Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar
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| Born | 28 June 1972 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | University of Calcutta |
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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]
Career[change | change source]
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 | change source]
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As Director[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | References |
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| 2013 | Neti Neti Not This Not This | 
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| 2016 | Umformung: The Transformation |
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| 2017 | Paradiso The Film |
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| 2018 | Lust |
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| 2019 | Glorious Dead |
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| 2020 | Death of Spring |
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| 2022 | Notes to a Lover from Jenny Adam and her Beautiful family |
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| TBA | Grassan |
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Achievements and awards[change | change source]
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 | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paul, Mathures (13 May 2019). "What it's like to shoot on an iPhone". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ↑ NotInTown. "NEZ International Film Festival focuses on independent cinema in 9th edition, special focus on European filmmakers". NotInTown. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Bangladeshi filmmaker Megh to attend NEZ film fest as chief jury". www.newagebd.net. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Bollywood Director Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "'Umformung - The Transformation' reflects the extremes of our society". The Times of India. 28 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Monks and sex-workers watch premiere of film 'Umformung The Transformation'". DNA India. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Movie screening of Glorious Dead". iLEAD. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sarkar, Sudeep (5 July 2019). "Mrunalini Thakur The Mystery Muse of SRS's Movies". www.ibgnews.com.
- ↑ Sarkar, Sudeep Ranjan, Neti Neti: Not This, Not This (Documentary, Short, Drama), retrieved 26 April 2024
- ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (7 May 2018). "Akshaya's directorial debut 'Yaali' to be a romantic thriller". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022: Check out full list of winners". News9live. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022: Check out full list of winners". News9live. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024.