Sekhar Das

Sekhar Das

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Sekhar Das, also spelled as Shekhar Das is a leading Bengali Movie director and scriptwriter. In 2003, his movie, "Mahulbanir Sereng won best film, best director, best screenplay, best art director, best character actor and best story awards at BFJA. His movie Krantikaal (2005) has also received numerous awards including Best regional film National award. This movie was also featured at Dhaka international film festival. From 1997 onwards, he left his long association with Insurance company to join in the Television and cinema works professionally. He has worked for both movies as well as television. He earned highest reputation as an actor though his scripts and movies are equally popular. He adapted great Russian Playwright Anton Chekov’s all four classics in Bengali for TV film.

 

Sekhar das was born on November 24, 1954. He graduated from University of Calcutta in both science and English literature. He completed his French from Alliance Francais de Calcutta. Later he earned certificates for different streams of cinema from Communication centre of St Xaviers college, Calcutta. He learnt the art of scripting from the Master screen play writer Jean Claude Carrier. Later he worked in an insurance company and he became interested to theatre. Thus he became active in theatre.

 

He is noted for directing mystery thrillers for Bengali television. From 1997 onwards he moved to cinema and television permanently leaving his job. In the year 2000, he completely concentrated to cinema leaving behind television. He wrote the script and directed the movies - Mahulbanir Sereng, Krantikaal, Kaler Rakhal and Necklace. Mahulbanir Sereng was his debut movie. For the movie, Kraantikaal, he received Bengal Film Journal Association, best actor award in the year 2006. He has served as jury for the Brisbane International film festival and national awards in India. He is also present in the selection committee members for nominating Indian film to Oscar.

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Updated: January 09, 2014

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