Shoojit Sircar
Shoojit Sircar | |
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Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Alma mater | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College & NSD |
Occupation | Director, producer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse(s) | Jhuma Sircar |
Shoojit Sircar is an Indian film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He directed Yahaan (2005), Vicky Donor (2012), Madras Cafe (2013), Piku (2015), October (2018), and Sardar Udham (2021). He also produced the 2012 film Aparajita Tumi. He won the National Film Award for Vicky Donor in Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment category, shared with John Abraham. He also won the Indian Competition Special Jury Award at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2005 for Yahaan.[1] He is now making a documentary on Amitabh Bachchan.[2] He is associated with Rising Sun Films and has made television commercials for Saffola, 2G, Apsara Pencils, Fair & Lovely, Maruti WagonR, Cadbury, Dove, Zomato, and many other brands.
He is known for making independent films. His 2012 film Vicky Donor was grand box office success, earning ₹134 million (equivalent to ₹210 million or US$2.9 million in 2020) in the opening weekend.[3] Sircar's Shoebite went into production in 2012 but was cancelled.[4][5][6] His film, Madras Cafe, was released in 2013, followed by Piku in 2015 and October in 2018.
Personal life[]
Sircar was born into a Bengali family in Barrackpore, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. He completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Barrackpore Airforce in the year 1985 and then he went on to Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi for higher studies.[7]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Language |
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2005 | Yahaan | Yes | Hindi | ||
— | Shoebite (Unreleased) | Yes | |||
2012 | Aparajita Tumi | Yes | Bengali | ||
Vicky Donor | Yes | Hindi | |||
2013 | Madras Cafe | Yes | Yes | ||
2015 | Piku | Yes | |||
Open Tee Bioscope | Yes | Bengali | |||
2016 | Pink | Yes | Yes | Hindi | |
2017 | Running Shaadi | Yes | |||
2018 | October | Yes | |||
2020 | Gulabo Sitabo | Yes | Yes | ||
2021 | Vakeel Saab | Yes | Telugu | ||
2021 | Sardar Udham | Yes | Yes | Hindi |
Accolades[]
Year | Notable work | Awards | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Vicky Donor | National Film Awards | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Won | [8] |
Stardust Awards | Best Director | Won | [9] | ||
Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [10] | ||
Star Screen Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [11] | ||
Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [12] | ||
Times of India Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [13] | ||
International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [14] | ||
2014 | Madras Cafe | BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Social Drama Film | Nominated | [15] |
Most Entertaining Thriller Film | Nominated | ||||
Star Screen Awards | Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award | Won | [16] | ||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Film | Nominated | ||||
Zee Cine Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated | [18] | ||
2016 | Piku | Filmfare Awards | Best Film (Critics) | Won | [19] |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Director | Won | [21] | ||
Indian Film Festival of Russia | Best Director | Won | [22] | ||
Jagran Film Festival | Best Director | Won | [23] | ||
International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [24] | ||
Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [25] | ||
Times of India Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [26] | ||
Zee Cine Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [27] | ||
2017 | Pink | National Film Awards | Best Film on Social Issues | Won | [28] |
Star Screen Awards | Best Film | Won | [29] | ||
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Film | Won | [30] | ||
Zee Cine Awards | Best Film (Critics) | Won | [31] | ||
Best Film | Nominated | ||||
Filmfare Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [33] | ||
Stardust Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [34] | ||
AACTA Awards | Best Asian Film | Nominated | [35] | ||
2018 | October | Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Director | Nominated | [36] |
2020 | Gulabo Sitabo | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "12th Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Indian, Asian and Arab Cinema: History". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K (15 March 2012). "Shoojit Sircar to release documentary on Big B". The Times of India. IANS. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "'Vicky Donor' earns Rs.13.40 crore, Shoojit Sircar ecstatic". 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Vicky Donor is born". Tehelka. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "UTV Wins Case Against Percept On Shoebite". Boxofficeindia.co.in. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Amitabh's Shoebite in trouble". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Jul 31, Riya Sharma | Updated; 2017; Ist, 07:48. "Shoojit Sircar: 'I chose Shaheed Bhagat Singh college over KMC as my best friend took admission here' | Delhi News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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- ^ "TOIFA 2013 nominations | Times of India Film Awards". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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- ^ "20th Annual Screen Awards 2014: The complete list of nominees". 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2014: Complete list of nominations". Zee News. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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- ^ "Filmfare Awards 2016: Complete List of Winners – NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "'Piku' wins best film at Indian Film Fest of Melbourne – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "After Melbourne, Piku picks up honours at Indian Film Festival in". 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Shashi Kapoor honoured with Lifetime Achievement award at Jagran Film Festival". dna. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "'Bajirao Mastani' leads IIFA 2016 nominations – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Nominations for 11th Renault Sony Guild Awards | Latest Movie Features – Bollywood Hungama". 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "TOIFA 2016: Complete list of Nominations – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2016: Here are the nominations for the awards". dna. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Shoojit Sircar on winning National Award for Pink: I don't want to celebrate the film". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list: Pink wins big, Big B-Alia get best actor and actress award". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "IFFM 2017 winners list: Konkona, Sushant win Best Actor awards, special honour for Aishwarya | Free Press Journal". Free Press Journal. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2 March 2017). "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2017 – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2017 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan bag top honours". The Indian Express. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations". filmfare.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (19 December 2016). "Nominations for Stardust Awards 2016 – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Aamir's Dangal declared Best Asian Film at AACTA, beats Big B's Pink". www.asianage.com/. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Indian Film Festival Melbourne". www.iffm.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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