav Ganguly Played His Way.