Dr. Kaushik Dasgupta

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Dr. Kaushik Dasgupta
Dr. Kaushik Dasgupta
Born July 17, 1975, Kolkata, India
Nationality Indian, Australian
Occupation Film Producer, Cricketer, Accountant (CPA Australia)
Known for Film Production, Cricket, Accounting
Spouse Supriti Dasgupta
Children Kausani Dasgupta

Dr. Kaushik Dasgupta (born July 17, 1975) is an Indo-British-Australian film producer, cricketer, accountant, entrepreneur, and author. He is best known for his work in the film industry and his career in cricket.[1][2]

Film Career

Dr. Dasgupta is a prominent film producer with notable works in Bollywood. His films include:

  • "Shimul Palash Katha" (2021) – This film won 8 international film festival awards, including accolades in New York, Toronto, Vancouver, and Melbourne.
  • "Murti" – Another successful film produced by Dr. Dasgupta.[3]
  • "Mukti" – A short film.
  • An upcoming unnamed short film.[4]

Cricket Career

Dr. Dasgupta is a former first-class cricketer who represented East Zone in Indian cricket during the 1999-2000 season. He played club cricket in England for Wavetree Cricket Club, Merseyside, Liverpool, UK, and is a Level 1 Coach under the England Cricket Board and an advanced cricket coach under Cricket Australia. Throughout his cricket career, he played alongside well-known Indian cricketers such as Saurav Ganguli, Rajat Bhatia, S. Badrinath, S. S. Das, and Balaji.[5][6]

Professional Career

Dr. Dasgupta is also an accomplished accountant and entrepreneur. He is a registered accountant under CPA Australia and the Tax Practitioners Board, Australia. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from EIMT, Switzerland, and a Master's degree in Professional Accounting from the University of Ballarat, Victoria (2007-2009). He also studied management at Liverpool University (2001-2002).[7]

Dr. Dasgupta owns several companies, including:

  • Dasgupta Family Trust (established on June 29, 2020)
  • Accountingsaaustralia (founded in 2009)
  • Aussie Ventures Pty Ltd (established in 2014)

He is the CEO of Tecstra Technologies Australia, a globally recognized tech company. He is also the major global sponsor of skilled migrants and the CEO of Austral Immigration.

Cricket Career

Dr. Kaushik Dasgupta is a former first-class cricketer who represented East Zone in Indian cricket. He played in the Vizzy Trophy 1999/00, where East Zone faced North Zone in a three-day match held at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad from February 2 to 4, 2000.

Scorecard: Vizzy Trophy 1999/00

North Zone Innings

North Zone Innings
Batsman Dismissal Runs Balls
Varun Kumar c Raj Kumar Debnath b Sahdev 0 3
Tarun Gupta c Kund b Chatterjee 17 28
Sohail Rauf c Animesh Sev b Sahdev 4 9
Kesar Choudhary c Das Gupta b Sahdev 4 5
Deepak Bhatnagar lbw b Gurijeet 97 179
Sangram Singh b Maity 9 30
Aman Randev b Maity 4 11
Ravi Uniay lbw b Maity 24 77
Gagandeep Singh b Maity 23 29
Yoges Tyagi not out 12 20
Vineet Sharma c Sinay Kumar Singh b Gurijeet 9 8
Extras (b 3, lb 3, w 10) 16
Total (all out, 66.3 overs) 219

Bowling Figures

North Zone Bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Sahdev 15 8 35 3
Chatterjee 11 4 36 1
Santhosh Lal 1 0 6 0
Maity 17 4 50 4
Ranji Kumar Kunb 11 2 36 0
Gurijeet 9.3 1 44 2
Raj Kumar Debnath 2 0 6 0

East Zone Innings

East Zone Innings
Batsman Dismissal Runs Balls
Animesh Sen c Ravi Uniyal b Vineet Sharma 0 8
Santosh Lal b Sangram Singh 20 22
Kaushik Das Gupta c Sohail Rauf b Sangram Singh 9 52
VV Singh not out 9 51
K Gurijeet Singh not out 2 12
Extras (lb 1, w 1, nb 9) 11
Total (3 wickets, 24 overs) 51

Bowling Figures

East Zone Bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Vineet Sharma 5 0 16 1
Gagandeep Singh 2 0 13 0
Sangram Singh 9 3 11 2
Yogesh Tyagi 3 2 1 0
Aman Randev 4 1 5 0
Ravi Uniyal 1 0 4 0

Business Ventures

Dr. Dasgupta is the owner of the award-winning Magik Masala chain of restaurants and HIND Australia. His eatery, Magik Masala, located in Adelaide, Australia, has won numerous awards from 2016 to 2020 and holds a 5-star rating under the Australian Health and Hospitality Council.

Writing and Publications

Dr. Dasgupta authored the story "The Cricket Coach" in "Agathokakalogical Aussie Summer Mosaic, Australia 2020," which depicts the friendship between India and Australia through the sport of cricket.

Career in Administration and Leadership

Dr. Dasgupta began his career in Australian federal immigration in 2008. He has held several key positions, including administrative head of Opal Inn Hotel, Coober Pedy SA (2010), and chief accountant of a leading transport company under the Australian Transport Department. After qualifying as an accountant, he became the director of his own accounting firm, Accounting South Australia, in 2011.

Achievements

Dr. Dasgupta's profound expertise in accounting, administration, and leadership has led to his success as a film producer and entrepreneur. His strategic and problem-solving skills have been highly regarded in various industries.

Personal Life

Dr. Kaushik Dasgupta currently resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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