Shoojit Sircar | |
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.jpg) Sircar at an event for Vicky Donor in 2012 | |
| Born | c. 1966–1967 |
| Alma mater | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Jhuma Sircar |
| Children | 2 |
Shoojit Sircar (born c. 1966–1967[1]) is an Indian filmmaker, director and producer known for his work in Hindi films. He has received several awards, including two National Film Awards and one Filmfare Award from five nominations.
Sircar made his directorial debut with the romantic war drama Yahaan (2005). He rose to prominence in Hindi cinema with the critically and commercially successful social romantic comedy Vicky Donor (2012) for which he received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He followed it a year later with the political action thriller Madras Cafe (2013).
His next film Piku (2015) received widespread critical acclaim upon release and emerged as a major box-office success, and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). His home production, the legal thriller Pink (2016), won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. Sircar subsequently directed and produced the coming-of-age drama October (2018) and the Amazon Prime Video's comedy Gulabo Sitabo (2020). Sircar gained further prominence in 2021 with the biographical historical drama Sardar Udham which received widespread critical acclaim. He is also the co-founder of the film production company Rising Sun Films.[1]
- ^ a b Bhutia, Lhendup G (9 May 2018). "Shoojit Sircar: The Outlier". openthemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
His earliest memories are as a four-year- old at an Air Force station in the border town of Hasimara, West Bengal, watching his father paint the windowpanes of his official quarters black during the 1971 war, lest enemy bombers spot the light in the house.