Debasis Biswas
Name : Debasis Biswas
Born : 7 November 1982
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Nationality : Indian
Other Name : Mithun Biswas, Mobile Movie Sir
Alma Mater : Jalpaiguri Zilla School
Ananda Chandra College
University of North Bengal
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Rabindra Bharati University
Occupation : Teacher
Other Activities : Mobile Movie Making, Story writing, Acting, Direction
Parents : Late Dilip Kumar Biswas
Gita Biswas
Spouse : Sangeeta Biswas
Children : Debadrita Biswas
Debasis Biswas was born in 1982 in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal to the theatre actor of Jalpaiguri Dilip Kumar Biswas (alias Amar Biswas) and his wife Gita Biswas. He was educated at Ananda Chandra College with Mathematics Honours and the University of North Bengal for a Master of Science in Mathematics. Later, he did a Bachelor of Education from Indira Gandhi National Open University and a Master of Arts in Education from Rabindra Bharati University DDE.
He started his career as a private tutor while studying in college and was later appointed as the main computer instructor in a computer coaching centre. In 2007, he joined as an Assistant Teacher in Mathematics in a government-sponsored school. His passions are acting and writing. His father was a famous theatre director in Jalpaiguri, and with his inspiration and cooperation, Debasis Biswas played his first role in a drama called Jaydev (1988). Later, he played various small parts in dramas with his father and also in Jatra, but due to studies, his father did not engage him in further shows. Later, in 2008, he joined Anami Theatre Centre in Jalpaiguri and continued his journey in drama along with his passion for writing in various story books as a co-author until 2017.
*Jalpaiguri Mobile Movie Production*
He established Jalpaiguri Mobile Movie Production on 3 May 2017. He wanted to show that movies can be made using any mobile phone with a camera of at least 13 megapixels. He first made a mobile movie named Happy Birth Day. After this, he made Bonding, Case No 20, History, Upalabdhi, One Sweet Revenge, etc. History was his first attempt at making a web series using a mobile phone. He always tries to engage others, especially children, in cultural activities. He arranged several cultural programmes nationally from 2017 in online and offline modes. Also, he wanted to engage people in acting who had never acted in any theatre or movie before. That’s why most of the actors and actresses in his mobile-made films are new. According to him, everybody has an inner ability to act; we have to discover it. He later engaged many members outside of Jalpaiguri in this association.
*Mobile Made Movies*
Year Mobile movie Actor/Director Awards
2017 Happy Birth Day Actor/Director
2017 Bonding Director Festival Mention Award, ICFF
2017 Case No 20 Actor/Director
2018 Bonding 2 Director
2018 Durga Actor/Director
2019 Water Actor/Director Runner Up, 2nd Best International Micro Film, Kolkata International Micro Film Festival
2019 Selfie Director
2019 Upalabdhi Actor/Director
2020 History Web Series (Episode one to four) Actor/Director Wallet Film Festival, Season 3, Best Web Series
2021 One Sweet Revenge Director Honorable Jury Award, Bangalore International Short Film Awards 2021; Indian International Feature and Short Film Festival 2021, Winner of Best Director, Best Mobile Film Category; Best Mobile Short Film Director, Silver Screen Short Films Awards; Monthly winner at Cult Valley Global Cinefest 2021 for Best Mobile Film
2021 Mind Actor/Director Not Released
He started a session of interviews of notable personalities of the district, but due to the betrayals of some members, he closed that session and never restarted it. He is continuing his journey of making mobile movies with his own investments and with the help of Redmi or Samsung mobile phones.
As a writer, he has written in many anthologies like Bioscope (Bengali), Inked From Heart (English), Article of the Inarticulate (English), etc.
