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Pradeep Sarkar (30 April 1955 – 24 March 2023) was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing Parineeta (2005).
Apart from commercials, Sarkar was also a prolific music video director. Shubha Mudgal's Ab Ke Saawan, Euphoria's Dhoom Pichak Dhoom and Maaeri, Sultan Khan's Piya Basanti, and Bhupen Hazarika's Ganga are some of his popular works.
After a string of music videos, feature film songs, and over 1000 commercials, Sarkar produced the critically-acclaimed Parineeta, which won the National Film Award in the Best Debut Film of a Director category.
Sarkar also won the Best Debutant Director in Screen Awards and the Hottest Young Director in Stardust Awards in 2006. Parineeta also went on to win five Filmfare Awards.
His next three feature films were Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Lafangey Parindey, and Mardaani, all of which were produced by Yash Raj Films. His 2018 film, Eela, was produced by Ajay Devgn Films. Sarkar was working on his “dream project” at the time of his death. The project titled ‘Priya Interrupted’, it was to be the biopic of Priya Rajvansh. Sarkar's first movie under Yash Raj Films was Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, which the New York Times dubbed as a "feminist fairy tale".
| 2003 | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S | Editor | |
| 2005 | Parineeta | Art Director | |
| 2007 | Creative Director | ||
| Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | Producer | ||
| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey | ||
| 2014 | Mardaani | ||
| 2018 | Helicopter Eela | ||
| 2021 | Jokhon Ratri Name | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala | ALTBalaji ZEE5 | ||
| 2020 | Arranged Marriage | ZEE5 | ||
| Forbidden Love | ||||
| 2022 | Duranga |
| 1998 | Euphoria Dhoom | Euphoria | From the Album Euphoria Dhoom. |
| 1999 | Ab Ke Saawan | Shubha Mudgal | |
| 2000 | Maaeri | Euphoria | From the Album Phir Dhoom. |
| Piya Basanti | Sultan Khan and K.S.Chithra | ||
| Ganga | Bhupen Hazarika | ||
| 2017 | Ik Vaari | Ayushmann Khurrana |
| 2005 | Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction | Parineeta | ||
| Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director | ||||
| Filmfare Award for Best Director | ||||
| 2006 | Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director |
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