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Sudipto Sen is an Indian film director known for his work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. He directed various films and short films as Lucknow Times, The Last Monk, The Kerala Story, and Bastar: The Naxal Story. Sudipto Sen was born in a Sen family in Siliguri, West Bengal.
Sudipto Sen is an Indian filmmaker who has written and directed several movies, including The Kerala Story, Bastar: The Naxal Story and The Last Monk. He was born in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, and has a demo reel and an official site on IMDb.
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Sudipto Sen was born on 16 January in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. Sudipto Sen – Facebook His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Sudipto attended Jalpaiguri Zilla School in West Bengal (from 4th to 7th standard) and BT Road Government School in Kolkata. He pursued his bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in applied psychology at the Universit...
In 1997, Sudipto made his directorial debut with the documentary film The Other Wealth. In 1998, he directed the documentary film Land Within Ripples. From 1998-2002, Sudipto worked as an empanelled producer for the World Bank. In 2006, he directed his first English feature film The Last Monk. In the same year, Sudipto was nominated for Best Direct...
Physically assaulted for screening his film “In The Name of Love — Melancholy of God’s Own Country” at JNU
On 28 April 2018, the screening of Sudipto’s film In The Name of Love — Melancholy of God’s Own Country was organised by the Global Indian Foundation and the Vivekanand Vichar Manch at the Sabarmati Dhaba, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. As soon as the screening started, members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and the Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment disrupted the film’s screening alleging that it was based on the concept of love jihad...
Complaint registered for defaming the state through the film “The Kerala Story”
In November 2022, the teaser of the film The Kerala Story was dropped by Sudipto. The teaser claimed that there were around 32,000 girls, who were converted to Islam, taken to the Islamic State-held areas in Syria and Afghanistan and were eventually forced to join the terrorist group “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” (ISIS). As soon as the trailer was released, it garnered severe criticism on the internet for allegedly portraying the state as “the core of Islamic terrorism.” A Tamil Nadu-base...
1997:Won Global 500 Role of Honor Award for the documentary The Other Wealth at the Geneva Human Right Film Festival, Switzerland
Sudipto follows a non-vegetarian diet.Sudipto Sen’s Instagram post showcasing his eating habitsIn 2006, Sudipto’s English feature film ‘The Last Monk’ premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam.Sudipto Sen was the sole Indian to be selected as one of the jury members at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in November 2022.On 28 November 2022, during the closing ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, Nadav Lapid, as the Chief Juror at the IFFI, issued a statement in which he criticis...Sudipto directed a commercial for Shell plc oil company in which Pakistani vocalist and musician, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, lent his voice to its advertisement song.Sudipto’s hobbies include cooking and travelling.Sudipto Sen is a filmmaker who has made documentaries and feature films on topics such as love jihad, ISIS, and Kerala. He has faced physical assault and legal complaints for his works, which have been criticized for spreading misinformation and communal hatred.
The Kerala Story is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. It stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani. The plot follows a group of women from Kerala who are coerced into converting to Islam and joining the Islamic State.
Sudipto Sen is a Bengali filmmaker who has directed documentaries and features on various topics, such as The Last Monk, In the Name of Love, and The Kerala Story. He faced controversies and legal issues for his films that allegedly portrayed Kerala as a hub of Islamic terrorism and love jihad.
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Highest grossing female-centric film in the history of Indian cinema. All time highest ROI with 1300% return. Biggest "first day" and "life-time" collection ration - which is almost 40-times.
May 12, 2023 · The Kerala Story is a 2023 Indian film directed by Sudipto Sen and Vipul Amrutlal Shah, based on real incidents of women from Kerala being radicalized and recruited by ISIS. The film follows the story of three women who are abducted, brainwashed and sent to Afghanistan as suicide bombers.
