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Guwahati: From the quiet lanes of Assam to the global spotlight of Tribeca, Rajdeep Choudhury’s journey with A Teacher’s Gift is a story of how deeply personal narratives can find universal resonance.
When Rajdeep Choudhury left Assam years ago, he carried with him a love for stories and the quiet resilience of his roots. Today, that journey has brought him to one of the world’s most prestigious cultural stages- the Tribeca Festival Lisboa, where his film A Teacher’s Gift has earned a proud official selection.
The film is more than just a screenshot slot. It’s a moving tale about how teachers shape lives in mysterious and unforgettable ways. Choudhury, who co-wrote the film, plays Rohan- a Hindi teacher in London who appears confident in class but carries a much more complex personal history.
Rohan’s story takes the audience back to his childhood in India, where he gave temple tours to tourists, spoke English with surprising fluency, and found comfort in reading borrowed books. When asked how he got those books, young Rohan replies: “They fell from the sky.” It’s a simple but powerful metaphor, one that frames the film’s central idea of knowledge as a gift, and teachers as quiet miracles in our lives.
Directed by Arthur Ribeiro and produced by Eric Ollerenshaw OBE, A Teacher’s Gift is backed by an international cast that includes Anthony Calf (Holby City), Anjali Patil (Newton), Dhruv Sehgal (Little Things), and Varun Buddhadev (RRR).
But it’s Choudhury’s performance that has drawn particular attention. Switching effortlessly between warmth and vulnerability, he brings to life a man wrestling with his past while shaping the minds of others. Critics say his ability to move from boyish enthusiasm to deep, haunting emotion within the same scene makes the character unforgettable.
The film also dares to address themes often left unspoken in Indian society, questions of identity, love, and acceptance handling them with quiet sensitivity rather than shock value. For Choudhury, that courage mirrors his own choices as an actor. Whether in Bollywood productions or global collaborations, he has shown a readiness to take risks that go beyond safe storytelling.
For audiences in Assam and beyond, his success is a reminder that stories rooted in small towns can find their way onto the biggest stages in the world. And for Choudhury, it’s proof that a teacher’s gift is not just about what is taught in a classroom , it’s also about lessons life hands us, often in unexpected ways.