Pradeep Sarkar

Pradeep Sarkar, Indian director and screenwriter (died 2023)

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Born: April 30, 1955
Died: March 24, 2023
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1955

About Pradeep Sarkar

Pradeep Sarkar (30 April 1955 – 24 March 2023) was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing Parineeta (2005). He was a recipient of the Abby Award, Rapa Award, and the National Film Award. His body of work spans movies, music videos, feature film songs, and over 1000 commercials. == Personal life == Sarkar was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 30 April 1955. He attended Delhi College of Art and graduated with a gold medal in 1979. After a 17-year stint in mainstream advertising as a creative director, he started directing advertisement films within the advertising circles of Delhi. Sarkar was married to Panchali Sarkar, and they have a son, Ronit Sarkar, known as indie musician Rono. Sarkar was admitted to Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre in Bandra, Mumbai on 22 March 2023 with fever and other complications where he died on 24 March 2023. == Career == Sarkar's production house shot commercials for clients such as Tata Yellow Pages, ICICI Prudential, and Onida KY Thunder. The Aaj Tak TV commercials, shot in black and white, won both the Rapa Award and the Best Director of the Year Award at the Abby's.

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Career and life highlights

Chopra picked Sarkar to direct Parineeta and 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.
Sarkar's first movie under Yash Raj Films was Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, which the New York Times dubbed as a "feminist fairy tale".

Pradeep Sarkar timeline

1955Pradeep Sarkar (30 April 1955 – 24 March 2023) was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing Parineeta (2005).
2006Sarkar also won the Best Debutant Director in Screen Awards and the Hottest Young Director in Stardust Awards in 2006.

The world when Pradeep Sarkar was born

Pradeep Sarkar was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

#1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
Top movieMarty
Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pradeep Sarkar's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1955	2026
Gas	$0.29	$3.45/gal
Average home	$10,950	$435,000
Average income	$6,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	165.3M	341 million

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