Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Aditya Vikram Sengupta | |
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Born | Kolkata, India | 6 September 1983
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse | Jonaki Bhattacharya |
Aditya Vikram Sengupta (Bengali: আদিত্য বিক্রম সেনগুপ্ত, born 6 September 1983) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and graphic designer. His first film Asha Jaoar Majhe or Labour of Love, released in 2014 which premiered at the 11th Venice Days Film Festival[1][2] won the National Award for Best Debut in India.
Life and career
He was born in Kolkata and now lives in between Kolkata and Mumbai.
Aditya attended St.Xavier’s Collegiate School and Post school Aditya was accepted at the prestigious National Institute of Design in Paldi, Ahmedabad. After NID, he worked at Channel [V] for a number of years as a promo and creative director before turning director full time.
His first directorial venture was the Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe (English: Labour of Love) premiered at the Venice Days Film Festival on 4 September 2014,[2][1] At the 62nd National Film Awards, it won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director and Best Audiography.
Despite winning the Best Debut award, his debut film also faced criticisms after its release due to its striking similarities in its story as well as many shots with the 2013 Iranian short film Zan Va Shohar Karegar (The Adventures of Married Couple).[3]
Aditya is married to Jonaki Bhattacharya, who also works with him as an Art Director on all of his projects. Together they have formed For Films, the company that produced both Asha Jaoar Majhe and the upcoming film Jonaki (2018).
Filmography
Year | Title | Notes | |||||||
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2014 | Asha Jaoar Majhe | Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director, World Premiere at 11th Venice Days Film Festival 2014 | Best Director - Marrakech Film Festival | 2018 | Jonaki | World Premiere at the International Film Festival at Rotterdam, January 2018 | 2017 | Memories And My Mother | Currently In Pre-production |
References
- ^ a b Rosser, Michael (22 July 2014). "Venice Days unveils 2014 line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ a b OFFICIAL Website of Venice Days festival http://www.venice-days.com/2014/index.asp?lang=eng
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Plagiarism-allegations-mar-Asha-Jaoar-Majhe-success/articleshow/48002224.cms
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