Judhajit Bagchi and Ranadeep Bhattacharyya

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Judhajit Bagchi and Ranadeep Bhattacharyya are Indian film director, producer and screenwriter duo. In 2019 their short film Children of the Soil [1] have won the 66th National Film Awards in Best Audiography. [2] [3] [4] They have directed and produced the film Amen (2010) inspired from the life of the human right activist Harish Iyer. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] In 2011 Amen was selected as the only Indian film on the Iris Prize, also known as the 'gay Oscars', [20] list of 30 top LGBT films from across the globe. [21] [22]

In 2015 and 2016, they have won the Cannes Corporate media and TV award [23] and the International Business Award (Stevie Award). [24] They are the first and only Indian filmmakers to win these awards in consecutive years. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

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