With an honours in English from Calcutta University, Satadru followed his interest in various art forms and became active in the film industry of Bengal. He completed a film appreciation course and joined veteran director Rajen Tarafdar as one of his assistants. His documentaries include Nirab Samudra, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy, A Portrait of a Scientist, Sopan. He also taught film-making in Kolkata.