Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar

Film Director

Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar (born 28 June 1972) is an Indian film director, writer and producer who worked in both English and Hindi language cinema.[1] He is also the founder of NEZ International Film Festival and NEZ Moving Pixels.[2][3]

Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar
Born (1972-06-28) 28 June 1972 (age 51)
CitizenshipIndian
EducationUniversity of Calcutta
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer

Career change

Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar is an Indian film writer and director.[4] He made his debut as a director with the short film Neti Neti: Not This, Not This.[5] He wrote and directed the Hindi-drama film Umformung: The Transformation which was released in August 2015.[6][7] Sarkar filmed The Glorious Dead with an iPhone during his visit to the Cannes Film Festival.[8][9] While he was visiting the French Riviera city, an idea came to his mind which was inspired by the many billboards placed outside airports.[1] Most of his films feature actors from Marathi cinema, the reason for which he attributes to the busyness of Bollywood and actors.[10]

Filmography change

Key
Denotes films that have not been released yet

As Director change

Year Title Director Producer References
2013 Neti Neti Not This Not This  Y  Y [11]
2016 Umformung: The Transformation  Y  Y [12]
2017 Paradiso The Film  Y  Y [13]
2018 Lust  Y  Y [14]
2019 Glorious Dead  Y  Y [8]
2020 Death of Spring  Y  Y [9]
2022 Notes to a Lover from Jenny Adam and her Beautiful family  Y  Y [15]
TBA Grassan  Y  Y [16]

Achievements and awards change

He has been an award winner at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 5 times.[4] At the 12th Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival in 2022, he was given the Best Director Award for the film Notes to a Lover, Jenny Adam and Her Beautiful Family, which he wrote and directed.[17]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Paul, Mathures (13 May 2019). "What it's like to shoot on an iPhone". www.telegraphindia.com.
  2. NotInTown. "NEZ International Film Festival focuses on independent cinema in 9th edition, special focus on European filmmakers". NotInTown. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. "Bangladeshi filmmaker Megh to attend NEZ film fest as chief jury". www.newagebd.net. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "City filmmaker wins best director in a Delhi film festival". The Times of India. 6 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. "Bollywood Director Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. "'Umformung - The Transformation' reflects the extremes of our society". The Times of India. 28 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. "Monks and sex-workers watch premiere of film 'Umformung The Transformation'". DNA India. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Movie screening of Glorious Dead". iLEAD. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. 9.0 9.1 A.CHATTERJI, SHOMA (12 April 2021). "Blending the Spiritual with the Sensual - In Conversation with Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar". www.thecitizen.in. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. Sarkar, Sudeep (5 July 2019). "Mrunalini Thakur The Mystery Muse of SRS's Movies". www.ibgnews.com.
  11. Sarkar, Sudeep Ranjan, Neti Neti: Not This, Not This (Documentary, Short, Drama), retrieved 26 April 2024
  12. Rajendran, Gopinath (7 May 2018). "Akshaya's directorial debut 'Yaali' to be a romantic thriller". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  13. "You need to know about this movie from Kolkata that has stormed all film festivals! Umformung-The Transformation - The Beacon Kolkata". web.archive.org. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  14. "City filmmaker Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar's film to premiere at Cannes". The Times of India. 5 April 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  15. "Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022: Check out full list of winners". News9live. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  16. "Italian actor to play female lead in dual-language Tollywood film". The Times of India. 8 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  17. "Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022: Check out full list of winners". News9live. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

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