N.K. Salil, a Bengali screenplay and story writer, started his career at the age of 17, starting with writing scripts for Akashbani. After assisting on a handful of television serials, Salil made his debut as a screenwriter in 1998 with the Prosenjit Chatterjee-directed Indo-Bangladesh movie Ami Sei Meye. He then went on to be associated with movies such as Shatruta, Harjeet, Sonar Sansar, Annadata, Rakhe Hari Mare Ke, Barood, Coolie, Sathi Amar, Rajmohol, and Cheetah.
