Sudipto Sen

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Sudipto Sen
Born
Alma mater University of Calcutta
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2006–present

Sudipto Sen is an Indian film director known for his work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. [1] [2] [3] He directed various films and short films as Lucknow Times, The Last Monk, The Kerala Story, and Bastar: The Naxal Story .

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Sudipto Sen was born in a Sen family in Siliguri, West Bengal. [4] He has a bachelor's in physics and a master's in Applied Psychology from University of Calcutta. [5]

Filmography

Directed features

As jury member

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