Sudipto Sen
Sudipto Sen is an Indian film director. Sen made his debut as a documentary film maker in 1997 with the film "The Other Wealth". He later worked as a producer at World Bank from 1998 to 2002. In 2006 he directed his first feature film The Last Monk that brought him recognition.[1] Sen's 2023 film The Kerala Story, despite being controversial, turned out to be one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2023.[2]
Sudipto Sen | |
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সুদীপ্ত সেন | |
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| Born | 16 January 1972 West Bengal, India |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | sudiptosen |
Early life and education
Sudipto Sen was born in a Sen Brahmin family, Jalpaiguri,West Bengal, in 1972.
He did his schooling at BT Road in Kolkata, and in Jalpaiguri Zilla School, west Bengal. He later graduated with a Bachelor's degree in physics, and a master's degree in applied psychology.[1]
Career
Sudipto Sen started his film career in 1997 with his directorial debut documentary film "The Other Wealth". He later worked as a producer from 1998 to 2002 at the World Bank. In 2006, he directed his first English-language film, "The Last Monk", which brought him industry recognition.[1]
In 2007, Sen directed the short film "Akhnoor" that had no dialogue, and dealt with the issue of militancy and terrorism in the city of Akhnoor in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[3][4] He also worked as an ad film maker for over 50 commercials.[5] Sen directed the feature film "Lucknow Times" in 2015,[6] and "Aasma" in 2018 that dealt with the issue of Islamic terrorism.[7]
Sen's 2021 documentary film "In The Name of Love — Melancholy of God’s Own Country" covered the issue of Indian women converting to Islam and leaving to areas under the influence of ISIS and Taliban.[8] Sen was physically assaulted at JNU during a screening of this film, he defended himself saying that he comes from a communist family and is not a member of Sangh Parivar, and made the film to bust the theory of Love Jihad.[1][9] Sen's 2023 feature film "The Kerala Story" that revolves around similar issues turned out to be one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2023.[2][10]
For his 2022 documentary film "Gurujana", which was made as a tribute to the 15th–16th century Assamese polymath Srimanta Sankardev, he received special mention in a press release from the Indian Government's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[11][12] In 2022, Sen officiated as the only Indian jury member among the International Jury at the 53rd International Film Festival of India.[13][14]
Honours
- 1997: Won Global 500 Role of Honor Award for the documentary The Other Wealth at the Geneva Human Right Film Festival, Switzerland
- 2006: Best Cinematography for the English feature film The Last Monk at the Cine International Film Festival
- 2007: Best Film Award for the short feature film Akhnoor at the Golden Gate Film Festival, USA
- 2007: Integrated Realization Award for the short feature film Akhnoor at the Belgium International Film Festival
- 2007: Best Director for the short feature film Akhnoor at the San Francisco International Film Festival, USA
- 2018: Best Film Award for the documentary film In the Name of Love! at the London Independent Film Awards
- 2020: National Film Award for the documentary film Guru Ji – Ahead of Time in the category of Best Music Direction (Non-feature film)
References
Sources cited
- Roshni, Miss (11 January 2014). "Watch out for filmmaker Sudipto Sen in 2014!". urbanasian.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- "Akhnoor". cultureunplugged.com. 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Akhnoor (Sudipto Sen) 2007". indiancine.ma. 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Singh, Renu (25 April 2015). "Divya Dutta begins work for Lucknow Times". Times of india. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- "Aasma". avclub.com. 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "In The Name Of Love". thefilmcatalogue.com. 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Sharma, Kritika (30 April 2018). "I was trying to bust 'love jihad' theory, says filmmaker at centre of JNU screening row". theprint.in. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- "'Gurujana' is a musical tribute to 15th–16th century Assamese polymath Srimanta Sankardeva". pib.gov.in. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 27 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Walavalkar, Devendra (27 November 2022). "'Gurujana' is a musical tribute to 15th–16th century Assamese polymath Srimanta Sankardeva". Goa Khabar. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- "IFFI's Foreign Jurors Back Lapid on 'Kashmir Files', Say Their Criticism Is Artistic, Not Political". thewire.in. The Wire. 3 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Nadav Lapid's 'vulgar' remark on The Kashmir Files a personal opinion, says IFFI jury member Sudipto Sen". indiatoday.in. India Today. 29 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Jha, Subhash K (8 May 2023). "Sudipto Sen director of 'The Kerala Story': The same people who were criticising us have watched the film and are praising us". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- "Sudipto Sen (Director) Wiki, Age, Biography, Girlfriends, Family, Lifestyle, Hobbies, & More..." filmycharcha.com. 8 May 2023.
- Aaglave, Ganesh (8 May 2023). "The Kerala Story box office: 3 records created by Adah Sharma-Sudipto Sen-Vipul Shah's film in its opening weekend". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2023.