Sanjeet was always fascinated by documentaries and it so happened that the first opportunity that he got to turn into an independent filmmaker was to make one. A student of St Xavier's College, Sanjeet was exposed to world class documentaries very early in his life. His father, actor Basanta Chowdhury, instilled in him a culture of watching them. His father's interest in archaeology, anthropology and history created opportunities for him to watch documentaries on these subjects. As a child, he would often accompany his father when the latter got busy with his research work. The staff would then happily play documentaries for little Sanjeet. A ...
He has assisted Goutam Ghose during the making of Meeting the Milestone, In Search of Theatre and Mohor.