Shoojit Sircar


Shoojit Sircar is an Indian film director and producer. He directed Yahaan, Vicky Donor, Madras Cafe, Piku, and October. He also produced the 2012 film Aparajita Tumi. He won the National Film Award for Vicky Donor in Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment category, shared with John Abraham. He also won the Indian Competition Special Jury Award at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2005 for Yahaan. He is now making a documentary on Amitabh Bachchan. He is associated with Rising Sun Films and has made television commercials for Saffola, 2G, Apsara Pencils, Fair & Lovely, Maruti WagonR, Cadbury, Dove, Zomato, and many other brands.
He is known for making independent films. His 2012 film Vicky Donor was grand box office success, earning in the opening weekend. Sircar's Shoebite went into production in 2012 but was cancelled. His film, Madras Cafe, was released in 2013, followed by Piku in 2015 and October in 2018.

Personal life

Sircar was born into a Bengali Hindu family in Barrackpore, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. He completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Barrackpore Airforce in the year 1985 and then he went on to Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi for higher studies.

Filmography

Accolades

Sircar was given the Best Film Director award at the 20th Life OK Screen Awards in January 2014, where he thanked his wife Jhuma Sircar.
YearNotable workAwardsCategoryResultRef.
2013Vicky DonorNational Film AwardsBest Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
2013Vicky DonorStardust AwardsBest Director
2013Vicky DonorFilmfare AwardsBest Director
2013Vicky DonorStar Screen AwardsBest Director
2013Vicky DonorProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Director
2013Vicky DonorTimes of India Film AwardsBest Director
2013Vicky DonorInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Director
2014Madras CafeBIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Social Drama Film
2014Madras CafeBIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Thriller Film
2014Madras CafeStar Screen AwardsRamnath Goenka Memorial Award
2014Madras CafeStar Screen AwardsBest Director
2014Madras CafeStar Screen AwardsBest Film
2014Madras CafeZee Cine AwardsBest Screenplay
2016PikuFilmfare AwardsBest Film
2016PikuFilmfare AwardsBest Director
2016PikuIndian Film Festival of MelbourneBest Director
2016PikuIndian Film Festival of RussiaBest Director
2016PikuJagran Film FestivalBest Director
2016PikuInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Director
2016PikuProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Director
2016PikuTimes of India Film AwardsBest Director
2016PikuZee Cine AwardsBest Director
2017PinkNational Film AwardsBest Film on Social Issues
2017PinkStar Screen AwardsBest Film
2017PinkIndian Film Festival of MelbourneBest Film
2017PinkZee Cine AwardsBest Film
2017PinkZee Cine AwardsBest Film
2017PinkFilmfare AwardsBest Film
2017PinkStardust AwardsBest Film
2017PinkAACTA AwardsBest Asian Film
2018OctoberIndian Film Festival of MelbourneBest Director