Pradeep Sarkar
{{Short description|Indian film director (1955–2023)}}
{{similar names|Pradip Sarkar (disambiguation)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Calcutta, West Bengal, India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|24|1955|4|30|df=y}}
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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
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Pradeep Sarkar (30 April 1955 – 24 March 2023) was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing Parineeta (2005).{{Cite news |date=2023-03-24 |title=Pradeep Sarkar, ace ad film-maker & man behind hits like 'Parineeta' & 'Mardaani', passes away at 67 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/pradeep-sarkar-the-ace-director-behind-parineeta-mardaani-dies-at-67/articleshow/98957836.cms |access-date=2023-10-15 |issn=0013-0389}}
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 was married to Panchali Sarkar, and they have a son, Ronit Sarkar, known as indie musician Rono. Sarkar died at the age of 67.{{cite web | title=Pradeep Sarkar, ace ad film-maker & man behind hits like 'Parineeta' & 'Mardaani', passes away at 67 | website=The Economic Times | date=24 Mar 2023 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/pradeep-sarkar-the-ace-director-behind-parineeta-mardaani-dies-at-67/articleshow/98957836.cms | access-date=24 Mar 2023}} Sarkar was on dialysis when he died on 24 March 2023 at Lilavati hospital in Bandra, Mumbai.
Career
Sarkar's production house shot {{Cite news |date=2023-03-24 |title=Pradeep Sarkar, ace ad film-maker & man behind hits like 'Parineeta' & 'Mardaani', passes away at 67 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/pradeep-sarkar-the-ace-director-behind-parineeta-mardaani-dies-at-67/articleshow/98957836.cms |access-date=2023-10-15 |issn=0013-0389}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-24 |title=Pradeep Sarkar, ace ad film-maker & man behind hits like 'Parineeta' & 'Mardaani', passes away at 67 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/pradeep-sarkar-the-ace-director-behind-parineeta-mardaani-dies-at-67/articleshow/98957836.cms |access-date=2023-10-15 |issn=0013-0389}}
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.{{Cite news |title=Parineeta Awards: List of Awards won by Hindi movie Parineeta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/parineeta/movieawards/61237144.cms |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
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
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| style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Year ! Film ! Direction ! Other roles |
| 2003
| |Editor |
| 2005
| scope="row" |Parineeta | {{Yes}} |Art Director, Screenwriter |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| scope="row" | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | | Visual Director |
| scope="row" | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
| {{Yes}} |Writer, Art Director |
| 2010
| scope="row" | Lafangey Parindey | {{Yes}} | |
| 2014
| scope="row" | Mardaani | {{Yes}} | |
| 2018
| scope="row" | Helicopter Eela | {{Yes}} | |
| 2021
| scope="row" | Jokhon Ratri Name | |Executive producer |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Direction ! Platform(s) ! Notes |
| 2019
|Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala | {{Yes}} |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Arranged Marriage | {{Yes}} | rowspan="3"| ZEE5 |
| Forbidden Love
| {{Yes}} | |
| 2022
|{{Yes}} |
= Selected music videos =
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! Year ! Title !Artists ! Notes |
| 1998
|From the Album Dhoom.{{Cite web |title=From Euphoria's Maaeri to Sultan Khan's Piya Basanti, how Pradeep Sarkar redefined the way music videos are shot |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-from-euphoria-s-maaeri-to-sultan-khan-s-piya-basanti-how-pradeep-sarkar-redefined-the-way-music-videos-are-shot-3031906 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=DNA India |language=en}} |
| 1999
|Ab Ke Saawan | |
| rowspan="3" |2000
|Maaeri |From the Album Phir Dhoom. |
| Piya Basanti
|Sultan Khan and K.S.Chithra | |
| Ganga
| |
| 2017
|Ik Vaari | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Award !Work !Result !Notes |
| rowspan="3" |2005
|Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction | rowspan="4" |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}} | |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=1224879|name=Pradeep Sarkar}}
- [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/09sarkar.htm When Parineeta's director nearly lost it]
- [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/16list.htm India's Best Films: Pradeep Sarkar]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312135159/http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/interviews/data/273.html Interview]
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