Sudipto Sen (Indian Writer-Director) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Writer-Director
Nationality	Indian
Birthplace	Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
Date of Birth	16/01/1972
Age	54 years

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Known for	Directing the Hindi film The Kerala Story (2023)

Education	Master's Degree In Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree in Physics

School	Jalpaiguri Zilla School in West Bengal (from 4th to 7th standard) BT Road Government School, in Kolkata
College/University	University of Calcutta
Ethnicity	Bengali
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Cooking Travelling

Marital Status

Family

Parents	Name not known

Debut

Awards

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)
2006: Nominated for Best Direction for the film The Last Monk at the Singapore International Film Festival

Career Milestones

1998-2002: Worked as an empanelled producer for the World Bank

1. Sudipto faced backlash for portraying Kerala as linked to Islamic terrorism in his movie 'The Kerala Story'.
2. At the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Sudipto was the lone Indian chosen as a jury member.
3. During social gatherings, Sudipto sometimes indulges in drinking alcohol with his friends.