Satarupa Sanyal is a

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Indian independent or

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film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

, producer, actress, poet and social activist, based in

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Early life

She graduated from the

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on Veterinary Science and later enrolled in masters on Veterinary Pathology. She started a cultural, literary little magazine "Aw" while she was a student of under graduate which is still continuing till date. Her daughters Chitrangada Satarupa and

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are actors.

Career

She was trained in

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music and

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and performed for the

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/ref> She acted in films since 1985. Initially she performed for

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plays and telefilms in lead roles. These include performances in ''Sukh'', ''Aparichita'', ''Uttaradhikar'', ''Bikalpa'', ''Sukher Jonne'', ''Prasab'' and ''Bhanga Aiyna''. She quit acting and involved in film production. She worked as an assistant director and associated script writer to noted director

Utpalendu Chakrabarty Utpalendu Chakrabarty (born 1948) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker and theater personality, based in Kolkata, India. Life and career He was born in Calcutta in 1948. He graduated from the Scottish Church College, of the University of Calcutt ...

for seven years. In 1998 she made her debut film "Anu" as a director and producer under her own banner "SCUD". Till date she has directed Atatayee, Tanyabi Firti, Kalo Chita, Once Upon A Time In Kolkata, Tobuo Basanta, Onyo Opalaa. She has made some important short films like FOOL FOR LOVE, starring Anurag Kashyap and Ritabhari, HOW ABOUT A KISS, starring Rajat Kapoor and Ritabhari. She served Central Board of Film Certification for four years as a member. She also served as a National jury member for Indian Panorama for several times, jury for the National Award for Feature Film, National Awards for All India Radio and selection committee jury in MIFF.

Filmography

Feature films

* '' Onyo Apalaa'' (2015) * '' Once Upon a Time in Kolkata'' (2014) * ''Tobu O Basanta'' (2012) * ''

Kalo Chita ''Kalo Chita'' (The Black Leopard) is a Bengali adventure drama film directed by Satarupa Sanyal and produced by Palchaudhury movies, based on a story ''Kalochitar Photograph'' of Samaresh Majumdar. This film was released on 10 December 2004 un ...

'' (2004) * ''Tanyabi's Lake'' (2002) * ''Atatayee'' (2000) * ''Anu'' (1998).

Telefilms

*''Mahesh'' - for

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*''Andhare Alo'' - Akash Bangla *''Musolmanir Golpo'' - Akash Bangla *''Putra Yagna'' - Akash Bangla *''Bhalobasar Rang'' -

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*''Sei Meyeta'' - Doordarshan Kolkata *''Janmadatri'' -

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*''Kalo Mem'' - ETV Bangla *''Sesh Kheyay'' - ETV Bangla *''Bar Bodhu'' - ETV Bangla *''Satyer Cheye Boro'' - ETV Bangla *''Dandamundo'' -

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*''Jungler Chitranatya'' - Tara Muzik *''Waris'' *''Jaler Moto Soja'' - for

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*''Chetna'' - for West Bengal State AIDS Prevention and Control Society *''Ar Bhul Noi'' - For State Legal Services Authority * Tahader kotha- For Govt. Of West Bengal * Golpo noy- For Govt. of West Bengal * Notun Swapno - For Hugli jilla parishad * Utho go bharat lakshmi- For State legal services authority * Bodhon * Eksho Baro * Kalo beral * Kalush

Chakma Films

*''Tanyabi's Lake (2005)''

Documentaries

*''Surer Guru - A Documentary Film of Jamini Ganguly'' (1985) *''Treasures of Gorumara'', Govt. of West Bengal *''Jaley Jangaley Jiban'', Govt. of West Bengal *''Festival & Festivities of Bengal'',

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, Mysore *''M Madhusudan Dutta'',

, Mysore *''Rathyatra and Jhanpan Utsav'',

, Mysore *''Jiboner Jalshaghorey'', documentary on Manna Dey *" Immortal martyr Jatin Das", Films Division *" Murshidabad the citadel of Bengal Nawabs", Films division *" My son will not be a Chhou dancer", PSBT *" Kabitar kalpurush Pabitra Mukhopadhyay" * Eto juddho keno?

References

External links

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