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Pradeep Sarkar
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Sarkar at special screening of Memories in March
Born (1955-04-30)30 April 1955
Died 24 March 2023(2023-03-24) (aged 67)
Occupation Film director, screenwriter

Pradeep Sarkar (30 April 1955 – 24 March 2023) was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing Parineeta (2005).

Personal life

Sarkar was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 30 April 1955. He was a recipient of the Abby Award, Rapa Award, and the National Film Award. He attended Delhi College of Art and graduated with a gold medal in 1979. After a 17-year stint in mainstream advertising as a creative director, he started directing advertisement films within the advertising circles of Delhi. Sarkar died at the age of 67. Sarkar was on dialysis when he died on 24 March 2023 at Lilavati hospital in Bandra, Mumbai.

Career

Sarkar's production house shot commercials for clients such as Tata Yellow Pages, ICICI Prudential, and Onida KY Thunder. The Aaj Tak TV commercials, shot in black and white, won both the Rapa Award and the Best Director of the Year Award at the Abby's.

Apart from commercials, Sarkar was also a prolific music video director. Shubha Mudgal's Ab Ke Saawan, Euphoria's Dhoom Pichak Dhoom and Maaeri, Sultan Khan's Piya Basanti, and Bhupen Hazarika's Ganga are some of his popular works.

After a string of music videos, feature film songs, and over 1000 commercials, Sarkar produced the critically-acclaimed Parineeta, which won the National Film Award in the Best Debut Film of a Director category.

Sarkar also won the Best Debutant Director in Screen Awards and the Hottest Young Director in Stardust Awards in 2006. Parineeta also went on to win five Filmfare Awards.

His next three feature films were Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Lafangey Parindey, and Mardaani, all of which were produced by Yash Raj Films. His 2018 film, Eela, was produced by Ajay Devgn Films. Sarkar was working on his “dream project” at the time of his death. The project titled ‘Priya Interrupted’, it was to be the biopic of Priya Rajvansh. Sarkar's first movie under Yash Raj Films was Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, which the New York Times dubbed as a "feminist fairy tale".

Filmography

Year Film Direction Other roles
2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S Editor
2005 Parineeta Yes Art Director, Screenwriter
2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Visual Director
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Yes Writer, Art Director
2010 Lafangey Parindey Yes
2014 Mardaani Yes
2018 Helicopter Eela Yes
2021 Jokhon Ratri Name (যখন রাত্রি নামে) Executive Producer
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine! Actor

Web series

Year Title Direction Platform(s) Notes
2019 Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala Yes ALTBalaji
ZEE5
2020 Arranged Marriage Yes ZEE5
Forbidden Love Yes
2022 Duranga Yes

Selected Music Videos

Year Title Artists Notes
1998 Dhoom Euphoria From the Album Dhoom.
1999 Ab Ke Saawan Shubha Mudgal
2000 Maaeri Euphoria From the Album Phir Dhoom.
Piya Basanti Sultan Khan and K.S.Chithra
Ganga Bhupen Hazarika

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result Notes
2005 Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction Parineeta Won
Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director Won
Filmfare Award for Best Director Nominated
2006 Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director Won
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