Pradeep Sarkar was born in Kolkata but went to Delhi to pursue higher education. He graduated from Delhi College of Art with a gold medal in 1979 and started working for the ad agency Tulika. Later, he moved on to bigger and better agencies and afterwards formed his own agency. He wasn’t just one of the most sought after ad filmmakers, he also made a name for himself making music videos. Videos directed by him, be it Shubha Mudgal’s Ab ke saawan, Euphoria’s Dhoom pichak dhoom and Maaeri, Sultan Khan’s Piya Basanti and Bhupen Hazarika’s Ganga are still talked about today as being the benchmarks of visual storytelling. He was able to tell a story in limited time in the music videos, his training in ad films, where one has to communicate the idea in 30 seconds or less, must have helped him tremendously in such assignments.
New beginnings
All that transpired at the press conference held to herald the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South 2024 with Kamar Film Factory
Footprints of the Giants
It has been years since Hrishikesh Mukherjee left us, yet his words still resonate: Zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi.
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Any affair, especially an extramarital affair, should always be kept secret. Especially from your wife.
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THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD
MAXIM BALDRY PLAYS ISILDUR, SHAPED BY JRR TOLKIEN AS A TRAGIC HERO. HE CONFIDES IN TANZIM PARDIWALLA ABOUT HOW TOLKIEN AND LOTR SHAPED HIS CINEMATIC JOURNEY
A CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL BONDS
INDIAN CINEMA SHINES AT THE MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM WEEK, REPORTS SUMAN SHARMA
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BRITISH ACTOR DANIEL CALTAGIRONE, WHO WAS RECENTLY SEEN IN THANGALAAN, TALKS WITH VEDANSHI PATHAK ABOUT WORKING IN INDIAN FILMS, BREAKING THE BRITISH ACTOR STEREOTYPE AND MORE...
ENTER THE VILLAIN
Australian hottie Charlie Vickers has become an international sensation, thanks to his interpretation of Sauron from The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power series. Tanzim Pardiwalla notes down his charm as well as modesty
Follow the money
DEVESH SHARMA HIGHLIGHTS THE HIGHS OF BOLLYWOOD BOX OFFICE SO FAR IN 2024
ART OF THE MATTER
AANAND L RAI TALKS ABOUT MAKING SEQUELS AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS IN A HEARTY CHAT WITH SUMAN SHARMA
